First pick
Parc Jean-Louis Poulette
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
3.2 ha
1.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jfecteau20 · CC BY-SA 4.09.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Berthierville · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Berthierville for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The largest is Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area: 4,676 ha, 7.8 km from the edge of town. For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 64 km away. Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 52 km.
Protected land
9.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
64 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
52 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Berthierville beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km9.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Berthierville ranks 7th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,501 to 4,681 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Berthierville9.1%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Berthierville6
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Berthierville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Berthierville sits near the top of its size group: 6 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 10 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Antonin QC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Battleford SK | 2.2% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès QC | 2% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Riverview MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Iroquois Falls ON | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Britannia ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Eastwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Berthierville
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Berthierville: 8 named parks and woods
Parc Jean-Louis Poulette is the largest, at 3.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 9 ha in all
Parks & gardens 8.9 ha
Parc Jean-Louis Poulette plus Parc Laferrière account for 63% of the green.
Parc Charles-Bellehumeur
Park or garden
0.8 ha
Centralin the middle of Berthierville
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Sainte-Geneviève
Park or garden
0.7 ha
Centralin the middle of Berthierville
Directionsto a point inside
Descente de bateau Berthierville
Park or garden
0.4 ha
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Belvédère Jacques-Lavallée
Park or garden
0.3 ha
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
6 in 10 people in Berthierville live near a park
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (62%)Further (38%)
Berthierville62%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 1,700 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
27 protected areas around Berthierville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Berthierville0%
Within 10 km9.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 6 of the 27, and private owners the rest. Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 4,676 ha. The figures include 21 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Île du Milieu - Île de la Commune Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 377 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,049 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Île aux Foins Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 746 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 4,676 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
St-Laurent, F. - I. Dupas Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 58 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Tourbières-de-Lanoraie Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 415 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
64 km to La Mauricie National Park
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Québec national park (provincial)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
52 km south-west8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
64 km north536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 52 km. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 7 km in and around Berthierville
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
7.2 km
in and around the town (21.1 km²)
Woodland
9.3%
about 2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BerthiervilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BerthiervilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland9.3%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 51% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 71% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Berthierville on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Berthierville: May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (35 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
A typical year sees 202 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -6 °C. The wettest month, August, brings 114 mm, against 61 mm in February. The climate in Berthierville →
Things to do
Berthierville has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 3 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Berthierville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-Geneviève-de-BerthierSaint-Ignace-de-LoyolaSaint-Joseph-de-SorelSorel-TracySainte-Anne-de-SorelSaint-CuthbertBerthierville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthierville | 9.1% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 4.1 km | 9% | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 4.7 km | 17% | 92 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 6.0 km | 12% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorel-Tracy 7.8 km | 12% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 11 km | 18% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Cuthbert 11 km | 7% | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Berthierville is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Berthierville
Are there protected areas near Berthierville?
Yes: 9.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Berthierville?
Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area: 4,676 ha, a wildlife area.
Is Berthierville near a national park?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 64 km off.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Berthierville?
On the normals, May to July and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Berthierville?
It is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 52 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Berthierville
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).