Explore Lac-à-Vila, 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-à-Vila, 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-à-Vila 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-à-Vila.
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-à-Vila |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts; La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.167679 |
| Longitude | -66.377785 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESMME |
Lac-à-Vila is a locality in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts; La Haute-Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-à-Vila is located at 49.1677°N, 66.3778°W.
Lac-à-Vila sits nestled within the rugged, ascending terrain of the interior, where the air holds a crisp, persistent clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding spruce and fir. It lies 23.9 km east-north-east of Cap-Chat, QC (from Cap-Chat, QC: bearing 71°T), and is situated 9.0 km east-north-east of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. The light at dusk here lingers with a pale, bruised violet hue, catching the stillness of the water as it mirrors the darkening woods near the Les Sauteux. While the Petite rivière Sainte-Anne flows through the lower reaches some distance away, the immediate basin of Lac-à-Vila remains cradled by the quiet elevation of the land. Hikers and those seeking the vast, wild expanses of Parc national de la Gaspésie often pass through the wider region, yet the immediate vicinity of Lac-à-Vila offers a more contained, intimate solitude. Nearby, the presence of Lac à Wellie adds a sense of hidden depth to the topography, providing a secondary point of stillness in a landscape defined by its elevation and the sheer, unyielding density of the northern forest. The history of Lac-à-Vila is marked by the deliberate, steady work of those who found value in the timber and the challenging, rocky soil of the interior heights. Industry in these parts has long been defined by the extraction of resources, requiring a resilience that matches the harsh, biting winters and the short, intense growing seasons. Life in Lac-à-Vila follows the practical demands of the seasons, where the sound of wind moving through high branches often replaces the noise of human activity. While the broader culture of the region celebrates a deep connection to the mountains and the sea, the daily experience at Lac-à-Vila is one of quiet industry and the maintenance of a life lived close to the land. The people who move through these woods maintain a practical, grounded perspective, finding a sense of belonging in the persistent, cool respiration of the forest that surrounds every clearing.
Lac-à-Vila repose dans une solitude minérale, là où le ciel de la Haute-Gaspésie se dépose sur les terres escarpées avec une intensité qui suspend le souffle. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Wellie miroite sous les derniers rayons, ses eaux sombres gardant le secret des anciennes occupations forestières qui ont façonné les contours de ce relief accidenté. La Petite rivière Sainte-Anne serpente dans le voisinage immédiat, apportant un murmure constant qui rythme le quotidien de ceux qui habitent ces parages isolés près des Sauteux. À vingt-sept kilomètres de distance, le Parc national de la Gaspésie impose sa présence imposante, une masse imposante qui définit l’horizon septentrional et protège les sommets contre les vents venus du large. Ici, la vie s'organise autour d'une économie de subsistance et d'une rigueur climatique qui forge un caractère indomptable. L'air y est vif, chargé de l'odeur des sapins et de l'humidité des vallées, créant une atmosphère où chaque geste semble posséder une gravité particulière. Lac-à-Vila demeure un espace de silence et de ténacité, un repère terrestre où la lumière du crépuscule s'étire sur les aspérités du sol, révélant une beauté dépouillée, loin du tumulte des routes fréquentées, dans une intimité rugueuse avec la géographie gaspésienne.
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Explore Lac-à-Vila, 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: 49.167679, -66.377785. 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-à-Vila includes the postal code (G4V), 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-à-Vila 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) |