How green is Avignon?

Avignon has 186 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 27% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Avignon ranks #437 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #60 of 115 in France.

186
m² green per inhabitant
27%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
427.8
Index · #437/828
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Satellite — Avignon Satellite Green cover — Avignon Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Avignon Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Avignon NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Avignon PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Avignon PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #437 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
434 Debrecen Hungary 427.5
435 Tilburg Netherlands 427.7
436 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium 427.8
437 Avignon France 427.8
438 Veenendaal Netherlands 428.3
439 Ixelles Belgium 428.5
440 Amsterdam Netherlands 428.7

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.