Explore Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille, 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-de-l'Aiguille, 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-de-l'Aiguille 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-de-l'Aiguille.
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 Rang-de-l'Aiguille |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Paule; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.63 |
| Longitude | -67.544167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPZZS |
Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille is a locality in Sainte-Paule; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille is located at 48.6300°N, 67.5442°W.
Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille sits anchored upon the rugged terrain of Sainte-Paule, where the land rises with a quiet, persistent gravity toward the heights of Cap Pioui. It lies 20.3 km north-north-west of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 336°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-west of Ruisseau-Gagnon. The air here holds a crisp, bracing clarity, cooling the dense greenery that stretches toward the distant, shimmering surface of Lac Towago, situated only two kilometers away. As the light shifts toward dusk, the shadows lengthen across the slopes, imbuing the woods with a deep, violet stillness that feels ancient and undisturbed. While the Rivière Sableuse winds its path some six kilometers from the heart of these heights, its presence is felt in the moisture that clings to the valley floor, nourishing a landscape that has long resisted the sharp edges of modernity. The broader reach of the Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia, resting thirty-eight kilometers distant, underscores the vast, protected wilderness that defines the character of this region. Life at Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille follows the steady, demanding cycles of a landscape shaped by forestry and the enduring labor of those who work the soil. The economy remains rooted in these traditional rhythms, where the extraction of timber and the maintenance of local woodlots dictate the daily movement of heavy machinery and the seasonal migration of workers. Generations have built their homes along these ridges, finding stability in the resilience of the spruce and the stubborn quality of the earth beneath their feet. Even as the modern world accelerates, Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille maintains a focused, singular purpose, its residents moving with a deliberate attention to the land that sustains them. The heritage of this place is found not in grand monuments, but in the simple, utilitarian architecture of its homesteads and the clear, honest gaze of people who understand exactly what the changing weather signifies for the coming harvest or the winter woodpile.
Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille s’étire sur les terres hautes de La Matanie, là où la lumière déclinante du soir accroche les reliefs avec une précision presque tranchante. Le sol, façonné par des générations qui ont su dompter la rudesse du climat, porte encore le silence des défrichements anciens, offrant une perspective sur un horizon qui semble respirer par lui-même. À quelques kilomètres, les eaux du Lac Towago demeurent une présence apaisante, miroir sombre et immobile sous le ciel vaste, tandis que la Rivière Sableuse serpente à travers la forêt, marquant le terrain d'une ligne vive qui structure le paysage. Bien que la Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia étende son influence sauvage à une trentaine de kilomètres, Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille conserve son caractère intime, tourné vers la terre et les gestes de ceux qui en connaissent chaque pli. Près de Cap Pioui, le vent apporte une fraîcheur constante qui rappelle la proximité des éléments naturels, dictant le rythme des travaux agricoles et la persévérance des habitants. Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille demeure ainsi, fidèle à sa topographie, un espace où la rigueur du climat se marie à une simplicité essentielle, loin des agitations, sous une clarté qui souligne chaque détail de la terre cultivée.
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Explore Le Rang-de-l'Aiguille, 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: 48.63, -67.544167. 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-de-l'Aiguille includes the postal code (G5J), 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-de-l'Aiguille 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) |