Lowest ranked · Environment · Cities over 100 000 inhabitants

Lowest-ranked towns for the environment

The 10 towns with the lowest score on this criterion, at a comparable size. A low position reflects the available public data — it is not a value judgement. Open data: INSEE, DGCL, Qualité-eau.fr, ADEME, French Ministry of Interior, IGN

Lyon Wikipedia #1

Lyon

69 / 520 774 inh.
36.7 / 100
NO₂
26 µg/m³
PM2.5
11 µg/m³
Water nitrates
5.4 mg/L
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Paris Wikipedia #2

Paris

75 / 2 113 705 inh.
38.5 / 100
NO₂
21 µg/m³
PM2.5
11 µg/m³
Water nitrates
32.8 mg/L
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Marseille Wikipedia #3

Marseille

13 / 877 215 inh.
40.6 / 100
NO₂
35 µg/m³
PM2.5
12 µg/m³
Water nitrates
1.4 mg/L
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted from lowest to highest score
4.
Annecy 74 · 131 272 inh.
Score 44.7/100
NO₂ 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 12.0 mg/L
Hot days 6 d/yr
5.
Grenoble 38 · 156 389 inh.
Score 46.6/100
NO₂ 29 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 3.6 mg/L
Hot days 10 d/yr
6.
Nîmes 30 · 150 444 inh.
Score 48.0/100
NO₂ 24 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 7.6 mg/L
Hot days 21 d/yr
7.
Saint-Étienne 42 · 172 569 inh.
Score 50.1/100
NO₂ 14 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 4.1 mg/L
Hot days 4 d/yr
8.
Saint-Denis 93 · 148 907 inh.
Score 50.2/100
NO₂ 50 µg/m³
PM2.5 14 µg/m³
Water nitrates 20.9 mg/L
Hot days 3 d/yr
9.
Clermont-Ferrand 63 · 147 751 inh.
Score 52.3/100
NO₂ 24 µg/m³
PM2.5 8 µg/m³
Water nitrates 13.2 mg/L
Hot days 6 d/yr
10.
Argenteuil 95 · 107 135 inh.
Score 52.5/100
NO₂ 20 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 20.6 mg/L
Hot days 6 d/yr
Méthodologie

How this ranking is calculated.

Full note
Weighting 30 %

Air quality

Weighting 25 %

Drinking water quality

Weighting 15 %

Heatwave exposure

Weighting 10 %

Radon level

Weighting 10 %

Pests (tiger mosquito, hornet)

Weighting 5 %

Distance from nuclear plant

Weighting 5 %

Groundwater levels