Explore Lac-Barrière, 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 Lac-Barrière, 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 Lac-Barrière 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 Lac-Barrière.
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 | Lac-Barrière |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Réservoir-Dozois; La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.499808 |
| Longitude | -76.705716 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJBUU |
Lac-Barrière is a hamlet in Réservoir-Dozois; La Vallée-de-l'Or, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Lac-Barrière is located at 47.4998°N, 76.7057°W.
Lac-Barrière rests quietly upon the rugged, forested shores of Réservoir Cabonga, where the water mirrors the deep green of the surrounding conifers. It lies 105.0 km south-east of Val-d'Or, QC (from Val-d'Or, QC: bearing 129°T), and is situated 28.6 km east-north-east of Dorval-Lodge. The landscape here is defined by the persistent presence of the Ottawa River, which shapes the low-lying terrain and keeps the air cool and damp throughout the season. When the sun retreats behind the tree line, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows across the dark surface of the reservoir. The land possesses a stubborn, elemental quality, defined by the ancient stone and the endless reach of the woods that stretch toward the horizon. Life in Lac-Barrière maintains a profound connection to the traditions of the Anishinaabe people, whose presence on these lands predates the modern mapping of the region. While the proximity of Réserve faunique La Vérendrye draws those seeking the solitude of the deep bush, the local economy remains centered on the stewardship of the land and the harvesting of its resources. Days pass with the steady, purposeful movement of boats across the water and the seasonal cycles of the forest. The heritage of the people here lingers in the stillness of the shoreline, a persistent memory of survival and continuity that persists amidst the quiet expanse of the Canadian wilderness.
Lac-Barrière s’étire avec une patience ancienne sur les rives du Réservoir Cabonga, là où les eaux sombres semblent retenir le souffle du ciel boréal avant de poursuivre leur course vers la rivière Ottawa. Dans cette étendue sauvage de la Vallée-de-l'Or, la lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les conifères, révélant une terre où les traditions des Anishinabeg persistent avec une dignité silencieuse, loin des bruits du monde moderne. L’air y possède une texture froide, une limpidité qui souligne la présence vigilante de la Réserve faunique La Vérendrye, distante de quelques lieues seulement, veillant sur ce territoire de forêts denses. Lac-Barrière maintient son rythme propre, marqué par le mouvement des embarcations sur les courants et une connaissance intime des passages secrets que la rivière Ottawa dessine à travers le roc. Ici, l’existence ne cherche pas l’éclat, elle préfère la constance du bois et la mémoire des ancêtres qui, depuis des générations, naviguent sur le Réservoir Cabonga en harmonie avec les cycles naturels. La rigueur du climat façonne les gestes de ceux qui habitent ces berges, forgeant une résilience discrète qui transforme chaque lever de soleil sur l'eau en une promesse renouvelée de continuité pour les familles qui habitent les lieux.
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Explore Lac-Barrière, 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: 47.499808, -76.705716. 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 Lac-Barrière 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 Lac-Barrière 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) |