How green is Beauvais?
Beauvais has 239 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 39% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Beauvais ranks #232 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #21 of 115 in France.
239
m² green per inhabitant
39%
vegetation cover
+4.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
340.0
Index · #232/828
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Nearby in the rankings
This city is at position #232 of 828 worldwide.
| #rank | City | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | Innsbruck | Austria | 339.0 |
| 230 | Ourense | Spain | 339.5 |
| 231 | Roeselare | Belgium | 339.7 |
| 232 | Beauvais | France | 340.0 |
| 233 | Bremerhaven | Germany | 340.3 |
| 234 | Tarbes | France | 340.7 |
| 235 | Bocholt | Germany | 341.3 |
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.