First pick
Île Darvard
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Williamborg · Public domain6.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Ours · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Ours is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 33 km away
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,525 ha) is the biggest, 4.8 km from town. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
6.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
79 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
33 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Saint-Ours, 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km6.4%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 areas9Areas 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
Saint-Ours comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,817 to 2,587 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-Ours6.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Ours9
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Ours0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Saint-Ours’ strong point is protected land nearby, where 5 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Saint-Ours QC | 6.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Saint-Ours
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 Saint-Ours: 2 named parks and woods
Largest first: Île Darvard leads with 3.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
Parc multigénérationnel Alphonse-Desjardins
Park or garden
2.8 ha
Centralin the middle of Saint-Ours
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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Saint-Ours
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 (28%)Further (72%)
Saint-Ours28%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,300 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
6.4% of the country within 10 km of Saint-Ours is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Ours0%
Within 10 km6.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 9 of the 16; land trusts and private owners hold the others. fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 1,525 ha, the most of any named area. 7 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Saint-Ours) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 445 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Île aux Foins Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 746 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite de 0178) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 578 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,525 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 298 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Saint-Ours) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Contrecoeur) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 625 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite En 0180) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 705 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 550 ha · 8.3 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
The nearest big park: La Mauricie National Park, 79 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
33 km south-west8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
79 km north536 km²since 1970
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), a provincial park, is nearer at 33 km. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint-Ours and its edge hold 2 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
1.5 km
in and around the town (102.7 km²)
Woodland
23%
about 23.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-OursTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-OursTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland23%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 97% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 69% 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 Saint-Ours
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Saint-Ours in May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (15 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) | 9.0 | 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 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. For dry weather, February is best (61 mm); August gets 114 mm. Expect around 202 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Saint-Ours →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Saint-Ours
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Saint-Ours: 11 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 3 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
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 3
Camping Domaine de la Paixin town
DirectionsCamping Snowbird0.2 km from town
DirectionsDomaine des Erables0.5 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Ours
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Roch-de-RichelieuContrecoeurSainte-Victoire-de-SorelLanoraieLavaltrieSaint-Antoine-sur-RichelieuSaint-Ours
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ours | 6.4% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu 1.1 km | 8.6% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Contrecoeur 6.4 km | 10% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel 9.8 km | 6.9% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanoraie 10 km | 9% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Lavaltrie 11 km | 9.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu 11 km | 8.7% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Saint-Ours 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
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Ours
Is there protected land near Saint-Ours?
Protected areas cover 6.4% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a beach near Saint-Ours?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is Saint-Ours near a national park?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 79 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Ours?
It is fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,525 ha.
When should you visit Saint-Ours for the outdoors?
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.
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Ours?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 33 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Saint-Ours’ outdoors figures come from
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).