Photo: Yanik Crépeau · CC BY-SA 3.0Ferme-Neuve has 41 public protected areas within 10 km
Of the country within 10 km, 5.6% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage_Windigo. No national park lies within 100 km.
What sets Ferme-Neuve apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
For someone who likes to get outside, Ferme-Neuve’s draw is the number of public protected areas close by. It has less to offer in a big park within easy reach.
Each figure for Ferme-Neuve, set against 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Ferme-Neuve ranks 12th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,773 to 2,859 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Among its peers, Ferme-Neuve’s strong point is public protected areas, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The green map of Ferme-Neuve
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
4 named parks and woods to walk in near Ferme-Neuve
The biggest is Parc Poirier, 9.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Add Parc Poirier to Parc Lafontaine and you have 92% of it.
Parc Lafontaine
Parc Armand-Millaire
Parc Bernard-Cloutier
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.
About 3 in 10 of Ferme-Neuve’s residents are a short walk from 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.
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 2,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Around Ferme-Neuve, protected areas make up 5.6%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Of the 42, 41 are public land; the others are privately held. Proposed Montagne-du-Diable Biodiversity Reserve is the biggest, 6,619 ha. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
28 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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.
The nearest big park: Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 51 km away
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.
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
For a national park, people in Ferme-Neuve travel more than 100 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Ferme-Neuve has 163 km of footpaths in and around it
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
More of it is wooded than in 95% of Canadian towns. For path density, 81% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Ferme-Neuve
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Ferme-Neuve in May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Maniwaki (79 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 56 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 95 | 87 | 96 | 72 | 76 |
Expect 96 mm in October, the wettest month, and 56 mm in February. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The climate in Ferme-Neuve →
Beaches near Ferme-Neuve: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Another beach has no name on the map. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Ferme-Neuve: 2 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are campsites: 7 on the map. For a climb, Mont Sir-Wilfrid rises to 783 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Hills and peaks 4
Waterfalls 1
Nature reserves 1
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 7
Plus 1 campsite 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 to Ferme-Neuve
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferme-Neuve | 5.6% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| Mont-Laurier 18 km | 9.7% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| Lac-des-Écorces 19 km | 8.8% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Ferme-Neuve’s protected share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Ferme-Neuve
Where can you swim near Ferme-Neuve?
Try Plage_Windigo, in town, first of several.
How much land around Ferme-Neuve is protected?
Protected areas cover 5.6% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Ferme-Neuve?
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 51 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Ferme-Neuve?
Proposed Montagne-du-Diable Biodiversity Reserve: 6,619 ha, a nature reserve.
Is Ferme-Neuve near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Ferme-Neuve.
When is the best time for walking in Ferme-Neuve?
May to July and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources for this page on Ferme-Neuve
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).