First pick
Parc des Ursulois
Park or garden
3.3 ha
3.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.00.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sainte-Ursule · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 31 km from Sainte-Ursule: La Mauricie National Park
One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Biggest among them: Lac Saint-Pierre Old-Growth Forest, 204 ha, 7.1 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
31 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
56 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Sainte-Ursule beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km0.6%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 areas2Areas 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
Sainte-Ursule sits 15th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,363 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
Sainte-Ursule0.6%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sainte-Ursule2
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sainte-Ursule0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Sainte-Ursule is weakest for protected land nearby: 25 of 39 have more.
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 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Sainte-Ursule QC | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Sainte-Ursule
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Sainte-Ursule
The biggest is Parc des Ursulois, 3.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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
Most of Sainte-Ursule is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Sainte-Ursule0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). Around 1,400 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
7 protected areas lie within 10 km of Sainte-Ursule
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sainte-Ursule0%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 7 are on public land. Lac Saint-Pierre Old-Growth Forest leads for size with 204 ha. The figures include 5 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Lac Saint-Pierre Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 204 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
04151R035 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 120 ha · 7.7 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 parks within reach of Sainte-Ursule
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
National park
La Mauricie National Park
31 km north536 km²since 1970
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
56 km west1,510 km²since 1981
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
Paths to walk: 3 km in and around Sainte-Ursule
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
3.1 km
in and around the town (127.9 km²)
Woodland
47%
about 59.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sainte-UrsuleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sainte-UrsuleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland47%
0%50%100%
96% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 82% 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 named walking route passes Sainte-Ursule on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Sainte-Ursule is best on foot in May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Nicolet, 37 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 49 | 52 | 82 | 75 | 95 | 103 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 76 |
Snowfall averages 213 cm a year. The wettest month is the warmest, July (103 mm); February has 49 mm. Daytime highs run from -7 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. The climate in Sainte-Ursule →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Sainte-Ursule
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Sainte-Ursule: 3 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: viewpoints (3).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Chutes de Sainte-Ursulein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping de Saint-Édouard1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Sainte-Ursule
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MaskinongéLouisevilleSaint-PaulinSaint-BarthélemyYamachicheSaint-Alexis-des-MontsSainte-Ursule
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Ursule | 0.6% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Maskinongé 9.6 km | 13% | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Louiseville 11 km | 6.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Paulin 13 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Barthélemy 13 km | 10% | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamachiche 18 km | 5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Alexis-des-Monts 19 km | 16% | 43 | 15 | 8 |
Around Maskinongé, Louiseville and Saint-Barthélemy the protected share is at least double. For walking routes, Saint-Alexis-des-Monts leads the area with 15.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Sainte-Ursule
What is the best season to get outdoors in Sainte-Ursule?
On the normals, May and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Sainte-Ursule?
Lac Saint-Pierre Old-Growth Forest: 204 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there a provincial park near Sainte-Ursule?
It is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 56 km away.
Where can you swim near Sainte-Ursule?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Is there protected land near Sainte-Ursule?
Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km.
Is Sainte-Ursule near a national park?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 31 km off.
Sources
Sources for this page on Sainte-Ursule
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).