Explore Lac-Dépatie, 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-Dépatie, 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-Dépatie 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-Dépatie.
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-Dépatie |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard; Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.948889 |
| Longitude | -74.295 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ELCGT |
Lac-Dépatie is a resort area in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard; Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-Dépatie is located at 45.9489°N, 74.2950°W.
Lac-Dépatie sits cradled within the rugged terrain of Le Calvaire, where the elevation rises to meet the cooling currents of the Laurentian air. It lies 29.7 km north-west of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 311°T), and is situated 12.5 km west-north-west of Saint-Sauveur. The water holds the stillness of the surrounding forest, reflecting the deep greens of the conifers that press closely against its shoreline. As the sun dips behind the higher ridges, the light takes on a bruised, violet hue, turning the surface of Lac-Dépatie into a dark mirror that seems to swallow the evening sky. This terrain, defined by the ancient, hard-scrabble character of the Canadian Shield, demands a certain resilience from the land itself, which remains rocky and stubborn beneath a thin dusting of soil. Life in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard in Les Pays-d'en-Haut has long been shaped by the presence of the nearby Rivière du Nord, which moves through the lower valleys about 10 km away. While the local economy has transitioned from the early demands of timber and seasonal labor to a modern focus on quiet recreation and private residence, the industrious spirit of the pioneers persists in the way families maintain their seasonal dwellings. The air here tastes of pine needles and damp earth, a scent that sharpens when the wind shifts toward the water. Residents navigate the seasons with a quiet focus, finding value in the isolation that the dense canopy provides during the long, hushed months of winter.
Lac-Dépatie déploie son étendue paisible dans Le Calvaire, là où la topographie accidentée des Pays-d'en-Haut dessine des vallons secrets sous un ciel souvent changeant. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur la surface immobile, révélant une texture minérale et boisée qui semble retenir le souffle des collines environnantes. À proximité, la Rivière du Nord poursuit sa course tranquille à une dizaine de kilomètres, influençant par sa présence souterraine l'humidité qui s'attarde sur les rives. Le Lac-Dépatie, véritable foyer de cette géographie particulière, offre aux observateurs attentifs un miroir sombre où se confondent les silhouettes des conifères et les nuances changeantes de l'horizon. L'histoire de Lac-Dépatie se lit dans la rudesse du sol et dans la persistance des familles qui ont su apprivoiser ce terrain escarpé, privilégiant une existence rythmée par la rigueur du climat plutôt que par l'agitation des grands centres. Ici, chaque sentier qui serpente entre les arbres porte la mémoire des premiers défrichements, rappelant que la vie s'est construite avec une patience toute montagnarde. Le silence qui enveloppe Lac-Dépatie, loin d'être un vide, constitue la signature sonore de ce territoire où la nature conserve ses droits sur les activités humaines, imposant une lenteur nécessaire à la contemplation des reliefs.
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Explore Lac-Dépatie, 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: 45.948889, -74.295. 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-Dépatie includes the postal code (J8C), 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-Dépatie 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) |