How green is Rouen?

Rouen has 42 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 24% 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 8.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Rouen ranks #506 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #69 of 115 in France.

42
m² green per inhabitant
24%
vegetation cover
+4.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
456.2
Index · #506/828
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Satellite — Rouen Satellite Green cover — Rouen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Rouen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Rouen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Rouen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Rouen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #506 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
503 Saint-Gilles Belgium 455.3
504 Caltanissetta Italy 455.5
505 Bottrop Germany 455.7
506 Rouen France 456.2
507 Giurgiu Romania 457.2
508 Zalău Romania 457.3
509 Meaux France 457.3

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.