Explore Le Barrage-Gilardeau, 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 Le Barrage-Gilardeau, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Le Barrage-Gilardeau 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 Le Barrage-Gilardeau.
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 | Le Barrage-Gilardeau |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Lapeyrère; Portneuf |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.229029 |
| Longitude | -72.377668 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESLSQ |
Le Barrage-Gilardeau is a locality in Lac-Lapeyrère; Portneuf, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Barrage-Gilardeau is located at 47.2290°N, 72.3777°W.
Le Barrage-Gilardeau sits anchored within the rugged terrain of Lac-Lapeyrère, a quiet sentinel presiding over the transition between highland forest and the persistent pull of the earth. It lies 38.5 km south-east of La Tuque, QC (from La Tuque, QC: bearing 128°T), and is situated 39.2 km south-west of La Tour-de-la-Rivière-à-Moïse. The landscape maintains a stark, honest clarity, shaped by the looming presence of the Montagne de la Croix which casts long, cooling shadows across the basin as the sun descends. Nearby, the water of Lac Gilardeau holds the sky in a mirror of dark glass, while the distant, rhythmic persistence of the Rivière Serpentine hums seven kilometers away, marking the slow movement of the land toward deeper valleys. The air here carries the scent of damp moss and cooling stone, a crisp stillness that settles over the trees long before the first stars appear. The history of Le Barrage-Gilardeau echoes the broader, industrious spirit of Portneuf, where the exploitation of timber and the management of water resources defined the survival of those who first cleared these slopes. Economic life in this region relies on the quiet endurance of the forestry sector and the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of goods and labor through the hinterlands. While the pace of daily existence moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, the identity of the locality rests upon the practical necessity of its infrastructure and the enduring relationship between the forest and the people who work it. Traditions here are rarely spoken, instead finding their expression in the persistent maintenance of the trails and the careful, knowing gaze cast toward the horizon whenever the wind shifts from the north.
Le Barrage-Gilardeau se dresse avec une austérité tranquille sous la lumière déclinante qui étire les ombres contre le relief accidenté de Portneuf. Les collines environnantes, dominées par la présence imposante de la Montagne de la Croix, dictent une cadence de vie où le silence des bois répond à la rudesse du sol. À seulement un kilomètre de distance, les eaux du Lac Gilardeau stagnent dans une immobilité profonde, miroir sombre reflétant les premières étoiles, tandis que la Rivière Serpentine serpente à sept kilomètres de là, traçant un sillon d’argent dans le manteau forestier. Le Barrage-Gilardeau impose sa silhouette singulière dans ce paysage sauvage, rappelant aux rares voyageurs le labeur des hommes qui ont apprivoisé la force des eaux pour soutenir l'industrie forestière locale. Ici, l’air est chargé de l'odeur résineuse des conifères et d'une humidité fraîche qui monte des terres basses. Les traditions de ceux qui habitent ces contrées se perpétuent dans la solitude des soirées d'hiver, lorsque le vent s'engouffre entre les arbres. La terre, ingrate mais généreuse pour qui sait la respecter, exige une persévérance quotidienne que les habitants portent avec une fierté silencieuse, loin de l'agitation des grands centres, dans cette solitude rigoureuse du Québec forestier.
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Explore Le Barrage-Gilardeau, 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: 47.229029, -72.377668. 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 Le Barrage-Gilardeau includes the postal code (G3L), 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 Le Barrage-Gilardeau 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) |