How green is Lorient?

Lorient has 37 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 15% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.7 °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, Lorient ranks #185 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #16 of 115 in France.

37
m² green per inhabitant
15%
vegetation cover
+2.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
11.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
311.0
Index · #185/828
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Satellite — Lorient Satellite Green cover — Lorient Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Lorient Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Lorient NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Lorient PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Lorient PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #185 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
182 Troyes France 309.3
183 Racibórz Poland 309.8
184 Vannes France 310.2
185 Lorient France 311.0
186 Saint-Malo France 312.2
187 Roosendaal Netherlands 313.0
188 Cholet France 313.5

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.