This lake is located in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

South shore of Lake Ventadour is located at 20 km (in direct line) at the northeast of the town of Lac-Edouard, 60.6 km east of La Tuque downtown and 63 miles southwest of Lac Saint-Jean.

This chain of water bodies is located parallel to the west of the Métabetchouane River.

In Native American history, as well as the time of the "coureurs des bois" (wooden runners) practicing fur trade, this area was conducive to the transfer of a watershed to another: that of the Métabetchouane River and Saint-Maurice River.

[citation needed] The name "Lake Ventadour" honors Henri de Lévis (1596 - 1651), 13th Duke of Ventadour and peer of France, Prince of Maubuisson, Earl of Voulte, lord of Cheylard Vauvert and other places, lieutenant general of Louis XIII in Languedoc ally Condé, Vice King of New France (1625–1631).