Explore Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac, 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 Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac, 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 Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac 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 Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac.
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 | Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Adstock; Les Appalaches |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.979167 |
| Longitude | -71.211111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQENX |
Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac is a resort in Adstock; Les Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac is located at 45.9792°N, 71.2111°W.
Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac rests within the folded terrain of the Collines Coldstream, where the land rises in quiet, forested swells above the Rivière de l'Or. It lies 14.1 km south-south-east of Thetford Mines, QC (from Thetford Mines, QC: bearing 150°T), and is situated 14.2 km north-east of Disraeli. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun slips behind the higher ridges and shadows stretch across the spruce and balsam fir. To the west, the presence of Petit lac Saint-François introduces a stillness to the horizon, while the more distant, expansive reaches of Parc national de Frontenac define the rugged character of the surrounding wilderness. The terrain is marked by the persistent movement of the Rivière de l'Or, which carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy soil, serving as a constant, low-frequency companion to the life of the valley. Development at Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac reflects the historic reliance on the timber and mineral wealth characteristic of the broader region, with the local economy evolving alongside the changing demands of the forest and the earth. Early settlement patterns followed the contours of the waterways, establishing a life defined by the seasonal cycles of the Quebec climate and the deliberate pace of work in the hills. Residents maintain a connection to these traditions, favoring a practical, grounded existence that prioritizes the maintenance of the land and the preservation of long-standing family holdings. During the autumn months, the deep, resonant color of the changing hardwoods draws a sharp contrast against the dark, iron-rich stone, grounding the daily activities of the people in the singular, enduring reality of the landscape.
Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac s'étendent avec une patience minérale sur les pentes douces des Collines Coldstream, là où le relief des Appalaches s'adoucit pour accueillir les premières ombres du soir. Le paysage, marqué par une rudesse ancienne, se déploie le long des méandres de la Rivière de l'Or, dont les eaux froides captent les reflets changeants du ciel québécois. À quelques lieues de là, le Petit lac Saint-François distille une quiétude profonde, tandis que les vastes étendues du Parc national de Frontenac dessinent un horizon protégé, loin des tourments de l'agitation moderne. Dans Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac, la terre porte encore le souvenir des labours et des forêts denses qui ont façonné le tempérament de ses habitants, ces bâtisseurs obstinés ayant su dompter un sol exigeant. Chaque demeure semble s'ajuster à la topographie accidentée, profitant de la lumière rasante qui, à l'heure du crépuscule, colore les cimes d'une teinte cuivrée singulière. La vie s'y écoule au rythme des éléments, portée par le souffle qui descend des hauteurs pour vivifier l'air et rappeler à chacun la proximité immédiate d'une nature souveraine, indifférente aux entreprises humaines, mais toujours présente dans la texture même du quotidien.
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Explore Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac, 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: 45.979167, -71.211111. 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 Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac includes the postal code (G6G), 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 Les Boisés-du-Grand-Lac 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) |