Explore Val-Menaud, 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-Menaud, 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-Menaud 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-Menaud.
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-Menaud |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Charles-de-Bourget; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.489388 |
| Longitude | -71.401716 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIKCY |
Val-Menaud is a locality in Saint-Charles-de-Bourget; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Val-Menaud is located at 48.4894°N, 71.4017°W.
Val-Menaud rests in the quiet embrace of the rugged terrain near Le Grand Coteau, where the land tilts toward the currents of the Saguenay River. It lies 19.7 km east-south-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 110°T), and is situated 14.1 km north-west of Jonquière. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, especially when the late afternoon light catches the slopes, turning the surrounding hills into deep shades of violet and slate. To the east, the landscape opens toward the presence of Lac Onésime, a mirror of stillness situated about 3 km away, while the distant, rushing energy of Chutes Murdock lingers 13 km beyond the immediate horizon. Val-Menaud maintains a singular character defined by this proximity to the water and the shifting granite of the Canadian Shield, where the silence of the woods often feels as tangible as the stone beneath one’s boots. The settlement of Val-Menaud reflects the enduring persistence of those who worked these northern reaches, finding sustenance in the timber and the soil that yields to careful cultivation. Life here follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the tasks of maintaining the homestead and navigating the seasonal transformation of the nearby forests. While the local economy remains rooted in the traditional industries of the Saguenay region, there is a distinct pride in the self-reliance required to thrive in such a secluded setting. Neighbors share a quiet understanding of the land’s demands, acknowledging that the beauty of the region is found in the simple, unadorned endurance of daily life amidst the vast, enduring presence of the Saguenay River.
Val-Menaud s'étire avec une ténacité silencieuse sur les rives de la rivière Saguenay, là où le sol rencontre la rudesse altière du Grand Coteau. Dans cette partie du Fjord-du-Saguenay, la lumière déclinante du soir accroche les reliefs escarpés, révélant une terre façonnée par le labeur des générations qui ont domestiqué ces terres agricoles aux confins du plateau. L'air y possède une clarté minérale, presque tranchante, qui semble descendre directement des hauteurs environnantes pour envelopper les habitations éparpillées. À quelques kilomètres, la présence du Lac Onésime apporte une ponctuation de sérénité immobile dans le relief accidenté, tandis que le grondement lointain des Chutes Murdock rappelle la force sourde des eaux qui sculptent le socle rocheux de la région. Val-Menaud conserve cette allure de sentinelle, habitée par une mémoire paysanne qui refuse de s'effacer devant l'immensité brute du paysage boréal. Les travailleurs de la terre et les forestiers ont bâti ici une existence rythmée par la rudesse des éléments, trouvant dans l'isolement du terrain une forme de dignité austère. Entre les courants profonds de la rivière Saguenay et le silence des forêts qui bordent le Grand Coteau, chaque journée s'écoule dans une fidélité obstinée aux racines qui maintiennent debout les maisons de Val-Menaud.
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Explore Val-Menaud, 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: 48.489388, -71.401716. 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-Menaud includes the postal code (G8A), 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-Menaud 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) |