Explore La Galette, 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 Galette, 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 Galette 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 Galette.
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 Galette |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Pikauba; Charlevoix |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.731389 |
| Longitude | -70.723333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGWVE |
La Galette is a locality in Lac-Pikauba; Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Galette is located at 47.7314°N, 70.7233°W.
La Galette rests within the rugged interior of the Canadian Shield, where the land holds the quiet, dense weight of boreal forest. It lies 36.1 km north-north-west of Baie-Saint-Paul, QC (from Baie-Saint-Paul, QC: bearing 334°T), and is situated 26.7 km west-north-west of Notre-Dame-des-Monts. The Rivière Malbaie carves a path through this terrain, its dark currents reflecting the shifting temper of the northern sky. Near the La Chouenne, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, sharpening the scent of spruce and damp stone. Lac de la Galette sits immediately adjacent, its still surface mirroring the surrounding timber that leans toward the water’s edge. While the expansive reaches of Parc national des Grands-Jardins lie eleven kilometres away, La Galette maintains a singular, isolated presence defined by the immediate proximity of the river and the surrounding high-altitude woods. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale violet, catching the ripples of the Rivière Malbaie and turning the water into a sheet of hammered iron. Historically, the land around La Galette has served as a rugged corridor for those navigating the interior, long defined by the seasonal demands of forestry and the slow, deliberate work of survival in a cold climate. The economy here remains sparse and linked to the land, shaped by the presence of the water and the necessity of enduring long, snow-heavy winters. Travellers and locals alike find that the stillness of the region demands a certain patience, as the pace of life follows the cycles of the river rather than the clock. Even today, the silence that settles over La Galette after the wind dies down feels heavy and ancient, a reminder of a landscape that has always required a quiet, steady resolve from those who pass through its grasp.
La Galette s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives de la Rivière Malbaie, là où le terrain s'incline pour épouser le murmure constant de l'eau. À proximité immédiate, le Lac de la Galette offre ses eaux sombres à la contemplation, tandis que le relief s'élève doucement vers La Chouenne, imposant une présence minérale et silencieuse sur l'horizon. L'air y possède une fraîcheur cristalline, typique de ce plateau forestier qui s'étend sous un ciel souvent lavé par les vents du nord. À quelques lieues de là, le Parc national des Grands-Jardins influence le caractère sauvage des environs, rappelant aux rares passants que la nature domine encore ici chaque parcelle de terre. La Galette demeure marquée par cette rigueur climatique qui sculpte les paysages et impose aux hommes une patience héritée des anciens arpenteurs du territoire. La lumière, lorsqu'elle décline, semble s'attarder sur les courbes de la Rivière Malbaie, transformant la surface du courant en un ruban d'argent poli. Chaque rocher, chaque essence d'arbre raconte l'isolement fier de ce secteur du Lac-Pikauba, où la vie s'écoule sans artifices, dans une harmonie austère et nécessaire avec les éléments qui composent ce domaine boréal.
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Explore La Galette, 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: 47.731389, -70.723333. 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 Galette includes the postal code (G3Z), 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 Galette 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) |