Explore Rivière-Noire, 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 Rivière-Noire, 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 Rivière-Noire 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 Rivière-Noire.
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 | Rivière-Noire |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Damien; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.307222 |
| Longitude | -73.558056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJJIV |
Rivière-Noire is a hamlet in Saint-Damien; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rivière-Noire is located at 46.3072°N, 73.5581°W.
Rivière-Noire defines the rugged character of the landscape within Le Pain de Sucre, where the earth rises in firm, granite-shouldered ridges. It lies 32.8 km north-north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 344°T), and is situated 13.5 km west of Saint-Gabriel. The water of the Crique à David moves with a persistent, cold clarity, carving a path through the dense timber that presses close to the banks. During the late afternoon, the light settles against the rock faces with a heavy, golden stillness, highlighting the deep greens of the surrounding growth. Lac Lunette sits quietly two kilometers away, holding the reflection of the sky in a basin of shadowed stone. The air here carries a sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a reminder of the quiet gravity that governs the high ground. The history of Rivière-Noire follows the persistent labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the uneven soil of Matawinie. Life here centers on the seasonal shifts of the forest, where the economy has long been tied to the extraction and management of the woods. Local traditions prioritize self-reliance, with the daily movement of the people mirroring the slow, deliberate pace of the passing seasons. Even as the modern world shifts, Rivière-Noire keeps to the steady habits of a place built on hard work and the quiet endurance of its inhabitants.
Rivière-Noire déploie ses franges sur les terres hautes du Pain de Sucre, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle sous une lumière de fin de jour qui étire les ombres des pins. Les eaux de Crique à David s’écoulent avec une lenteur presque méditative, dessinant les contours d’un paysage où le silence se fait palpable, troublé seulement par le glissement léger des brises sur les reliefs accidentés. À quelques battements d’ailes, le Lac Lunette offre une surface lisse, miroir immobile reflétant la rigueur d’un ciel qui préserve les secrets de cette géographie sauvage. Rivière-Noire vit au rythme de cette topographie exigeante, marquée par la rudesse du sol et la patience de ceux qui ont appris à habiter ces replis escarpés. Les bâtisses, modestes et droites, se fondent dans la minéralité environnante, soulignant une présence humaine qui ne cherche pas à dompter, mais à épouser la courbe des terrains. Ici, l’existence se mesure à la clarté de l’air et à la permanence des éléments, dans une solitude bienveillante où chaque rocher du Pain de Sucre semble garder la mémoire des premiers pas. La nature dicte ses lois, imposant une humilité nécessaire à quiconque s’aventure sur les rives de Crique à David, transformant le quotidien en une suite de gestes simples et solennels.
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Explore Rivière-Noire, 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: 46.307222, -73.558056. 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 Rivière-Noire includes the postal code (J6E), 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 Rivière-Noire 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) |