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

Saint-Genis-Laval Wikipedia #1

Saint-Genis-Laval

69 / 21 329 inh.
30.6 / 100
NO₂
34 µg/m³
PM2.5
12 µg/m³
Water nitrates
18.2 mg/L
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Vienne Wikipedia #2

Vienne

38 / 31 555 inh.
36.3 / 100
NO₂
14 µg/m³
PM2.5
11 µg/m³
Water nitrates
27.1 mg/L
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Avignon Wikipedia #3

Avignon

84 / 91 760 inh.
37.8 / 100
NO₂
26 µg/m³
PM2.5
13 µg/m³
Water nitrates
4.4 mg/L
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted from lowest to highest score
4.
Saint-Chamond 42 · 35 586 inh.
Score 40.1/100
NO₂ 21 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 6.5 mg/L
Hot days 7 d/yr
5.
Alès 30 · 45 025 inh.
Score 40.5/100
NO₂ 24 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 3.1 mg/L
Hot days 25 d/yr
6.
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 91 · 21 536 inh.
Score 41.4/100
NO₂ 44 µg/m³
PM2.5 14 µg/m³
Water nitrates 22.3 mg/L
Hot days 4 d/yr
7.
Romans-sur-Isère 26 · 33 139 inh.
Score 42.3/100
NO₂ 11 µg/m³
PM2.5 12 µg/m³
Water nitrates 28.9 mg/L
Hot days 15 d/yr
8.
Asnières-sur-Seine 92 · 91 457 inh.
Score 45.8/100
NO₂ 22 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 19.3 mg/L
Hot days 6 d/yr
9.
Créteil 94 · 92 859 inh.
Score 45.8/100
NO₂ 46 µg/m³
PM2.5 13 µg/m³
Water nitrates 14.3 mg/L
Hot days 5 d/yr
10.
Gardanne 13 · 21 534 inh.
Score 46.0/100
NO₂ 25 µg/m³
PM2.5 11 µg/m³
Water nitrates 1.4 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