Getting around Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 3,367
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 12%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 52 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 707th
33% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
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Travel times across Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot, by bike or by transit. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
Transit times are for a weekday at peak hours. A free plus account adds a mode and a time limit for each place, and transit at night on weekdays and at midday on Saturday and Sunday.
Getting around Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
The share of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 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 | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 6%typical 52 min | 20%typical 29 min | 6%typical 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 10%typical 52 min | 15%typical 28 min | 10%typical 52 min |
| Park | 12%typical 37 min | 24%typical 20 min | 12%typical 37 min |
| Elementary school | 3%typical 59 min | 14%typical 32 min | 3%typical 59 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 12%typical 52 min | 20%typical 29 min | 12%typical 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 12%typical 52 min | 29%typical 28 min | 12%typical 52 min |
| Park | 20%typical 37 min | 36%typical 20 min | 20%typical 37 min |
| Elementary school | 7%typical 59 min | 21%typical 32 min | 7%typical 59 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 22%typical 52 min | 44%typical 29 min | 22%typical 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 20%typical 52 min | 45%typical 28 min | 20%typical 52 min |
| Park | 30%typical 37 min | 51%typical 20 min | 30%typical 37 min |
| Elementary school | 12%typical 59 min | 21%typical 32 min | 12%typical 59 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 39%typical 52 min | 51%typical 29 min | 39%typical 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 38%typical 52 min | 51%typical 28 min | 38%typical 52 min |
| Park | 45%typical 37 min | 70%typical 20 min | 45%typical 37 min |
| Elementary school | 18%typical 59 min | 48%typical 32 min | 18%typical 59 min |
Transit timetables cover the areas where 0% of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson residents live. For the others, a transit trip is the walk.
Cycling and transit follow the street network, hills included. A transit trip includes the walk to and from the stops, at the median departure of a weekday morning peak, and is never slower than walking the whole way. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson in numbers
12% of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 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 | 6% | 12% | 22% | 39% | 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 10% | 12% | 20% | 38% | 52 min |
| Park | 12% | 20% | 30% | 45% | 37 min |
| Elementary school | 3% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 59 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Quebec and Canada
| Place | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | Quebec | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 12% | 49% | 45% | 707th of 1,000218th of 259 in Quebec |
| Pharmacy | 12% | 49% | 51% | 721st of 1,000220th of 259 in Quebec |
| Park | 20% | 83% | 82% | 820th of 1,000247th of 259 in Quebec |
| Elementary school | 7% | 53% | 55% | 798th of 1,000235th of 259 in Quebec |
33% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Quebec
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 3,377 | 0% |
| Ascot Corner | 3,368 | 0% |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | 3,367 | 12% |
| Saint-Sulpice | 3,360 | 25% |
| Malartic | 3,355 | 51% |
More places across the Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM census division
The Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM census division has 46,906 residents, 7% of them in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store28%
- Café25%
- Bakery13%
- Library9%
- Playground17%
- Childcare11%
- Community centre12%
- Clinic12%
Other communities in the Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM area
Beside each community is the share of its residents who can reach a grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
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 Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 12% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 49% across Quebec and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson ranks 707th of 1,000 communities. 33% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Can you get around Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson by bike?
By bike, 20% of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 29% a pharmacy, 36% a park and 21% an elementary school. On foot, 12% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 29 min by bike and 52 min on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Does transit help you reach everyday places in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 12% of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 12% on foot and 20% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes 52 min by transit and 52 min on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk. Transit timetables cover the areas where 0% of residents live; for the rest, the time shown is the walk.
Is Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 12% of residents reach a grocery store, 12% a pharmacy, 20% a park and 7% 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 Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson compare with communities of a similar size?
In Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 12% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 0% in Salisbury, 0% in Ascot Corner, 25% in Saint-Sulpice and 51% in Malartic.
Where does this data come from?
Walking, cycling and transit times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Transit uses the operators’ published timetables at the weekday morning peak. 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
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson in brief
- Province
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
- Census subdivision code
- 2477012
- Residents in 2021
- 3,367
- 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; transit times from the operators’ published timetables; 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