Explore Lac-Castagnier, 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-Castagnier, 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-Castagnier 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-Castagnier.
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-Castagnier |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Morandière-Rochebaucourt; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.71323 |
| Longitude | -77.740394 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWED |
Lac-Castagnier is a hamlet in La Morandière-Rochebaucourt; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Castagnier is located at 48.7132°N, 77.7404°W.
Lac-Castagnier rests amidst the quiet, low-lying expanse of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt, where the land holds the chill of the Abitibi region in its bedrock. It lies 32.0 km east-north-east of Amos, QC (from Amos, QC: bearing 59°T), and is situated 13.0 km north-north-west of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt. The Rivière Castagnier traces a silver path through the terrain, its currents carrying the reflected light of a sky that expands wide and pale over the boreal spruce. Nearby, Lac Castagnier mirrors the stillness of the surrounding forest, creating a twin presence that anchors the horizon. When the sun dips low, the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen, casting long shadows that emphasize the flat, deliberate stretch of the earth. The air here carries a sharp clarity, smelling of damp cedar and the cold iron of the northern soil, grounding the senses in a landscape that demands little but offers a vast, uncluttered solitude. Life in Lac-Castagnier persists with a focus on the rugged potential of the land, shaped by the early push to clear the forest for agricultural and resource-based survival. The local economy finds its footing in these traditional industries, where the work remains tied to the cycles of the seasons and the management of the timbered reaches. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic grace, acknowledging the influence of the Rivière Castagnier as it provides both a boundary and a lifeblood for the surrounding plots. History here is found in the simple, enduring structures and the persistence of those who choose to live where the forest meets the water, finding value in the quiet persistence of a life lived close to the elements.
Lac-Castagnier s’étend avec une humilité minérale sur les terres de l’Abitibi, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur solennelle sur les Collines Béarn. Le paysage se déploie dans une rigueur boréale, marquée par la présence constante de la Rivière Castagnier qui serpente entre les conifères, offrant ses eaux sombres aux reflets changeants du ciel. À quelques encablures, le Lac Castagnier achève de définir cet horizon où le silence semble posséder une densité propre, presque palpable sous l’air vif qui descend des hauteurs. La vie ici se mesure à l’aune d’un labeur agricole obstiné, héritier d’une colonisation qui a su domestiquer les clairières pour y installer des foyers tenaces contre l’hiver. Les hommes et les femmes de Lac-Castagnier entretiennent une relation de familiarité quotidienne avec cette terre, dont la rudesse n’a d’égal que la générosité des récoltes arrachées aux sols argileux. Chaque soir, lorsque la brume s’étire sur les rives, la sérénité des lieux impose un rythme lent, une cadence qui ignore le tumulte extérieur pour se concentrer sur l’essentiel : la pérennité du foyer et la fidélité à un territoire façonné par l’effort constant et la force tranquille des éléments naturels environnants.
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Explore Lac-Castagnier, 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: 48.71323, -77.740394. 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-Castagnier includes the postal code (J9T), 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-Castagnier 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) |