Getting around Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot and by bike from every populated block in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 12,190
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 29%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 28 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 452nd
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Travel times across Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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Getting around Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
The share of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine residents within a trip of each place, and the typical trip, by each way of getting there the free map offers.
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 16%typical 28 min | 46%typical 12 min |
| Pharmacy | 2%over an hour | 7%typical 47 min |
| Park | 11%typical 31 min | 38%typical 14 min |
| Elementary school | 6%typical 45 min | 19%typical 24 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 29%typical 28 min | 59%typical 12 min |
| Pharmacy | 5%over an hour | 14%typical 47 min |
| Park | 20%typical 31 min | 57%typical 14 min |
| Elementary school | 11%typical 45 min | 30%typical 24 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 38%typical 28 min | 71%typical 12 min |
| Pharmacy | 8%over an hour | 19%typical 47 min |
| Park | 29%typical 31 min | 70%typical 14 min |
| Elementary school | 17%typical 45 min | 43%typical 24 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 55%typical 28 min | 84%typical 12 min |
| Pharmacy | 14%over an hour | 32%typical 47 min |
| Park | 49%typical 31 min | 81%typical 14 min |
| Elementary school | 30%typical 45 min | 69%typical 24 min |
Cycling follows the street network, hills included. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine in numbers
29% of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 49% across Quebec and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 16% | 29% | 38% | 55% | 28 min |
| Pharmacy | 2% | 5% | 8% | 14% | over an hour |
| Park | 11% | 20% | 29% | 49% | 31 min |
| Elementary school | 6% | 11% | 17% | 30% | 45 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Quebec and Canada
| Place | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 29% | 49% | 45% | 452nd of 1,000142nd of 259 in Quebec |
| Pharmacy | 5% | 49% | 51% | 800th of 1,000245th of 259 in Quebec |
| Park | 20% | 83% | 82% | 820th of 1,000247th of 259 in Quebec |
| Elementary school | 11% | 53% | 55% | 737th of 1,000225th of 259 in Quebec |
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Quebec
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine in population, and the share of their residents within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store. Communities are 2021 census subdivisions (cities, towns, counties and other municipalities), compared within their municipal boundaries.
| Community | Residents | Grocery within 15 min |
|---|---|---|
| Kincardine | 12,268 | 26% |
| North Saanich | 12,235 | 3% |
| Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 12,190 | 29% |
| Bathurst | 12,157 | 28% |
| Brighton | 12,108 | 20% |
More places across the Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine census division
The Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine census division has 12,654 residents, 96% of them in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store20%
- Café16%
- Bakery7%
- Library1%
- Playground17%
- Childcare5%
- Community centre10%
- Clinic6%
Shares of 2021 residents of populated census blocks, on foot along the street network. How the walking times are computed
Travel times are our best estimates from open data published October 8, 2026 and can contain errors. Walking and cycling times are rounded down, so “within 15 minutes” means under 16. Check before an important decision, and tell us if something looks wrong.
Questions
Is Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 29% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 49% across Quebec and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine ranks 452nd of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine by bike?
By bike, 59% of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 14% a pharmacy, 57% a park and 30% an elementary school. On foot, 29% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 12 min by bike and 28 min on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Is Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 29% of residents reach a grocery store, 5% a pharmacy, 20% a park and 11% an elementary school. These figures count each place separately; open the map to see how many residents have all four within 15 minutes, for the places you choose.
How does Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine compare with communities of a similar size?
In Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 29% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 26% in Kincardine, 3% in North Saanich, 28% in Bathurst and 20% in Brighton.
Where does this data come from?
Walking and cycling times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Places come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, with health care and schools checked against Statistics Canada’s open databases. Shares are weighted by 2021 population. Data published 8 October 2026. How the times are computed
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine in brief
- Province
- Quebec
- Census division
- Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Census subdivision code
- 2401023
- Residents in 2021
- 12,190
- Data published
- 8 October 2026
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the Overture Maps Foundation; census blocks, 2021 populations and municipal boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada; elevation from Natural Resources Canada; province outlines from Natural Earth; links from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Figures derived from OpenStreetMap are under the ODbL. Data sources and licences