Explore Le Rapide-Douze, 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 Rapide-Douze, 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 Rapide-Douze 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 Rapide-Douze.
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 Rapide-Douze |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Val-d'Or; La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.708056 |
| Longitude | -78.222222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EMSVW |
Le Rapide-Douze is a locality in Val-d'Or; La Vallée-de-l'Or, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Le Rapide-Douze is located at 47.7081°N, 78.2222°W.
Le Rapide-Douze rests upon the low, rugged margin of Réservoir Decelles, where the horizon holds a stillness born of deep, dark water and dense northern timber. It lies 48.1 km south of Malartic, QC (from Malartic, QC: bearing 188°T), and is situated 13.8 km west-south-west of Le Camp-Garde-Feu. The air here carries a sharp, resinous chill, even at the height of a summer afternoon, as the light catches the surface of the reservoir in long, silvered streaks that seem to pull the sky down into the earth. Nine kilometres away, the Ottawa River exerts its quiet pull on the surrounding terrain, while the Réserve écologique des Dunes-de-la-Moraine-d'Harricana sits at a similar distance, preserving a landscape of shifting sands and ancient, wind-swept ridges. Life in this corner of Val-d'Or follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, dictated by the encroaching shadows of the forest and the expansive, liquid reach of the reservoir that defines the edge of the world for those who live along its banks. The history of Le Rapide-Douze remains tied to the persistent work of extraction and the quiet tenacity of those who sought a living from the northern wilds. While the local economy has shifted over the decades, the presence of heavy industry and the legacy of resource development linger in the weathered siding of buildings and the pragmatic, no-nonsense character of the residents. People here move with a certain gravity, their daily routines punctuated by the distant hum of machinery and the sudden, startling cries of birds circling the water. There is a distinct lack of pretense in the way the local heritage is maintained, focusing less on grand monuments and more on the simple, enduring reality of surviving in a land that demands constant attention. Visitors often find that the silence of the woods, when it settles over the reservoir at dusk, creates a weight of presence that makes the modern world feel remarkably thin and far away.
Le Rapide-Douze se déploie avec une patience minérale sur les rives vastes du Réservoir Decelles, là où l’immensité des eaux semble absorber les derniers éclats du jour. Dans cette partie de la Vallée-de-l’Or, le terrain conserve une rudesse noble, façonnée par une géologie ancienne qui dicte le rythme des journées. À environ neuf kilomètres, la rivière Ottawa poursuit son cheminement immuable, tandis que la Réserve écologique des Dunes-de-la-Moraine-d’Harricana protège un relief singulier, témoin de forces glaciaires oubliées. Le silence qui enveloppe Le Rapide-Douze possède une densité particulière, celle des contrées où la nature domine les entreprises humaines, imposant une humilité nécessaire à ceux qui habitent ces étendues. L’air y est vif, chargé de l’humidité des grands réservoirs et de cette odeur de terre froide qui précède le crépuscule. Ici, les gestes quotidiens se règlent sur l’inclinaison du soleil et les variations du niveau des eaux, liant les habitants à une géographie qui ne se laisse apprivoiser qu’avec une lenteur respectueuse. Dans la lumière oblique, le paysage révèle une beauté dépouillée, une présence constante qui rappelle que l’existence en ces lieux demeure une négociation silencieuse avec les éléments.
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Explore Le Rapide-Douze, 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: 47.708056, -78.222222. 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 Rapide-Douze includes the postal code (J0Z), 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 Rapide-Douze 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) |