Explore Lac-Bécancour, 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-Bécancour, 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-Bécancour 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-Bécancour.
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-Bécancour |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Thetford Mines; Les Appalaches |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.068889 |
| Longitude | -71.239167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKXFX |
Lac-Bécancour is a hamlet in Thetford Mines; Les Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Bécancour is located at 46.0689°N, 71.2392°W.
Lac-Bécancour rests within the rugged folds of the Colline Berton, a landscape defined by the persistent, cold pulse of the Rivière Bécancour. It lies 5.3 km east-south-east of Thetford Mines, QC (from Thetford Mines, QC: bearing 115°T), and is situated 12.7 km west of Adstock. The water moves with a heavy, deliberate clarity, reflecting the sky as it navigates the uneven terrain of this elevated threshold. At dusk, the light clings to the surface of the lake, turning the reeds into dark, ink-drawn lines against the gathering blue of the hills. The air here holds a distinct, bracing chill, sharpened by the elevation and the persistent moisture rising from the Rivière Bécancour, creating a quiet intensity that defines the local atmosphere. The history of Lac-Bécancour is inseparable from the industry of the surrounding heights, where the extraction of resources has left a mark upon the physical character of the land. While the nearby Les Trois Chutes and the distant Parc national de Frontenac draw those seeking the solace of wilder horizons, the immediate proximity of Lac-Bécancour serves as a quiet center for those who dwell among the slopes. Life here moves with the necessity of the seasons, an existence practiced in the shadow of steep ridges and the constant, low murmur of the river. Even now, the locality sustains itself through a blend of traditional labor and a watchful, steady attention to the changing weather, maintaining a character as resilient and unyielding as the stone beneath the soil.
Lac-Bécancour s’étire avec une langueur minérale sur les flancs de la Colline Berton, là où le relief tourmenté des Appalaches dompte les vents. La Rivière Bécancour serpente à proximité immédiate, charriant dans ses eaux sombres le souvenir d’une industrie qui a longtemps façonné les gestes et le labeur des hommes. À l’heure où le jour décline, une lumière cuivrée s’attarde sur les crêtes, révélant la texture rugueuse d’un sol qui ne se laisse apprivoiser qu’avec patience. Le souvenir des Trois Chutes, situées à seize kilomètres, semble résonner dans le murmure lointain des courants, tandis que les vastes étendues du Parc national de Frontenac, à vingt-trois kilomètres, offrent une respiration sauvage à cet horizon vallonné. Lac-Bécancour habite ce pli du monde avec une dignité sobre, une terre où l’âpreté du climat rencontre la ténacité de ceux qui y ont bâti leurs foyers. Les ombres s’allongent sur les chemins, soulignant la rudesse élégante du paysage. Il existe dans cette topographie une mémoire silencieuse, une persistance qui se lit dans la manière dont la végétation s'accroche aux pentes et dont les eaux de la rivière poursuivent leur course, indifférentes à la marche des heures.
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Explore Lac-Bécancour, 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: 46.068889, -71.239167. 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-Bécancour includes the postal code (G6G), 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-Bécancour 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) |