Explore Pain-Sec, 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 Pain-Sec, 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 Pain-Sec 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 Pain-Sec.
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 | Pain-Sec |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland; Bellechasse |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.586196 |
| Longitude | -70.551872 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESMQL |
Pain-Sec is a locality in Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland; Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Pain-Sec is located at 46.5862°N, 70.5519°W.
Pain-Sec rests within the rugged folds of the Appalachian foothills in Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, where the terrain rises toward the Crête des Grives. It lies 32.4 km west-south-west of Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC (from Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC: bearing 243°T), and is situated 10.0 km east-south-east of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland. The high ground here commands a view of the Rivière de la Fourche, a waterway that cuts through the valley with a persistent, cold clarity. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light clings to the steep slopes of the Crête des Grives, turning the dense stands of spruce and maple into silhouettes against a darkening sky. Lac Therrien sits quietly just four kilometers away, holding the reflection of the clouds in its glassy surface, while the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon remains a protected nine kilometers to the east, guarding the wilder character of the uplands. The history of Pain-Sec aligns with the traditional patterns of Bellechasse, where the land demanded hard labor from those who arrived to clear the timber and turn the rocky soil. While the local economy has transitioned from the initial demands of early forestry to a quieter, modern existence, the influence of the earth remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the nearby farms. Life in Pain-Sec follows the seasonal shifts of the Quebec climate, moving from the muddy thaw of spring to the deep, muffled silence of winter snows. Residents maintain a steady connection to the geography, respecting the boundaries of the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon and the flow of the Rivière de la Fourche, ensuring that the character of the landscape stays as sharp and unyielding as the hills themselves.
Pain-Sec s'étire avec une humilité tenace sur les hauteurs accidentées de Bellechasse, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle avant de plonger vers les terres basses. À l'ombre protectrice de la Crête des Grives, les champs se déploient dans une lumière de fin d'après-midi qui étire les ombres des granges sur le sol pierreux, rappelant la frugalité du labeur agricole ayant façonné ces parcelles. La Rivière de la Fourche serpente à proximité, marquant de son tracé argenté le relief tourmenté, tandis que le Lac Therrien, niché à quelques encablures, offre un miroir calme aux cieux changeants de cette zone climatique rigoureuse. Plus loin, la Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon préserve une nature sauvage et austère, gardienne d'un silence que seuls troublent les vents descendant des plateaux. Pain-Sec conserve dans ses sillons une identité forgée par le climat rude et la patience des anciens, une résilience qui se devine dans la droiture des clôtures et la sobriété des bâtisses. L'air y possède une netteté tranchante, presque minérale, qui souligne la texture brute des paysages environnants. Ici, le quotidien s'accorde au rythme lent des récoltes et aux soubresauts de la topographie, chaque colline et chaque repli de terrain confirmant une appartenance indéfectible à ce territoire rude, façonné par les siècles de persévérance humaine.
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Explore Pain-Sec, 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: 46.586196, -70.551872. 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 Pain-Sec includes the postal code (G0R), 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 Pain-Sec 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) |