Explore Lac-Sauvage, 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-Sauvage, 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-Sauvage 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-Sauvage.
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.
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| Place | Lac-Sauvage |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Clermont; Abitibi-Ouest |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.931188 |
| Longitude | -79.181371 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EMLZR |
Lac-Sauvage is a resort area in Clermont; Abitibi-Ouest, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Sauvage is located at 48.9312°N, 79.1814°W.
Lac-Sauvage rests amidst the rugged expanse of the Abitibi-Ouest region, where the earth holds a quiet, stoic stillness. It lies 13.9 km north of La Sarre, QC (from La Sarre, QC: bearing 7°T), and is situated 15.0 km east-south-east of Normétal. The terrain surrounding Lac-Sauvage is defined by the proximity of the Coteau Francœur, a feature that rises with a deliberate, unassuming presence against the northern horizon. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the surface of Lac-Sauvage into a mirror that catches the cooling breath of the boreal wind before the shadows lengthen. While the Rivière Turgeon flows with a persistent, steady purpose some seven kilometers away, the landscape near the lake remains defined by the interplay of dense tree lines and the expansive, heavy sky that characterizes this northern latitude. The history of the land near Lac-Sauvage is marked by the enduring efforts of those who worked the soil and navigated the dense woods of Clermont. Industry here has long been influenced by the demands of the surrounding wilderness, with local life moving in alignment with the seasonal shifts that dictate the pace of work and rest. The influence of the frontier persists in the way the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, reminding anyone present of the distance between this outpost and the more crowded centers of the south. Whether through the seasonal cycles of the forest or the quiet resolve of the local people, Lac-Sauvage maintains a character that is defined by its own solitude and the honest, unadorned beauty of the Abitibi terrain.
Lac-Sauvage s'étend dans une solitude austère, là où la terre d'Abitibi-Ouest déploie ses horizons vastes et dépouillés sous un ciel souvent chargé de grisaille boréale. Autour de Coteau Francœur, la lumière décline avec une lenteur mélancolique, venant lécher les aspérités d'un terrain façonné par le travail acharné des pionniers ayant défriché ces terres ingrates pour y établir les bases d'une agriculture de subsistance. La Rivière Turgeon serpente à quelques kilomètres, apportant une humidité persistante qui imprègne les forêts d'épinettes et les tourbières environnantes, dictant le rythme d'un quotidien tourné vers la rudesse des éléments. Le Lac-Sauvage, miroir immobile niché dans ce décor silencieux, semble absorber les derniers reflets cuivrés du jour, offrant une tranquillité presque minérale qui définit l'identité de cette contrée éloignée. Ici, l'économie puise sa force dans une relation directe avec le sol et les ressources forestières, héritage d'une colonisation opiniâtre qui a su apprivoiser ces espaces immenses. Chaque battement de vie à Lac-Sauvage demeure lié à cette géographie exigeante, marquée par la présence constante de la Rivière Turgeon et par la rigueur d'un climat qui impose sa loi, transformant chaque lever de soleil en une victoire silencieuse sur l'immensité sauvage.
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Explore Lac-Sauvage, 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: 48.931188, -79.181371. 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-Sauvage includes the postal code (J9Z), 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-Sauvage 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) |