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| Place | Le Barrage-Lemay |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier; La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.914725 |
| Longitude | -71.415894 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESLSZ |
Le Barrage-Lemay is a locality in Lac-Jacques-Cartier; La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Barrage-Lemay is located at 47.9147°N, 71.4159°W.
Le Barrage-Lemay stands as a quiet sentinel where the Rivière Apica narrows, holding back the weight of the water with a stillness that defies the surrounding forest. It lies 62.8 km south-south-west of Saguenay, QC (from Saguenay, QC: bearing 205°T), and is situated 7.1 km south of Mont-Apica. The structure dictates the flow of the Rivière Apica, its concrete face catching the low, pale light that clings to the valley when the sun dips behind the trees. Just a kilometer away, the surface of Lac Lemay reflects the sky with a mirror-like clarity, undisturbed by the currents that define the spillway. The air here holds a sharp, clean chill, smelling of damp cedar and the mineral tang of stone, a reminder of the rugged terrain that characterizes this part of the province. The history of Le Barrage-Lemay is tied to the movement of timber and the management of water, a functional legacy that persists in the way the land is shaped by human hands. While the local economy has shifted from the intense industrial pace of earlier decades, the site remains a focal point for those who navigate the wilderness of Lac-Jacques-Cartier and La Côte-de-Beaupré. Life in the vicinity moves according to the seasons, with the seasonal freezing and thawing of the Rivière Apica marking the passage of the year more reliably than any calendar. Visitors occasionally pause near the water’s edge to watch the eddies form below the dam, observing how the rush of the river eventually loses its urgency as it approaches the deeper, darker reaches of the nearby landscape.
Le Barrage-Lemay se dresse avec une patience minérale sur les rives de la Rivière Apica, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle avant de poursuivre sa course vers les terres sauvages de Lac-Jacques-Cartier. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les structures de bois et de métal, transformant chaque aspérité en une nuance d'ocre et de gris sourd, tandis que l'air, chargé d'une humidité fraîche, porte en lui la respiration tranquille des forêts environnantes. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac Lemay étend sa surface plane, miroir sombre et silencieux qui capte les dernières lueurs du jour, accentuant la solitude majestueuse de ce secteur de La Côte-de-Beaupré. Cette présence humaine, modeste mais déterminée, s'est installée selon les courbes naturelles du terrain, trouvant dans la robustesse de la Rivière Apica une raison d'être qui dépasse les époques. Les travailleurs qui ont façonné cet espace ont appris à lire le rythme des eaux, composant avec la rigueur du climat pour maintenir une harmonie fragile avec le sol rocailleux. Le Barrage-Lemay demeure ainsi, une sentinelle immobile face à l'immensité, où chaque pierre et chaque craquement de la structure racontent une histoire faite de labeur silencieux et d'une attache indéfectible à ce paysage nordique, austère et pourtant d'une beauté si pure qu'elle en devient presque douloureuse.
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Explore Le Barrage-Lemay, 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: 47.914725, -71.415894. 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-Lemay includes the postal code (G8G), 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 Le Barrage-Lemay 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |