How green is Laval?

Laval has 189 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 28% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Laval ranks #257 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #28 of 115 in France.

189
m² green per inhabitant
28%
vegetation cover
+4.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
11.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
352.8
Index · #257/828
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Satellite — Laval Satellite Green cover — Laval Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Laval Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Laval NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Laval PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Laval PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #257 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
254 Arnhem Netherlands 351.8
255 Vélez-Málaga Spain 352.0
256 Poitiers France 352.0
257 Laval France 352.8
258 Saint-Quentin France 353.0
259 Nîmes France 353.2
260 Pula Croatia 353.3

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.