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.
81.3 / 100
Natural land
30%
River nitrates
7.9 mg/L
Industrial sites
9
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Marseille Wikipedia #2

Marseille

13 / 877 215 inh.
74.2 / 100
Natural land
42%
River nitrates
2.0 mg/L
Industrial sites
0
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Havre Wikipedia #3

Havre

76 / 166 462 inh.
68.1 / 100
Natural land
15%
River nitrates
55.5 mg/L
Industrial sites
62
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted by score
4.
Besançon 25 · 120 057 inh.
Score 67.3/100
Natural land 37%
River nitrates —
Industrial sites 49
Natura 2000 Present
5.
Bordeaux 33 · 265 328 inh.
Score 65.9/100
Natural land 13%
River nitrates 0.2 mg/L
Industrial sites 45
Natura 2000 Present
6.
Saint-Étienne 42 · 172 569 inh.
Score 64.9/100
Natural land 32%
River nitrates —
Industrial sites 78
Natura 2000 Present
7.
Nîmes 30 · 150 444 inh.
Score 64.7/100
Natural land 36%
River nitrates 6.5 mg/L
Industrial sites 42
Natura 2000 Present
8.
Strasbourg 67 · 291 709 inh.
Score 64.7/100
Natural land 26%
River nitrates 9.3 mg/L
Industrial sites 113
Natura 2000 Present
9.
Clermont-Ferrand 63 · 147 751 inh.
Score 64.2/100
Natural land 6%
River nitrates 12.0 mg/L
Industrial sites 31
Natura 2000 Present
10.
Nice 06 · 353 701 inh.
Score 63.0/100
Natural land 18%
River nitrates 9.4 mg/L
Industrial sites 47
Natura 2000 Present
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