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| Place | Lac-des-Seize-Îles |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-des-Seize-Îles; Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.924729 |
| Longitude | -74.470824 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWFZ |
Lac-des-Seize-Îles is a municipality in Lac-des-Seize-Îles; Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-des-Seize-Îles is located at 45.9247°N, 74.4708°W.
Lac-des-Seize-Îles rests within a landscape carved by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, a region of Laurentian Shield granite softened by the passage of millennia. It lies 23.7 km south-south-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 155°T), and is situated 11.6 km west-south-west of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard. The eponymous lake, a wide expanse of deep, cool water, is punctuated by numerous small islands, some little more than rocky outcrops crowned with tenacious pines, others supporting modest summer cottages that peek through the dense foliage of birch and maple. Rolling hills, cloaked in dense forest that turns a vibrant spectacle of crimson and gold in autumn, cradle the lake's shores, giving way to marshy inlets where the reeds rustle with the secrets of unseen waterfowl. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, a balm to the lungs, and the silence is broken only by the distant cry of a loon or the gentle lapping of water against a hidden cove. The history of Lac-des-Seize-Îles is intertwined with the logging and fur trading eras that first drew explorers and settlers to these wild reaches, a legacy still palpable in the weathered timbers of older buildings and the faint paths that wind through the woods. Today, the local economy finds its pulse in tourism, with visitors drawn to the serene beauty of the lake and its surrounding natural playground for summer boating and winter snowshoeing. The small, tightly-knit community of Lac-des-Seize-Îles maintains a quiet character, a place where the pace of life is measured by the changing seasons and the steady, undemanding rhythm of the lake itself. While not a hub of industry, the enduring appeal of its natural splendor ensures a quiet prosperity, a testament to the enduring allure of this watery jewel in the Laurentians.
À Lac-des-Seize-Îles, le paysage des Pays-d'en-Haut se déploie dans une harmonie douce, où les collines doucement ondulées rencontrent la surface miroitante des eaux, comme autant de reflets d'un ciel souvent changeant. Le nom même, Lac-des-Seize-Îles, évoque une géographie subtile, une invitation à l'exploration de ses rivages bordés de pins et de feuillus, où la nature a sculpté un sanctuaire de quiétude. L'air, empreint de la fraîcheur des bois, porte les murmures du vent dans les cimes, un écho aux générations qui ont foulé cette terre, trouvant dans sa fertilité une subsistance simple et laborieuse. L'activité locale, discrète mais vivace, s'ancre dans ce lien profond avec la terre et l'eau, perpétuant un rythme de vie où le travail des mains et le respect des cycles naturels sont des vertus cardinales. Le soleil, lorsqu'il descend vers l'horizon, teinte le lac d'or et de pourpre, une beauté qui semble ancrée dans l'âme même de Lac-des-Seize-Îles, rappelant la permanence du cycle des saisons et la beauté intemporelle des lieux.
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Explore Lac-des-Seize-Îles, 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: 45.924729, -74.470824. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Lac-des-Seize-Îles 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.
Location data for Lac-des-Seize-Îles 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 | July 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |