Explore Val-Brillant, 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 Val-Brillant, 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 Val-Brillant 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 Val-Brillant.
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 | Val-Brillant |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Val-Brillant; La Matapédia |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.533858 |
| Longitude | -67.548202 |
| Population | 899 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EMCDZ |
Val-Brillant is a municipality in Val-Brillant; La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Val-Brillant is located at 48.5339°N, 67.5482°W.
Val-Brillant rests within the rugged reach of the Cap Pioui, where the land rises to meet a vast and persistent sky. It lies 11.6 km north-west of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 313°T), and is situated 10.7 km east-south-east of Sayabec. The air here carries a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly as the evening light catches the surface of Lac Matapédia just two kilometers away, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate slopes, the land maintains a quiet gravity, with the Rivière Sableuse carving its path through the terrain six kilometers distant. This geography dictates a life lived in accordance with the seasons, where the wind moving across the Cap Pioui reminds residents of the enduring strength of the earth beneath their feet. The history of Val-Brillant reflects a persistent commitment to the timber and agricultural industries that first drew people to this part of the landscape. Families here have long cultivated a culture of resilience, maintaining a pace of life that respects the heavy winters and the sudden, lush bloom of the short growing season. While the modern economy has evolved, the spirit of the early settlers lingers in the local traditions and the steady, purposeful activity of those who remain. For those seeking the quiet reach of the wilderness, the Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia lies thirty kilometers away, serving as a reminder of the deep, forested solitude that defines the broader character of Val-Brillant.
Val-Brillant déploie ses maisons modestes sur les pentes du Cap Pioui, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder avec une douceur singulière sur les toits. À deux kilomètres, le Lac Matapédia offre une étendue d'eau calme, miroir sombre où se perd le regard avant d'atteindre les terres plus lointaines. Les habitants, héritiers d'une patience paysanne façonnée par les rudesses du sol et les rigueurs du climat, vivent au rythme de cette nature imposante qui impose le silence. À six kilomètres, la Rivière Sableuse poursuit son cours discret, murmurant entre les rives, tandis qu'à trente kilomètres se dessine la Réserve faunique des Rivières-Matapédia-et-Patapédia, vaste domaine sauvage dont la présence influence l'horizon. L'économie locale, longtemps nourrie par la forêt et la terre, a structuré le caractère de Val-Brillant, conférant à ses rues une rectitude tranquille qui défie l'usure des années. Ici, l'air porte une fraîcheur tonifiante qui rappelle sans cesse la proximité des grands espaces. Les gestes quotidiens conservent une dignité simple, portée par une mémoire collective attachée à ces lieux qui ne demandent rien d'autre que la persévérance de ceux qui ont choisi de s'y établir.
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Explore Val-Brillant, 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: 48.533858, -67.548202. 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 Val-Brillant includes the postal code (G5J), 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 Val-Brillant 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) |