Explore Lac-des-Français, 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-des-Français, 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-des-Français 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-des-Français.
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-des-Français |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.134167 |
| Longitude | -73.639444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWFO |
Lac-des-Français is a hamlet in Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-des-Français is located at 46.1342°N, 73.6394°W.
Lac-des-Français rests in the quiet embrace of the highlands near the Mont Saint-Jean, where the air holds the sharp, resinous scent of balsam fir and cooling stone. It lies 19.5 km north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 309°T), and is situated 11.5 km north-north-east of Rawdon. The terrain here rises in rugged swells, offering a vantage point where the light at dusk lingers in long, bruised purples against the crests of the slopes. While the Rivière L'Assomption maintains its steady, hidden course eight kilometers away, the immediate surroundings of Lac-des-Français remain defined by the stillness of the smaller, nearby Lac des Français, which lies just one kilometer distant. The land feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of hours, its granite outcrops softened by thick carpets of moss that dampen the sound of every footfall. Life in the vicinity of Lac-des-Français is marked by a deep, quiet persistence, rooted in the seasonal cycles that dictate the pace of the surrounding woods. Local traditions honor the rugged character of the Matawinie, where the legacy of early settlers is mirrored in the weathered timber of old farmsteads and the resilient spirit of the forest. Though Chutes Mason draws visitors to its turbulent waters eleven kilometers away, the immediate vicinity of Lac-des-Français favors a more contemplative solitude, focused on the maintenance of homesteads and the seasonal harvest of the land. The inhabitants carry a profound awareness of the changing weather, reading the shift in the wind as if it were a language, their daily work guided by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
Lac-des-Français se déploie sous une lumière de fin de jour qui semble retenir le souffle des collines entourant le Mont Saint-Jean. Dans cette partie de la Matawinie, le terrain offre une inclinaison douce où la terre nourrit une mémoire silencieuse, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. À une distance de huit kilomètres, la Rivière L'Assomption trace son sillage tranquille, serpentant à travers les terres basses avec une régularité minérale, tandis que le Lac des Français, situé à peine à un kilomètre, recueille les reflets changeants du ciel dans une immobilité presque sacrée. Plus loin, vers les Chutes Mason qui grondent à onze kilomètres, l'air devient plus vif, chargé de l'humidité des sous-bois et de la rudesse des roches anciennes. Lac-des-Français cultive une existence modeste, façonnée par les cycles de la terre et le passage discret des hommes qui, depuis les premiers défrichements, ont appris à lire les signes de la forêt. Les maisons se tournent vers les horizons dégagés, acceptant le froid comme une nécessité, dans un équilibre précaire entre la rudesse du climat et la beauté austère des plateaux. Ici, la vie se mesure à la patience du regard sur les eaux calmes et à la persistance du vent qui s'engouffre dans les vallons, rappelant que chaque pierre et chaque arbre détient une part de l'histoire locale.
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Explore Lac-des-Français, 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: 46.134167, -73.639444. 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-des-Français includes the postal code (J6E), 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-des-Français 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) |