Explore Preissac, 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 Preissac, 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 Preissac 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 Preissac.
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 | Preissac |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Preissac; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.407155 |
| Longitude | -78.365447 |
| Population | 914 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJIXS |
Preissac is a municipality in Preissac; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Preissac is located at 48.4072°N, 78.3654°W.
Preissac rests within the rugged, ancient expanse of the Canadian Shield, where the earth holds the weight of deep geological time. It lies 25.6 km south-west of Amos, QC (from Amos, QC: bearing 227°T), and is situated 27.8 km west-north-west of La Corne. The land surrounding Preissac is defined by a quiet persistence, marked by the proximity of the La Trompeuse and the distant, cooling presence of the Rivière La Pause. About 6 km away, the waters of Lac de la Montagne offer a mirror to the sky, reflecting the transition of light as the sun slips behind the horizon. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the spruce and pine, while the broader wilderness of Parc national d'Aiguebelle waits some 30 km away, a reminder of the vast, untamed reaches that define this northern horizon. The history of Preissac is rooted in the extraction of the earth’s hidden minerals, a legacy that has shaped the local economy and the character of those who live here. Life in Preissac follows the turning of the seasons, moving from the intense industry of the frost-hardened months to the brief, vibrant growth of a northern summer. Residents maintain a connection to the land that is pragmatic and direct, valuing the stillness that descends when the wind dies down over the water. Whether through the seasonal cycles of the woods or the enduring presence of the local landscape, Preissac remains a point of focus in the Abitibi region, holding steady against the vast indifference of the wild.
Preissac déploie ses étendues sous une lumière boréale qui semble hésiter, attardée sur les roches anciennes et les forêts de résineux. La géographie s'ordonne avec une noblesse austère, marquée par la proximité de La Trompeuse dont le nom murmure les mystères des explorateurs d'autrefois. À une distance mesurée, la rivière La Pause chemine avec une lenteur calculée, ses eaux sombres contrastant avec la sérénité du lac de la Montagne, miroir immobile où le ciel se dépose chaque soir. L'existence à Preissac se définit par cette relation intime avec un sol riche de promesses minières et une terre que les défricheurs ont apprivoisée par la persévérance. À trente kilomètres de là, le parc national d'Aiguebelle impose sa présence majestueuse, rappelant aux habitants la puissance brute d'une nature qui ne se laisse jamais totalement dompter. Ici, le quotidien suit le rythme des vents qui balaient l'Abitibi, portant en eux l'écho des traditions qui ont bâti la fierté de ces gens habitués aux grands espaces. Les journées s'écoulent dans une simplicité rigoureuse, où le travail de la terre et l'exploitation des richesses du sous-sol se conjuguent pour assurer la pérennité de ce milieu de vie unique.
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Explore Preissac, 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: 48.407155, -78.365447. 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 Preissac includes the postal code (J9T), 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 Preissac 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) |