Explore Lac-Clef, 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-Clef, 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-Clef 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-Clef.
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-Clef |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Donat; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.391667 |
| Longitude | -74.219167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWEQ |
Lac-Clef is a hamlet in Saint-Donat; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Clef is located at 46.3917°N, 74.2192°W.
Lac-Clef rests in a quiet hollow near the slopes of Mont Nixon, holding the cool, still air that settles against the Canadian Shield. It lies 42.2 km north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 44°T), and is situated 8.1 km north of Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. The water here possesses a clarity that mirrors the grey-blue shadows cast by the surrounding timber, while the nearby Lac la Clef catches the sharp, fleeting light of the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate rise of the terrain, the Rivière L'Assomption maintains its steady course through the lower elevations, marking the land with a cold, persistent motion that persists even as the seasons turn. The proximity of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, situated only a few miles away, ensures that the wilderness remains vast and largely undisturbed, pressing against the edges of the local landscape with a heavy, pine-scented silence. Life around Lac-Clef reflects the endurance of Saint-Donat, where the Matawinie region demands a certain resilience from those who inhabit its rugged reaches. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the forest and the seasonal pull of visitors who seek the stillness of the higher elevations, moving away from the industrial extraction that once defined much of the northern interior. People here go about their days with a pragmatic focus, acknowledging the harshness of the winters while finding value in the isolation that the high country provides. The character of the region remains shaped by this terrain, favoring those who appreciate the austere beauty of a landscape that does not offer its comforts easily.
Lac-Clef s’étire dans la clarté froide des matins de la Matawinie, là où le relief se cabre sous l’influence tutélaire du Mont Nixon. Le silence y possède une texture de lichen et de pierre, une présence physique qui accompagne le visiteur observant les eaux immobiles de Lac-Clef, miroir sombre à peine troublé par le passage d’un vent venu du Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, situé à quelques lieues de là. À environ un kilomètre, le Lac la Clef semble répondre à cette immensité par sa propre réserve de solitude, tandis que la Rivière L’Assomption chemine à six kilomètres de distance, marquant de son cours discret la topographie accidentée de ce secteur. Les habitants connaissent cette terre par la rigueur de ses hivers et la persistance des conifères, une économie de gestes simples dictée par la rudesse du bouclier canadien. Ici, l’histoire ne s’écrit pas dans les grands récits nationaux, mais dans le soin apporté à maintenir les chemins forestiers et dans l’attention portée aux variations de la lumière sur les crêtes rocheuses. Chaque automne, le paysage se dépouille, révélant la structure minérale de ce domaine où le temps semble se suspendre à la cime des arbres, loin de l’agitation des plaines, dans une sérénité qui appartient aux lieux qui n’ont rien à prouver.
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Explore Lac-Clef, 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: 46.391667, -74.219167. 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-Clef includes the postal code (J0T), 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-Clef 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) |