Explore Lac-aux-Brochets, 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-aux-Brochets, 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-aux-Brochets 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-aux-Brochets.
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-aux-Brochets |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Tuque; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.212163 |
| Longitude | -72.676985 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWCZ |
Lac-aux-Brochets is a hamlet in La Tuque; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-aux-Brochets is located at 47.2122°N, 72.6770°W.
Lac-aux-Brochets rests within the rugged embrace of the Montagne de la Croix, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of stone and the deep, hushed reach of the boreal forest. It lies 26.6 km south-south-east of La Tuque, QC (from La Tuque, QC: bearing 163°T), and is situated 46.0 km north-north-west of Sainte-Thècle. The surface of Lac-aux-Brochets reflects the bruised purple of the evening sky, holding a stillness that seems to slow the very pulse of the surrounding pines. Nearby, Lac Armand sits in such close proximity that the two bodies of water appear as a single, breathing lung in the earth. The air here holds the sharp, resinous scent of spruce, a cold clarity that settles into the hollows of the terrain as the sun dips behind the rising slopes. The history of Lac-aux-Brochets lingers in the quiet margins of the Mauricie, where the legacy of resource extraction and the steady work of the woods have defined the human presence for generations. While the Rivière Bessonne flows through the wider valley some kilometers distant, the immediate life of the land centers on the intimate connection between the forest and those who navigate its dense, shadowed trails. Life around Lac-aux-Brochets moves with the deliberate weight of seasonal change, mirroring the slow, methodical labor required to sustain a foothold in such demanding country. Here, the economy remains bound to the rhythms of the timber and the water, a tradition of endurance that marks the days with a sense of purpose as solid as the granite foundations of the Montagne de la Croix.
Lac-aux-Brochets s'étire dans le relief accidenté de la Montagne de la Croix, où l'air porte la fraîcheur des forêts denses de la Mauricie. Le regard s'y perd dans la proximité immédiate du Lac Armand, dont les eaux immobiles captent les derniers reflets cuivrés du jour, transformant la surface en un miroir sombre qui semble retenir le silence des pins. À sept kilomètres de là, la Rivière Bessonne poursuit son tracé discret, ajoutant sa présence invisible à la géographie austère du secteur. Ici, la terre garde une rigueur héritée de l'exploitation forestière qui a longtemps dicté le rythme des hommes, façonnant une identité liée au bois et à la patience. La lumière déclinante révèle les nuances du terrain, soulignant la rudesse du sol et la persistance d'une vie humble, tournée vers les nécessités de la forêt. Lac-aux-Brochets conserve cette allure de halte solitaire, loin des grands axes, où chaque changement de teinte sur la ligne d'horizon annonce une transformation de la température. Les habitants habitués aux caprices de ce climat continental savent lire dans la clarté crépusculaire les promesses de la nuit, tandis que la nature environnante reprend ses droits sur les sentiers silencieux.
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Explore Lac-aux-Brochets, 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: 47.212163, -72.676985. 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-aux-Brochets includes the postal code (G9X), 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-aux-Brochets 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) |