First pick
Parc de la Montagne-des-Roches
Park or garden
20 ha3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
1.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.04.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Jésuites · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Jésuites is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 26 km away
Within 5 km lie 6 beaches, unnamed on the map. One named trail is close: the Sentier de l'escarpement. Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area (325 ha) is the biggest, 6.1 km from town.
Protected land
4.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Jésuites against 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km4.6%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 areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Jésuites comes 11th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (15,442 to 16,156 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
Jésuites4.6%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Jésuites10
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Jésuites1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Jésuites beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 10 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Golfs QC | 17% | 18% | 40 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Mercier QC | 15% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaspé QC | 13% | 21% | 41 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont ON | 12% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lavaltrie QC | 9.9% | 0.3% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Severn ON | 9.6% | 1.1% | 52 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant ON | 8.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lougheed BC | 5.6% | 0% | 53 | 2 | 49 |
| 9 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Vieux-Moulin QC | 4.7% | 0.1% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Jésuites QC | 4.6% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Saint-Louis QC | 4.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Downtown ON | 3.6% | 2.8% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Lachute QC | 3.5% | 0.9% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | François-Perrault QC | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanier ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Trinity-Bellwoods ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 18 | North Toronto ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Little Portugal ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 20 | Newtonbrook East ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | East Willowdale ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Glen Cairn ON | 1.6% | 7% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Parc-Jarry QC | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Almonte ON | 1.4% | 0.7% | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Comox BC | 1.4% | 2.6% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Lansing-Westgate ON | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Loretteville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Pembroke ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Kenora ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Evergreen SK | 0.7% | 8.9% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Dorchester ON | 0.6% | 1% | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | High River AB | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Corunna ON | 0.4% | 1% | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Thorncliffe AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley ON | 0.2% | 2.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 37 | South Windsor ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sheridan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Winkler MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | East Riverside ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The map
The green map of Jésuites
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 Jésuites: 18 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc de la Montagne-des-Roches leads with 20 ha. Numbers match the map.
18 named parks and woods, 61 ha in all
Parks & gardens 61 ha
Two places, Parc de la Montagne-des-Roches and Parc du Périgord, make up 49% of the total.
Parc du Périgord
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
10 ha
2.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Terrasse-du-Bon-Air
Park or garden
6.4 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de l’Oise
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Guillaume-Mathieu
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Petit-Village
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Maurice-Lortie
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
2.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks and green spaces
Parc de la Montagne-des-RochesPark or garden · 20 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du PérigordPark or garden · 10 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la Terrasse-du-Bon-AirPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-JérômePark or garden · 4.3 ha
DirectionsParc de l’OisePark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Guillaume-MathieuPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc du Petit-VillagePark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice-LortiePark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LyonnaisPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBassin de l'OpalePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc ChabotPark or garden · 1.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la CommunePark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSentier Place MontaignePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Place MontaignePark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc Moulin des JésuitesPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-SamuelPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc du Sacré-CœurPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc OMHQ-GravelPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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
9 in 10 people in Jésuites 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 (89%)Further (11%)
Jésuites89%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. Around 1,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Jésuites, 4.6% 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 Jésuites0%
Within 10 km4.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
10 of the 17 are on public land. Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 325 ha. 7 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 153 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 311 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Montmorency Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 146 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 325 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Est du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 232 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 8.8 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 26 km off
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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
26 km north671 km²since 1981
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Jésuites, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
26 km of paths in and around Jésuites
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
26 km
in and around the town (18.4 km²)
Woodland
2.4%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
JésuitesTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
JésuitesTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.4%
0%50%100%
53% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². 73% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Jésuites
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Sentier de l'escarpement0.3 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Jésuites is best on foot in May and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Quebec Jean Lesage (Airport) (12 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 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 119 | 109 | 111 | 116 | 91 | 96 |
Winter brings about 299 cm of snow. July is warm and wet, 119 mm; the driest month, February, has 66 mm. The warmest days come in July (25 °C highs), the coldest in January (-7 °C). The climate in Jésuites →
Beaches
6 beaches within 5 km of Jésuites, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
63 things to do outdoors near Jésuites
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 57.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 57
Modules de jeux0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 56 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Jésuites: 3 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Parc VictoriaGarden or park · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsBois-de-Coulonge ParkGarden or park · 6.4 km from town
DirectionsRoger-Van den Hende botanical gardenGarden or park · 8.5 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Jésuites
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CharlesbourgSaint-RodrigueBourg-RoyalLairetVieux-MoulinMaizeretsJésuites
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jésuites | 4.6% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Charlesbourg 1.5 km | 3.9% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Saint-Rodrigue 1.6 km | 4.8% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Bourg-Royal 2.4 km | 4.1% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Lairet 2.7 km | 5% | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Vieux-Moulin 2.9 km | 4.7% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Maizerets 3.1 km | 5.2% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Jésuites doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Jésuites
How far is the nearest provincial park from Jésuites?
The closest is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 26 km.
When should you visit Jésuites for the outdoors?
May and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What walking routes are near Jésuites?
Try the Sentier de l'escarpement.
Is there a beach near Jésuites?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Which is the biggest protected area near Jésuites?
It is Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 325 ha.
Are there protected areas near Jésuites?
Yes: 4.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Jésuites near a national park?
None within 100 km of Jésuites.
Sources
The sources behind Jésuites’ outdoors figures
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).