How green is Pau?

Pau has 153 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 40% 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 9.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Pau ranks #362 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #48 of 115 in France.

153
m² green per inhabitant
40%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
395.7
Index · #362/828
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Satellite — Pau Satellite Green cover — Pau Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Pau Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Pau NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Pau PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Pau PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #362 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
359 Klaipėda Lithuania 395.2
360 Rovigo Italy 395.2
361 Chiclana de la Frontera Spain 395.3
362 Pau France 395.7
363 Barreiro Portugal 395.8
364 Ciudad Real Spain 396.0
365 Breda Netherlands 396.2

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.