How green is Bourges?

Bourges has 241 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 24% 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 7.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bourges ranks #134 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 115 in France.

241
m² green per inhabitant
24%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
278.8
Index · #134/828
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Satellite — Bourges Satellite Green cover — Bourges Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bourges Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bourges NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bourges PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bourges PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #134 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
131 Tallinn Estonia 277.7
132 Gorzów Wielkopolski Poland 278.0
133 Sassari Italy 278.0
134 Bourges France 278.8
135 Charleville-Mézières France 279.2
136 Saint-Brieuc France 279.2
137 Győr Hungary 280.7

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.