Explore Le Rang-à-Bédard, 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 Rang-à-Bédard, 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 Rang-à-Bédard 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 Rang-à-Bédard.
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 Rang-à-Bédard |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.831944 |
| Longitude | -67.188056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQGJJ |
Le Rang-à-Bédard is a locality in Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Rang-à-Bédard is located at 48.8319°N, 67.1881°W.
Le Rang-à-Bédard stretches across a rugged stretch of Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Petite rivière Matane. It lies 25.1 km east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 93°T), and is situated 12.1 km south of Grosses-Roches. The land rises toward the Côte à Marguerite, a slope that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon, turning the fields into a palette of bruised purples and burnt gold. Near this elevation, the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. Five kilometers distant, the quiet surface of Lac Fin mirrors the sky, serving as a silent anchor in the surrounding wilderness. The terrain here demands a certain resilience, as the hills and the constant, rhythmic pull of the Petite rivière Matane dictate the flow of the seasons. Life in Le Rang-à-Bédard follows the demands of the land, rooted in a history of forestry and agriculture that has long shaped the character of La Matanie. Families here maintain a quiet connection to the cycles of the harvest and the timber harvest, work that leaves little room for pretense. While the pace of the day is dictated by the sun and the weather, there is a distinct pride in the local traditions that persist through the long winters. The influence of the geography is absolute; the way the wind funnels through the valley near the Côte à Marguerite informs how the houses are positioned, turning inward to preserve warmth while keeping a watchful eye on the changing horizon.
Le Rang-à-Bédard s’étire avec une patience silencieuse le long des routes de Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, là où la terre de La Matanie conserve la mémoire des défrichements opiniâtres. À proximité de Côte à Marguerite, le paysage se laisse modeler par la présence constante de la Petite rivière Matane, dont le cours murmure une mélodie discrète contre les berges. La lumière du crépuscule s’attarde sur ces étendues agricoles, transformant les champs en de longues plages d’ombre où le silence devient presque palpable. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Fin offre une clarté minérale à ce relief vallonné, rappelant aux passants combien l’eau définit le caractère de ces contrées. Le Rang-à-Bédard demeure le témoin d’une vie tournée vers le rythme des récoltes et le labeur saisonnier, une existence humble qui se déploie sans artifice sous un ciel démesuré. Les habitants habitués à la rudesse du climat trouvent ici une forme de paix singulière, une harmonie lente entre le sol et les mains qui le cultivent. Cette géographie, marquée par la rigueur des éléments et la persévérance des familles fondatrices, conserve une noblesse rare, celle des lieux qui n’ont jamais cherché à séduire, préférant offrir leur vérité pure à qui sait observer la course du soleil sur les herbes hautes.
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Explore Le Rang-à-Bédard, 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: 48.831944, -67.188056. 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 Rang-à-Bédard includes the postal code (G4W), 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 Rang-à-Bédard 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) |