Explore Lac-de-l'Orignal, 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'Orignal, 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'Orignal 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'Orignal.
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'Orignal |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Val-des-Lacs; Les Laurentides |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.216111 |
| Longitude | -74.327222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWFG |
Lac-de-l'Orignal is a hamlet in Val-des-Lacs; Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-de-l'Orignal is located at 46.2161°N, 74.3272°W.
Lac-de-l'Orignal rests beneath the quiet shadow of Mont Arpin, a rugged expanse where the earth rises in firm, granite-shouldered ridges. It lies 23.7 km east-north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 63°T), and is situated 14.7 km north-east of Lac-Carré. The air here holds a crisp, boreal weight, carrying the scent of damp stone and pine needles that lingers long after the sun dips behind the high ground. When the light fades, the surface of Lac-de-l'Orignal turns to polished slate, reflecting the darkening silhouettes of the surrounding timber with a stillness that seems to hold the breath of the wilderness. While the Rivière Archambault flows through the wider landscape some distance away, the immediate surroundings remain defined by the intimate, sheltered basin of the lake itself. The terrain, characterized by deep woods and uneven rock, offers a stark contrast to the more distant, vast reaches of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, which sits far beyond the local horizon. The history of Lac-de-l'Orignal is rooted in the quiet labor of those who sought a living from the dense forest, where logging once shaped the seasonal movements of the people. Today, the economy leans toward the preservation of this quietude, with life moving in accordance with the turning of the seasons rather than the demands of industry. The local character is marked by a deliberate simplicity, where the day-to-day existence is defined by the maintenance of mountain roads and the seasonal rhythms of the northern climate. Notable for its seclusion, Lac-de-l'Orignal provides a sanctuary for those who value the solitude of the Laurentian highlands, where the echo of a call across the water is often the only sound that disturbs the afternoon air.
Lac-de-l'Orignal s'étire sous une lumière déclinante qui semble suspendre le souffle des pins, offrant à l'observateur une quiétude minérale portée par la proximité du Mont Arpin. Dans ce repli des Laurentides, le relief impose sa loi, sculptant un horizon où l'air devient aussi vif que le souvenir d'une terre sauvage, tandis que la Rivière Archambault, serpentant à quelques lieues, murmure une cadence ancienne à travers le vallon. La présence du Lac-de-l'Orignal dicte le rythme des heures, offrant ses eaux dormantes au miroir du ciel, une étendue qui recueille le silence des bois environnants. À une distance de vingt-quatre kilomètres, le Parc national du Mont-Tremblant veille sur ces terres comme un rempart de solitude, préservant l'intégrité d'un paysage où la rudesse des hivers a façonné une ténacité patiente chez ceux qui habitent ces parages. Les matins y sont d'une clarté tranchante, révélant les textures sombres de l'écorce et la roche qui affleure, éléments essentiels d'un monde naturel souverain. Ici, chaque geste quotidien s'ajuste à la rigueur d'un climat qui ne tolère aucun artifice, laissant Lac-de-l'Orignal exister dans une pureté dépouillée, loin du tumulte, sous le regard immuable des sommets qui cernent ce domaine discret.
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Explore Lac-de-l'Orignal, 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: 46.216111, -74.327222. 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'Orignal 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-de-l'Orignal 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) |