Explore Le Petit-Rocher, 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 Petit-Rocher, 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 Le Petit-Rocher 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 Petit-Rocher.
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 | Le Petit-Rocher |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-François-de-Sales; Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.327985 |
| Longitude | -72.223454 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ELAHI |
Le Petit-Rocher is a locality in Saint-François-de-Sales; Le Domaine-du-Roy, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Le Petit-Rocher is located at 48.3280°N, 72.2235°W.
Le Petit-Rocher rests within the rugged, high-altitude embrace of the Monts Jumeaux, where the atmosphere holds a crisp, enduring clarity. It lies 21.1 km south of Roberval, QC (from Roberval, QC: bearing 180°T), and is situated 8.5 km north-north-west of Lac-Bouchette. The Rivière Noire traces a cold, persistent path through this terrain, its dark currents reflecting the shifting temperaments of the sky as they move past the stones of the bank. Lac Baubert lies four kilometers away, a silent mirror held up to the dense, surrounding forest that defines the horizon. During the twilight hours, the light here thins into a pale, crystalline blue, sharpening the silhouettes of the trees against the rising slopes. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a stark reminder of the wild, unyielding nature that persists just beyond the reach of human endeavor. Life in Le Petit-Rocher reflects the deliberate, measured pace of a region shaped by the demands of the boreal landscape and the seasonal turn of the woods. Historically, the local economy has turned toward the bounty of the timber stands and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. The inhabitants maintain a deep, practical familiarity with the terrain, navigating the slopes and the proximity of the Rivière Noire with the ease of people who have long measured their days by the rising and setting of the sun over the Monts Jumeaux. While the modern world touches the outskirts of Le Petit-Rocher, the fundamental character of the locality remains rooted in the quiet strength of the hills and the constant, low murmur of the water nearby.
Le Petit-Rocher s'étire avec une discrétion minérale le long des rives de la Rivière Noire, là où le terrain s'incline doucement vers une lumière boréale qui semble s'attarder sur les écorces. À quelques lieues de là, les Monts Jumeaux dessinent une ligne d'horizon familière, une présence immuable qui veille sur le labeur quotidien des habitants de Saint-François-de-Sales. Le climat y dicte une cadence particulière, marquée par la fraîcheur qui émane des eaux courantes et le silence dense des terres forestières avoisinantes. À peine à quatre kilomètres, le Lac Baubert retient le ciel dans ses profondeurs calmes, offrant un contraste de quiétude face au débit constant de la rivière. Dans Le Petit-Rocher, l'activité humaine se conjugue avec la rudesse du sol, héritière d'une patience paysanne qui a su apprivoiser cette étendue du Domaine-du-Roy. Les gestes des résidents, simples et répétés, suivent le mouvement lent de la nature, sans artifice, dans une économie de moyens qui honore la géographie environnante. Chaque soir, lorsque la clarté décline derrière les reliefs, Le Petit-Rocher semble se fondre dans le paysage, révélant une existence qui ne cherche pas à se raconter, préférant simplement être présente, comme une pierre polie par le passage des courants.
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Explore Le Petit-Rocher, 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: 48.327985, -72.223454. 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 Petit-Rocher includes the postal code (G8H), 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 Petit-Rocher 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) |