Classement · Preserved nature & environment · Cities over 100 000 inhabitants

Preserved nature & environment

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France Open data: INSEE, DGCL, Qualité-eau.fr, ADEME, French Ministry of Interior, IGN

Toulon Wikipedia #1

Toulon

83 / 180 834 inh.
70.0 / 100
Natural land
30%
River nitrates
7.9 mg/L
Industrial sites
9
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Aix-en-Provence Wikipedia #2

Aix-en-Provence

13 / 147 933 inh.
64.4 / 100
Natural land
31%
River nitrates
3.8 mg/L
Industrial sites
19
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Besançon Wikipedia #3

Besançon

25 / 120 057 inh.
62.5 / 100
Natural land
37%
River nitrates
—
Industrial sites
49
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted by score
4.
Nîmes 30 · 150 444 inh.
Score 60.0/100
Natural land 36%
River nitrates 6.5 mg/L
Industrial sites 42
Natura 2000 Absent
5.
Nice 06 · 353 701 inh.
Score 58.3/100
Natural land 18%
River nitrates 9.4 mg/L
Industrial sites 47
Natura 2000 Absent
6.
Havre 76 · 166 462 inh.
Score 58.2/100
Natural land 15%
River nitrates 55.5 mg/L
Industrial sites 62
Natura 2000 Absent
7.
Brest 29 · 140 993 inh.
Score 56.5/100
Natural land 3%
River nitrates 19.0 mg/L
Industrial sites 39
Natura 2000 Absent
8.
Nantes 44 · 325 070 inh.
Score 56.4/100
Natural land 9%
River nitrates 3.0 mg/L
Industrial sites 54
Natura 2000 Absent
9.
Clermont-Ferrand 63 · 147 751 inh.
Score 56.2/100
Natural land 6%
River nitrates 13.7 mg/L
Industrial sites 31
Natura 2000 Absent
10.
Bordeaux 33 · 265 328 inh.
Score 55.8/100
Natural land 13%
River nitrates 0.2 mg/L
Industrial sites 45
Natura 2000 Absent
Méthodologie

How this ranking is calculated.

Full note
Weighting 22 %

Protected natural areas

Weighting 20 %

Natural land cover

Weighting 13 %

River water quality

Weighting 12 %

Industrial/polluted sites

Weighting 8 %

Air quality

Weighting 7 %

Groundwater levels

Weighting 7 %

Drinking water quality

Weighting 6 %

Natural setting (sea/mountain)

Weighting 5 %

Heatwave exposure