How green is Le Mans?

Le Mans has 63 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 4.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Le Mans ranks #386 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #53 of 115 in France.

63
m² green per inhabitant
17%
vegetation cover
+4.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
405.7
Index · #386/828
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Satellite — Le Mans Satellite Green cover — Le Mans Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Le Mans Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Le Mans NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Le Mans PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Le Mans PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #386 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
383 Lucca Italy 404.5
384 Gouda Netherlands 404.7
385 Brno Czechia 404.8
386 Le Mans France 405.7
387 Opole Poland 406.7
388 Collado-Villalba Spain 406.8
389 Dobrich Bulgaria 407.2

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.