How green is Châteauroux?

Châteauroux has 86 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 19% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.1 °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, Châteauroux ranks #251 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #26 of 115 in France.

86
m² green per inhabitant
19%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
350.8
Index · #251/828
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Satellite — Châteauroux Satellite Green cover — Châteauroux Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Châteauroux Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Châteauroux NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Châteauroux PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Châteauroux PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #251 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
248 Saint-Nazaire France 349.0
249 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands 349.7
250 Vilnius Lithuania 350.7
251 Châteauroux France 350.8
252 Salzburg Austria 351.3
253 Zaanstad Netherlands 351.5
254 Arnhem Netherlands 351.8

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.