First pick
Halte de Saint-Césaire
Park or garden
4.1 ha
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Césaire · parks, protected land & trails
Little of the land around Saint-Césaire is protected: 0.4% within 10 km
25 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), is 23 km away. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
23 km
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Saint-Césaire 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.4%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Césaire is 11th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,059 to 6,242 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
Saint-Césaire0.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Césaire0
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Césaire0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint-Césaire lags towns its size: 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Dutch Settlement NS | 8.7% | 15% | 69 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Nouveau Greenfield Park QC | 6.9% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fatima QC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Delta East ON | 3.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barrhead County No. 11 AB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Glenora AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Willow Creek No. 26 AB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sargent Park MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Grosvenor Park SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | St. Paul AB | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Beauceville QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Saint-Césaire
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 Saint-Césaire: 3 named parks and woods
Largest first: Halte de Saint-Césaire leads with 4.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
La Route des Champs
Park or garden
0.5 ha
Centralin the middle of Saint-Césaire
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
3 in 10 people in Saint-Césaire 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 (33%)Further (67%)
Saint-Césaire33%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 4,100 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
25 protected areas lie within 10 km of Saint-Césaire
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Césaire0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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
Yamaska National Park (Québec) is 23 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.
National parkProvincial park
Québec national park (provincial)
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
23 km east13 km²since 1983
For a national park, people in Saint-Césaire travel more than 100 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
1 km of paths in and around Saint-Césaire
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
1.1 km
in and around the town (136.3 km²)
Woodland
8.2%
about 11.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-CésaireTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-CésaireTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.2%
0%50%100%
For path density, 98% of Canadian towns do better. 52% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Saint-Césaire
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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
The best months for walking in Saint-Césaire: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Granby (23 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 95 | 74 | 88 | 101 | 100 | 121 | 122 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 92 | 98 |
Some 262 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -5 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 122 mm in July, against 74 mm in February. The climate in Saint-Césaire →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Saint-Césaire
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Saint-Césaire: 7 places to go
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 7.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Césaire
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RougemontSainte-Angèle-de-MonnoirAnge-GardienSaint-Paul-d'AbbotsfordSainte-Brigide-d'IbervilleSaint-DamaseSaint-Césaire
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Césaire | 0.4% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Rougemont 4.7 km | 1.5% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir 6.7 km | 1.4% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Ange-Gardien 8.9 km | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford 9.5 km | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville 11 km | 0.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Saint-Damase 12 km | 1.9% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Rougemont, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir and Saint-Damase have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Césaire
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Césaire?
The closest is Yamaska National Park (Québec), at 23 km.
How much land around Saint-Césaire is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Saint-Césaire?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Césaire?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Saint-Césaire?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Césaire.
Sources
The sources behind Saint-Césaire’s 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.
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).