First pick
Parc Léo Jacques
Park or garden
6.6 ha
1.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
![Rue principale à l' Assomption . - [1930]](https://images.townratings.com/ca/town_images/52460028/def0e20b8d429e5ffd41.jpg)
Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domain8.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in L'Assomption · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match L'Assomption for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
40 protected areas lie within 10 km. A provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), lies 15 km away. 2.5 km out lies the largest, fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 2,095 ha.
Protected land
8.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
40
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
86 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Character
What sets L'Assomption apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 83% of Canadian townsMany protected areas20 public areas within 10 km
L'Assomption’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How L'Assomption 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 km8.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas20Areas 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
L'Assomption comes 4th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (23,872 to 26,305 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
L'Assomption8.5%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
L'Assomption20
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
L'Assomption0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, L'Assomption does best for public protected areas: 2 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Foothills County AB | 7.8% | 7.5% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows ON | 6.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Candiac QC | 5.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Springwater ON | 3.8% | 6.9% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 16 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Port Perry ON | 2.9% | 2% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Wellington Place ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 24 | Huntsville ON | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 25 | Newtonbrook West ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Owen Sound ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 29 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 32 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 33 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 AB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| 34 | Beltline AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Stonegate-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 36 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Essex ON | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Beaumont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
L'Assomption 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 L'Assomption: 30 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc Léo Jacques leads with 6.6 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 55 ha in all
Parks & gardens 55 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 12%.
Parc Des Moissons
Park or garden
5.5 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of L'Assomption
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Catherine-Bousquet
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
4.3 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
7.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Premières-Nations
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.5 km of path
7.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Partage
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.5 km of path
4.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Laurier
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.1 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc André-Courcelles
Park or garden
2.5 ha
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Léo JacquesPark or garden · 6.6 ha
DirectionsParc Des MoissonsPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Catherine-BousquetPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des Premières-NationsPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du PartagePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc LaurierPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Placide-CormierPark or garden · 3.3 ha
DirectionsParc André-CourcellesPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsParc Des ChristinPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsParc JuneauPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc Robert-DuguayPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc du Régiment-de-la-SarrePark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsParc linéaire de la Gare-de-VauclusePark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsParc Du CoteauPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc Roger-ToupinPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des Pine-a-DamasePark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-LouisPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc François-VarinPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc DelacroixPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Léopold-KayPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Pinède LafortunePark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsPark Henri-FoucherPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc du Grand-ManitouPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jacques-CartierPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc de l'Étang des SourcesPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bourg-FleuriPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc de l'AmitiéPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsHalte cyclablePark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Antonio Saint-RochPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Le SueurPark or garden · 0.2 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
About 6 in 10 of L'Assomption’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.
Within 400 m (58%)Further (42%)
L'Assomption58%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 11,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
40 protected areas around L'Assomption
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside L'Assomption0.4%
Within 10 km8.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
20 of the 40 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 2,095 ha, the most of any named area. Another 20 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 883 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-l'Île-Marie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 6.3 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 491 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Île-Beauregard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 17 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 550 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Bellegarde) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 298 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-l'Île-Bouchard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 29 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Île aux Boeufs Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 22 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
10 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
86 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)
15 km south8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
86 km north536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 15 km. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
L'Assomption has 38 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
38 km
in and around the town (162.3 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 41.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
L'AssomptionTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
L'AssomptionTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 76% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 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 mapped walking route near L'Assomption
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 L'Assomption: May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fleury, 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The wettest month, August, brings 114 mm, against 61 mm in February. Expect around 202 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in L'Assomption →
Things to do
Outdoors around L'Assomption: 54 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 48 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Parc écologique de l'Assomptionin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 48
Plus 48 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to L'Assomption
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-SulpiceL'ÉpiphanieSainte-Marie-SaloméVerchèresRepentignyLavaltrieL'Assomption
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Assomption | 8.5% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Sulpice 5.1 km | 12% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Épiphanie 5.5 km | 4% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé 9.6 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Verchères 10.0 km | 8.9% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Repentigny 10 km | 8.3% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| Lavaltrie 11 km | 9.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
L'Assomption 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.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in L'Assomption
How far is the nearest provincial park from L'Assomption?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 15 km away.
What is the largest protected area near L'Assomption?
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit L'Assomption for the outdoors?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How much land around L'Assomption is protected?
Within 10 km, 8.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is L'Assomption near a national park?
La Mauricie National Park, 86 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on L'Assomption
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).