Explore Lac-Charland, 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-Charland, 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-Charland 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-Charland.
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-Charland |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Mélanie; Joliette |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.140278 |
| Longitude | -73.579167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQJGU |
Lac-Charland is a resort area in Sainte-Mélanie; Joliette, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Charland is located at 46.1403°N, 73.5792°W.
Lac-Charland rests within the quiet embrace of the landscape near the Mont Saint-Jean, where the air holds a crisp, persistent clarity. It lies 16.7 km north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 321°T), and is situated 14.7 km north-east of Rawdon. The earth here settles into a steady, grounded stillness, mirroring the nearby Lac Victor which sits at the water’s edge as if reflecting the sky’s own depth. While the Rivière L'Assomption courses through the wider region some distance away, Lac-Charland maintains a singular, secluded poise, tucked away from the distant roar of Chutes Mason. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the terrain, turning the reeds to copper and softening the edges of the woods until the horizon seems to dissolve into a pale, violet haze. Sainte-Mélanie carries the quiet weight of agricultural roots, where the daily labor of the land has long dictated the turning of the seasons. Life in the vicinity of Lac-Charland reflects a commitment to the earth, with local traditions favoring the persistent, manual rhythms of harvest and preparation that have defined the Joliette region for generations. Residents move with a deliberate purpose, honoring the heritage of the soil while the modern pace of life remains secondary to the turn of the weather. Even as the world shifts, the character of the locality stays firm, rooted in a history of husbandry and the simple, enduring necessity of the land.
Lac-Charland déploie sa surface tranquille sous la garde vigilante du Mont Saint-Jean, dont les pentes boisées semblent absorber les dernières lueurs du jour. Dans ce secteur de Sainte-Mélanie, la terre porte encore le souvenir des labours qui ont façonné le caractère tenace des habitants, héritiers d'une patience agricole façonnée par les rigueurs du climat québécois. Le Lac Victor s'étire en une proximité immédiate, miroir immobile où les conifères viennent tremper leurs aiguilles sombres, tandis que la Rivière L'Assomption, s'écoulant à six kilomètres de là, murmure une présence constante dans le relief environnant. À une distance de quatorze kilomètres, les Chutes Mason ajoutent une note de vigueur sonore à ce paysage de collines douces et de terres fertiles. Lac-Charland conserve une âme discrète, loin du tumulte des grands centres, où la vie s'écoule au rythme des battements de porte des granges et du vent qui balaye les champs après la récolte. Ici, chaque sentier qui monte vers le Mont Saint-Jean raconte une histoire de labeur et d'attachement aux racines, transformant le quotidien en une succession de gestes simples. Les brumes matinales qui s'élèvent au-dessus du Lac Victor enveloppent le paysage d'une douceur mélancolique, rappelant à quiconque s'y aventure que la beauté réside dans cette permanence des éléments naturels.
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Explore Lac-Charland, 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: 46.140278, -73.579167. 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-Charland includes the postal code (J6E), 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-Charland 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) |