How green is Bordeaux?

Bordeaux has 30 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 17% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bordeaux ranks #608 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #81 of 115 in France.

30
m² green per inhabitant
17%
vegetation cover
+3.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
501.5
Index · #608/828
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Satellite — Bordeaux Satellite Green cover — Bordeaux Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bordeaux Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bordeaux NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bordeaux PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bordeaux PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #608 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
605 Graz Austria 501.2
606 Arrecife Spain 501.3
607 Cremona Italy 501.3
608 Bordeaux France 501.5
609 Lamía Greece 502.0
610 Évry France 502.5
611 Barletta Italy 502.7

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.