Explore La Roche, 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, 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 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.
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 |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Pikauba; Charlevoix |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.680556 |
| Longitude | -70.833889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKZPB |
La Roche is a locality in Lac-Pikauba; Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Roche is located at 47.6806°N, 70.8339°W.
La Roche sits carved into the rugged, granite-strewn terrain of the Canadian Shield, defined by the persistent, cold pull of the Rivière Malbaie. It lies 36.1 km north-west of Baie-Saint-Paul, QC (from Baie-Saint-Paul, QC: bearing 318°T), and is situated 25.9 km west-north-west of Saint-Urbain-de-Charlevoix. The immediate surroundings hold the silent, high-altitude presence of the Parc national des Grands-Jardins, which looms just 1 km away as a vast, protected expanse of boreal wilderness. Nearby, the water of Lac Soucoupe rests at a distance of 0 km from La Roche, its surface often mirroring the sharp, slate-grey light that descends from the peaks near the La Chouenne. This landscape demands a certain resilience, as the thin soil and rocky outcrops resist the easy cultivation found in the lowlands, favoring instead the slow, deliberate growth of black spruce and lichen. The air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, smelling of damp stone and cold water, while the nights settle with a profound stillness that seems to press against the very edges of the forest. Life in La Roche reflects the stark demands of the surrounding wilderness, where the economy has long been shaped by the necessity of managing the natural resources of the region. The proximity to the Parc national des Grands-Jardins draws those who find value in the solitary, rugged character of the northern bush, fostering a local culture that prioritizes endurance and a quiet, observant relationship with the seasons. Historically, the movement of timber and the seasonal shifts of the waterways have dictated the pace of activity, leaving the people of La Roche to find their footing within the steep, unforgiving inclines of the terrain. Even now, the echoes of the Rivière Malbaie provide a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the daily movements of those who remain, grounding their existence in the raw, elemental beauty of the high country.
La Roche s’éveille sous une lumière argentée qui semble stagner entre les parois rocheuses, là où le souffle du vent se heurte à la masse imposante de La Chouenne. Dans ce secteur du Lac-Pikauba, la terre conserve une rudesse ancienne, façonnée par des rigueurs climatiques qui imposent aux hommes une patience héritée des pionniers. Les eaux de la Rivière Malbaie s’écoulent avec une lenteur solennelle, charriant les reflets sombres des forêts denses qui bordent ses rives escarpées. À proximité immédiate, le Lac Soucoupe offre une étendue d’une transparence immobile, miroir fragile des nuages qui dérivent au-dessus du Parc national des Grands-Jardins. La Roche demeure un espace de silence minéral, un repli géographique où la nature ne tolère aucune transformation superflue. Les activités humaines, discrètes, se plient à la topographie exigeante, privilégiant une existence modeste tournée vers la compréhension des cycles naturels. Ici, l’air froid porte le parfum des résineux et l’humidité des terres hautes, rappelant que chaque pierre et chaque sentier tracé près du Parc national des Grands-Jardins appartient à une géographie sauvage, indifférente au passage des jours, mais intensément présente pour ceux qui habitent la rudesse de ce sol.
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Explore La Roche, 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: 47.680556, -70.833889. 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 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 Roche 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) |