Explore Val-des-Lacs, 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-des-Lacs, 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-des-Lacs 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-des-Lacs.
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-des-Lacs |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Val-des-Lacs; Les Laurentides |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.181427 |
| Longitude | -74.342402 |
| Population | 750 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIJYZ |
Val-des-Lacs is a municipality in Val-des-Lacs; Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Val-des-Lacs is located at 46.1814°N, 74.3424°W.
Val-des-Lacs rests within the rugged, forested folds of the Laurentian landscape, defined by the imposing presence of Mont Arpin. It lies 21.1 km east-north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 70°T), and is situated 15.6 km north-north-west of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. The air here carries a crisp, pine-scented stillness, particularly as the sun begins to retreat behind the slopes, casting long, violet shadows across the uneven terrain. While Lac à Philias sits in close proximity, offering a quiet mirror to the surrounding timber, the distant, steady flow of the Rivière Archambault serves as a reminder of the water that shapes the wider basin. Residents and visitors often look toward the horizon where the sprawling reaches of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant define the northern distance, grounding the region in a vast, protected wilderness. History in Val-des-Lacs reflects the slow, deliberate work of those who settled these hills to harvest the timber and cultivate the rocky soil. The local economy finds its footing in the seasonal shifts of the land, moving from the quiet industry of forestry to the hospitality required by those drawn to the deep woods and high ridges. Daily life in Val-des-Lacs is marked by the turning of the seasons, where the heavy silence of winter snow gives way to the sudden, bright urgency of spring growth. Traditions here remain grounded in the practical realities of mountain living, where the light at dusk holds a particular clarity, revealing the stark lines of the timber against the darkening sky before the stars settle over the canopy.
Val-des-Lacs s'étire avec une humilité tranquille dans le relief accidenté des Laurentides, là où la lumière décline sur les pentes boisées du Mont Arpin. Le regard s'attarde sur ces replis de terrain où la nature dicte son rythme, portée par une atmosphère de sérénité qui semble suspendue dans l'air vif des hauteurs. À courte distance, le Lac à Philias miroitant entre les conifères offre une halte paisible, tandis que les eaux de la Rivière Archambault serpentent plus loin à travers les vallons boisés. Val-des-Lacs puise sa force dans cette topographie exigeante, héritière d'une vocation agricole et forestière qui a façonné le caractère résolu de ses habitants. Le panorama s'ouvre généreusement vers les horizons lointains, alors que le Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, situé à vingt-huit kilomètres, rappelle la vaste étendue sauvage qui enserre ce territoire. Dans la douceur d'un crépuscule d'été, le silence qui enveloppe les crêtes boisées semble raconter la patience des générations qui ont défriché ces terres. Ici, le quotidien se mesure aux changements de la clarté sur les roches et les sous-bois, offrant aux visiteurs et aux résidents une intimité rare avec le sol québécois.
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Explore Val-des-Lacs, 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: 46.181427, -74.342402. 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-des-Lacs includes the postal code (J8C), 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-des-Lacs 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) |