Explore La Roche-Blanche, 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 Roche-Blanche, 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 Roche-Blanche 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 Roche-Blanche.
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 Roche-Blanche |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Cascades-Malignes; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.784444 |
| Longitude | -75.963611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPYHJ |
La Roche-Blanche is a locality in Cascades-Malignes; La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Roche-Blanche is located at 46.7844°N, 75.9636°W.
La Roche-Blanche rests upon the resilient granite foundations of the Canadian Shield, cradled along the expansive, irregular shoreline of Réservoir Baskatong. It lies 43.8 km north-west of Mont-Laurier, QC (from Mont-Laurier, QC: bearing 307°T), and is situated 31.4 km north of Bois-Franc. The land here holds a quiet gravity, where the air at dusk takes on a cool, crystalline clarity that seems to sharpen the outlines of the surrounding timber. While the Rivière Gatineau flows with a persistent, steady strength some 8 km away, the immediate terrain near La Roche-Blanche is defined by the vast reach of the reservoir and the quietude of the nearby Réserve écologique Rolland-Germain, which sits 16 km distant. The earth is rugged and ancient, marked by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind that leaves the forest edges feeling both vast and intensely private. Life in La Roche-Blanche draws its character from the seasonal pulse of the reservoir, where the economy has long leaned into the rhythms of forestry and the quiet influx of those drawn to the water. Historical patterns of settlement reflect the deep necessity of navigating this dense, northern landscape, where the primary routes were once carved by the flow of logs and the seasonal migrations of the woods. Today, the pace of the day is dictated by the shifting light across the water and the sturdy independence of those who reside in such a singular, sequestered corner of the world. In the stillness of the afternoon, one might catch the scent of pine needles warming under the sun, a fragrance that defines the sensory experience of a life lived close to the water’s edge.
La Roche-Blanche domine les rives du Réservoir Baskatong, où les eaux calmes capturent les dernières lueurs d'un soleil déclinant, teintant l'horizon de reflets cuivrés. Dans ce secteur de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, le terrain se déploie en ondulations sauvages, marquées par une terre robuste qui a vu s'établir des générations attachées à la rudesse du climat et à la générosité des forêts environnantes. À quelques lieues de là, la Rivière Gatineau trace son chemin silencieux, tandis que la Réserve écologique Rolland-Germain préserve, dans un recueil de quiétude, la flore singulière de ce territoire. La Roche-Blanche demeure une présence discrète parmi les conifères, là où l'air chargé d'humidité montante annonce souvent la fraîcheur des nuits nordiques. L'économie locale, façonnée par l'exploitation forestière et la patience des saisons, maintient un lien profond avec ces étendues boréales qui dictent le rythme des travaux et des jours. Ici, la nature ne se dompte pas, elle accompagne simplement le quotidien des habitants, offrant un spectacle de roches anciennes et de ciels vastes qui semblent respirer à l'unisson avec le mouvement lent des courants proches. Chaque rocher, chaque sentier qui serpente entre les arbres, raconte une histoire de persévérance face à l'immensité du paysage québécois.
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Explore La Roche-Blanche, 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: 46.784444, -75.963611. 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 Roche-Blanche includes the postal code (J0W), 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 Roche-Blanche 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) |