First pick
Parc des Pionniers
Park or garden
6.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Verchères
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.08.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Verchères · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Verchères beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The 10 km around town hold 44 protected areas. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 11 km off. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land
8.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
44
within 10 km, 21 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
97 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Verchères stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.9% of the land within 10 km, more than 83% of Canadian townsMany protected areas21 public areas within 10 km
Verchères’ best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Verchères 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km8.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas21Areas 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
Verchères has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,714 to 5,931 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
Verchères8.9%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Verchères21
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Verchères0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Verchères sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 15% | 14% | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | East Ferris ON | 10% | 1.8% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Spallumcheen BC | 6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Minto MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 34 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Verchères
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 Verchères: 9 named parks and woods
The biggest is Parc des Pionniers, 6.7 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 14 ha in all
Parks & gardens 14 ha
Two places, Parc des Pionniers and Parc de la Coulée François-Jarret, make up 65% of the total.
Parc de la Coulée François-Jarret
Park or garden
2.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Verchères
Directionsto a point inside
Parc François-Chagnon
Park or garden
1.6 ha
Centralin the middle of Verchères
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Passe-Partout
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Verchères
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Roland-Pigeon
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.1 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Louis Saint-Pierre
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.1 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Marie Moreau
Park or garden
0.2 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Verchères
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Parc des PionniersPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Coulée François-JarretPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc François-ChagnonPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc Passe-PartoutPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Roland-PigeonPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Louis Saint-PierrePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-Marie MoreauPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc FontainePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc J.-Ernest ChicoinePark or garden · 0.4 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
A park is within a short walk for 4 in 10 in Verchères
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 (41%)Further (59%)
Verchères41%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). Around 3,500 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
44 protected areas around Verchères
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Verchères1.7%
Within 10 km8.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 21 of the 44. The others are private conservation land. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 2,095 ha. The figures include 22 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · reaches Verchères
Île-Beauregard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 17 ha · reaches Verchères
Marécage-de-l'Île-Marie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 6.3 ha · reaches Verchères
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 883 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Bellegarde) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Île aux Boeufs Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 22 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 491 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-l'Île-Bouchard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 29 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Contrecoeur) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 625 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite En 0180) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 705 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
8 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
La Mauricie National Park, 97 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
11 km south-west8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
97 km north536 km²since 1970
Nearer still is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), a provincial park 11 km away. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
3 km of paths in and around Verchères
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
3.4 km
in and around the town (131.9 km²)
Woodland
22%
about 28.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
VerchèresTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
VerchèresTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland22%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 69% of Canadian towns. 95% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Verchères 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.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Verchères is best on foot in May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fleury, 28 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 |
Precipitation runs from 61 mm in February to 114 mm in August. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 27 °C. About 202 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Verchères →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Verchères
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
Near Verchères: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 13 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 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 Verchères
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-SulpiceRepentignyL'AssomptionCharlemagneVarennesLavaltrieVerchères
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verchères | 8.9% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Sulpice 6.2 km | 12% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Repentigny 7.3 km | 8.3% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| L'Assomption 10.0 km | 8.5% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlemagne 12 km | 11% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| Varennes 12 km | 9.3% | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| Lavaltrie 13 km | 9.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
Around Verchères, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- 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 Verchères
Where can you swim near Verchères?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
How much land around Verchères is protected?
Within 10 km, 8.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Verchères?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 97 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Verchères?
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit Verchères for the outdoors?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Verchères?
It is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 11 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Verchères
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).