Lowest ranked · Environment · Cities from 5 000 to 20 000 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

Brignais Wikipedia #1

Brignais

69 / 12 330 inh.
30.2 / 100
NO₂
34 µg/m³
PM2.5
12 µg/m³
Water nitrates
16.0 mg/L
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Wikipedia #2

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

13 / 9 547 inh.
31.8 / 100
NO₂
26 µg/m³
PM2.5
13 µg/m³
Water nitrates
9.7 mg/L
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Tain-l'Hermitage Wikipedia #3

Tain-l'Hermitage

26 / 5 890 inh.
32.3 / 100
NO₂
23 µg/m³
PM2.5
9 µg/m³
Water nitrates
24.4 mg/L
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Du 4e au 10e.

Sorted from lowest to highest score
4.
Bellegarde 30 · 7 929 inh.
Score 36.0/100
NO₂ 12 µg/m³
PM2.5 9 µg/m³
Water nitrates 50.0 mg/L
Hot days 14 d/yr
5.
Pont-Évêque 38 · 5 843 inh.
Score 36.7/100
NO₂ 14 µg/m³
PM2.5 11 µg/m³
Water nitrates 27.4 mg/L
Hot days 9 d/yr
6.
Guilherand-Granges 07 · 11 277 inh.
Score 36.8/100
NO₂ 14 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 13.2 mg/L
Hot days 25 d/yr
7.
Jonquières 84 · 5 213 inh.
Score 36.9/100
NO₂ 14 µg/m³
PM2.5 14 µg/m³
Water nitrates 16.1 mg/L
Hot days 21 d/yr
8.
Jassans-Riottier 01 · 6 315 inh.
Score 37.3/100
NO₂ 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 18.4 mg/L
Hot days 15 d/yr
9.
Digne-les-Bains 04 · 17 694 inh.
Score 38.3/100
NO₂ 21 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 0.5 mg/L
Hot days 7 d/yr
10.
Gaude 06 · 7 194 inh.
Score 38.8/100
NO₂ 25 µg/m³
PM2.5 10 µg/m³
Water nitrates 2.5 mg/L
Hot days 8 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