Lowest ranked · Environment · Cities from 20 000 to 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

Vienne Wikipedia #1

Vienne

38 / 31 555 inh.
32.4 / 100
NO₂
14 µg/m³
PM2.5
11 µg/m³
Water nitrates
26.2 mg/L
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Saint-Genis-Laval Wikipedia #2

Saint-Genis-Laval

69 / 21 329 inh.
35.1 / 100
NO₂
34 µg/m³
PM2.5
12 µg/m³
Water nitrates
4.7 mg/L
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Saint-Chamond Wikipedia #3

Saint-Chamond

42 / 35 586 inh.
40.5 / 100
NO₂
21 µg/m³
PM2.5
9 µg/m³
Water nitrates
7.4 mg/L
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted from lowest to highest score
4.
Alès 30 · 45 025 inh.
Score 41.2/100
NO₂ 24 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 2.2 mg/L
Hot days 25 d/yr
5.
Avignon 84 · 91 760 inh.
Score 41.7/100
NO₂ 26 µg/m³
PM2.5 13 µg/m³
Water nitrates 8.9 mg/L
Hot days 20 d/yr
6.
Maisons-Alfort 94 · 57 422 inh.
Score 42.1/100
NO₂ 46 µg/m³
PM2.5 13 µg/m³
Water nitrates 27.3 mg/L
Hot days 5 d/yr
7.
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 91 · 21 536 inh.
Score 42.4/100
NO₂ 44 µg/m³
PM2.5 14 µg/m³
Water nitrates 23.7 mg/L
Hot days 4 d/yr
8.
Romans-sur-Isère 26 · 33 139 inh.
Score 42.6/100
NO₂ 11 µg/m³
PM2.5 12 µg/m³
Water nitrates 27.9 mg/L
Hot days 15 d/yr
9.
Asnières-sur-Seine 92 · 91 457 inh.
Score 44.9/100
NO₂ 22 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 25.3 mg/L
Hot days 6 d/yr
10.
Gardanne 13 · 21 534 inh.
Score 45.7/100
NO₂ 25 µg/m³
PM2.5 11 µg/m³
Water nitrates 2.2 mg/L
Hot days 4 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