Data licence
Last updated: October 6, 2026.
In short
- Fallest's places come mostly from OpenStreetMap, completed by other open sources (listed below).
- The data files the site publishes (the
/donnees/folder) form a database derived from OpenStreetMap. They are offered under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. - You may copy, use and modify them, provided you credit the source, say whether you changed them, and share what you derive from them under the same licence.
What this licence covers
It covers the data the site publishes: the activity place files (/donnees/activites/), the places index (/donnees/index-lieux.json) and their updates. It does not cover the site's code, Fallest's logo and visual identity, the texts Fallest wrote, or photos (each keeps its own licence, shown under the photo).
How to credit
Write, somewhere visible: "Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; Fallest and the open sources listed on the Data licence page", with a link to this page and to openstreetmap.org/copyright.
If you publish a database built from ours, it must stay under the ODbL. If you only publish maps or results, the credit above is enough ("produced work").
Sources and licences
Each source keeps its own licence. Data are cross-checked and may have been corrected by Fallest.
| Source | What it provides | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Places, opening hours, accessibility, addresses | ODbL 1.0 |
| Overture Maps Foundation (Places) | Places outside Québec (data from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare, AllThePlaces) | CDLA Permissive 2.0 |
| Système d'information touristique (SIT) Québec — Tourisme Québec, CC BY 4.0 | Québec tourist attractions, restaurants and services | CC BY 4.0 |
| Commission de toponymie du Québec, MAMH | Place names, Québec municipalities | CC BY 4.0 |
| Statistique Canada | Municipalities, populations, boundaries, cultural facilities | Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada |
| Ressources naturelles Canada (Base de données toponymiques) | Canadian geographical names | Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada |
| Land Information Ontario | Ontario provincial parks and conservation reserves | Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Ontario |
| GeoNames | Localities, hamlets | CC BY 4.0 |
| Wikidata | Identifiers, links, heritage | CC0 1.0 |
| Wikipédia, Wikivoyage | Text excerpts | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Wikimédia Commons | Photos of places (author and licence shown under each photo) | Licence propre à chaque photo |
| Natural Earth | Country and province outlines (globe) | Domaine public |
| Open-Meteo | Weather forecasts (at the time you visit) | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles | Map background | Données © OpenStreetMap (ODbL) |
Found a mistake?
Use “Report” under a place, or “A place is missing?” to suggest one. For the fix to benefit everyone, the best way is to make it in OpenStreetMap: it will come back to Fallest at the next update.

