First pick
Bois de Brossard
Wood or forest
711 ha
8.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.02.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Carignan · parks, protected land & trails
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) is 2.0 km from Carignan
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area (903 ha) is the biggest, 9.7 km from town. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Count 35 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
2.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
35
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
2.0 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
How Carignan compares with other Canadian towns
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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km2.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas 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
Carignan has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,343 to 12,899 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
Carignan2.7%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carignan2
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carignan0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Carignan does best for protected land nearby: 13 of the other 39 have more. For public protected areas, though, 27 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | View Royal BC | 21% | 45% | 35 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Westboro ON | 13% | 5.5% | 32 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 5 | Bridlewood AB | 7.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC | 7.3% | 6.1% | 46 | 0 | 94 |
| 7 | Saltspring Island BC | 6.7% | 17% | 109 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Rothesay NB | 5.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Saint-Hippolyte QC | 4.2% | 6.9% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Highland Creek ON | 3.5% | 0.6% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Chaparral AB | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | New Springbrook ON | 3.1% | 2.4% | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Lakeview AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Carignan QC | 2.7% | 2.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Yonge-Eglinton ON | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Grenet QC | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Spring Valley ON | 2.4% | 8.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Regent Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 19 | Bromont QC | 2.2% | 2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Yonge-Bay Corridor ON | 2.2% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 21 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 22 | Kings County, Subdivision B NS | 1.7% | 5.9% | 19 | 2 | 9 |
| 23 | Bayview Woods-Steeles ON | 1.7% | 17% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Hill North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Highland West ON | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Winchester ON | 1.2% | 0.6% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Meaford ON | 1.1% | 2.1% | 70 | 4 | 21 |
| 29 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Wellesley ON | 1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Windsor Park MB | 0.8% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Gander NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Amos QC | 0.5% | 0.2% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lac Ste. Anne County AB | 0.5% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Alderwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Varsity AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Rutherford AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Downtown AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Carignan on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Carignan: 29 named parks and woods
Largest first: Bois de Brossard leads with 711 ha. Numbers match the map.
29 named parks and woods, 759 ha in all
Parks & gardens 48 haWoods 711 ha
Between them, Bois de Brossard and Parc Robert-Lebel cover 96%.
Parc Robert-Lebel
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
14 ha
4.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Patriotes
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
9.2 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Joséphte-Chatelain
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Tisserand
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
3.9 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Mairie
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Halte de Richelieu
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
7.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Domaine
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.4 km of path
3.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 29 named parks and green spaces
Bois de BrossardWood or forest · 711 ha
DirectionsParc Robert-LebelPark or garden · 14 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc des PatriotesPark or garden · 9.2 ha · 2.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Joséphte-ChatelainPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc du TisserandPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la MairiePark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHalte de RichelieuPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du DomainePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc ParkwoodPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du RuisseauPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la SourcePark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc des VéteransPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc Carignan-SalièresPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jacques-RousseauPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ForgetPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Jean-BigonessePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc HenriettePark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc de la SeigneuriePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Louise de RamesayPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LaurierPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du Centre-MultifonctionnelPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc Carignan-SalièrePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc François DavignonPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des PeupliersPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc BoileauPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc de la Plume MagiquePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc Marianne-BabyPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Michel-SarrazinPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc GenestPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
2 in 10 people in Carignan 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 (23%)Further (78%)
Carignan23%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 9,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Carignan, 2.7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Carignan2.1%
Within 10 km2.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 2 of the 35. At 903 ha, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. Another 33 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 9.7 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
2.0 km to Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
2.0 km north8.8 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Carignan; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Carignan and its edge hold 73 km of footpath
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
73 km
in and around the town (133.2 km²)
Woodland
18%
about 23.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CarignanTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CarignanTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland18%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 65% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 65% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Carignan
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
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 Carignan: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 33 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
The yearly snowfall is near 217 cm. From -4 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Most rain and snow falls in October, 103 mm; February sees 66 mm. The climate in Carignan →
Things to do
Carignan has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 131 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Lieu historique national du Fort-Chambly1.7 km from town
DirectionsCanal-de-Chambly1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 25
Plus 25 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 131
Jeux d'eau Quincy-Sous-Sénart1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 130 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Joie de vivre1.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 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 Carignan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ChamblyBienvilleSaint-Mathias-sur-RichelieuRichelieuLaurendeauIbervilleCarignan
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carignan | 2.7% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Chambly 2.6 km | 2.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bienville 4.6 km | 4.1% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 6.5 km | 4.3% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| Richelieu 6.8 km | 1.4% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Laurendeau 8.1 km | 4.9% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Iberville 8.4 km | 5.1% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
No place nearby has double Carignan’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Carignan
When should you visit Carignan for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Carignan from a national park?
None within 100 km of Carignan.
Is there protected land near Carignan?
Protected areas cover 2.7% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Carignan?
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 903 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Carignan?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 2.0 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Carignan
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).