Explore La Barre, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Barre, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of La Barre and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to La Barre.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | La Barre |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Bruno; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.451111 |
| Longitude | -71.593889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKVRG |
La Barre is a hamlet in Saint-Bruno; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Barre is located at 48.4511°N, 71.5939°W.
La Barre rests in a quiet corner of Saint-Bruno, where the land rises to meet the rugged silhouette of Mont Résimond-Ratté. It lies 11.8 km south-south-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 158°T), and is situated 8.8 km north-east of Hébertville. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, thinning slightly as it climbs toward the heights of the mountain, while the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples across the expanse. Four kilometers away, the still surface of Lac du Sabot de la Vierge reflects the passing clouds, offering a mirror to the dense greenery that defines the local terrain. While the Rivière Bruyère flows with a persistent, low murmur some six kilometers distant, the wider world feels far removed, with the vast protected lands of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon situated thirty-nine kilometers away. Life in La Barre follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the forest, where the soil retains the cool memory of winter long after the spring thaw has begun. Historically, La Barre grew from the persistence of those who worked the timber and cleared the stubborn, stone-flecked earth to make room for homesteads. Today, the local economy remains anchored to the land, drawing sustenance from forestry practices and the modest, steady yields of small-scale agriculture that characterize this part of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. The people here move with a deliberate purpose, their daily routines dictated by the demands of the climate and the changing temperament of the woods. In the quiet evenings, one might hear the distant, mechanical hum of equipment or the sharp call of a bird, sounds that underscore a culture forged in isolation and self-reliance. La Barre stands as a node of human endurance, maintaining a simple, honest connection to the landscape that cradles it.
La Barre se déploie avec une retenue souveraine sous la lumière déclinante qui caresse les pentes du Mont Résimond-Ratté, là où le sol semble retenir la fraîcheur des hautes terres. À mesure que le crépuscule s’installe, l’air se charge d’une humidité subtile, portée par la Rivière Bruyère qui serpente à six kilomètres de distance, insufflant aux terres agricoles un souffle plus vif. Les habitants de La Barre observent les ombres s'allonger sur les champs, tandis que le souvenir des premières défrichements se devine dans la droiture des clôtures et la sobriété des bâtisses. Non loin, le Lac du Sabot de la Vierge miroite comme une perle sombre, isolée dans le relief, dont le calme absolu contraste avec l’activité feutrée des exploitations familiales. Même si le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon demeure une présence lointaine à trente-neuf kilomètres, l’horizon ici appartient tout entier à cette terre ferme et aux boisés qui entourent les parcelles cultivées. La vie quotidienne s'écoule avec une lenteur maîtrisée, rythmée par les travaux de la terre et la vigilance silencieuse que les résidents portent à leur environnement, préservant ainsi une identité simple, forgée par une relation directe et presque austère avec la nature environnante.
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Explore La Barre, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.451111, -71.593889. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for La Barre includes the postal code (G8C), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for La Barre is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |