How green is Pessac?

Pessac has 272 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 41% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Pessac ranks #376 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #51 of 115 in France.

272
m² green per inhabitant
41%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
400.3
Index · #376/828
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Satellite — Pessac Satellite Green cover — Pessac Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Pessac Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Pessac NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Pessac PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Pessac PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #376 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
373 Toulouse France 397.5
374 Recklinghausen Germany 397.7
375 Angers France 398.8
376 Pessac France 400.3
377 Tours France 400.7
378 Aranjuez Spain 401.7
379 Olsztyn Poland 401.8

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.