Explore Lac-de-l'Achigan, 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-de-l'Achigan, 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-de-l'Achigan 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-de-l'Achigan.
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-de-l'Achigan |
| Type | Resort Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Hippolyte; La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.949167 |
| Longitude | -73.979722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWFB |
Lac-de-l'Achigan is a resort area in Saint-Hippolyte; La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-de-l'Achigan is located at 45.9492°N, 73.9797°W.
Lac-de-l'Achigan rests within the rugged folds of the Mont Tyrol, cradled by a landscape that shifts from dense, ancient woodland to the quiet, reflective surfaces of local waters. It lies 19.4 km north of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 5°T), and is situated 14.7 km east-north-east of Saint-Sauveur. The air here carries a sharp, pine-scented clarity, particularly as the low afternoon sun catches the ripples of the lake, turning the surface into a mirror of polished slate. While Lac Lacasse sits nearby as a smaller, hushed neighbor, Lac-de-l'Achigan dominates the immediate basin with its expanse, drawing the gaze toward the horizon where the terrain rises in quiet, forested swells. The history of Lac-de-l'Achigan reflects the broader evolution of the Saint-Hippolyte region, moving from early resource-based traditions toward a modern character defined by seasonal appreciation and the stillness of the Laurentian foothills. While the Rivière Corriveau flows its course some distance away and the Chutes de New Glasgow offer a more distant, dramatic rush of water, the life surrounding Lac-de-l'Achigan moves with a deliberate focus on the rhythms of the seasons. Local activity centers on the preservation of this quietude, where the legacy of the land is found in the simple, enduring architecture of homes nestled along the shoreline. The light at dusk lingers long against the trees, casting deep shadows that seem to hold the day’s warmth in the earth, anchoring the residents to a landscape that feels both vast and intimately known.
Lac-de-l'Achigan déploie ses eaux sombres et calmes au sein du Mont Tyrol, offrant un relief accidenté où la lumière du soir se dépose avec une précision mélancolique. L’air y conserve une fraîcheur vive, caractéristique de ces terres hautes où chaque brise semble porter le souvenir des premières installations agricoles qui ont façonné le visage de ce territoire. À proximité, le Lac Lacasse dissimule ses rives sous une végétation dense, tandis que la Rivière Corriveau poursuit son cheminement discret à travers la topographie escarpée, à quelques six kilomètres de là. Si le regard porte plus loin, vers les Chutes de New Glasgow situées à quinze kilomètres, il saisit la force tranquille d'un paysage qui résiste aux changements brusques. Lac-de-l'Achigan maintient un caractère singulier, façonné par les alternances de la vie quotidienne et le silence des forêts environnantes. Les résidents observent ce cadre naturel avec une familiarité héritée, entretenant des traditions qui honorent la géographie particulière de ce secteur. Ici, la terre et l'eau dictent leur propre rythme, loin de l'agitation des grands centres, permettant aux habitants de vivre en harmonie avec les ondulations du terrain et la minéralité discrète du Mont Tyrol qui surplombe chaque horizon.
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Explore Lac-de-l'Achigan, 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: 45.949167, -73.979722. 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-de-l'Achigan includes the postal code (J8A), 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-de-l'Achigan 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) |