How green is Saint-Étienne?

Saint-Étienne has 235 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 53% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 6.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Saint-Étienne ranks #320 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #41 of 115 in France.

235
m² green per inhabitant
53%
vegetation cover
+6.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
378.2
Index · #320/828
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Satellite — Saint-Étienne Satellite Green cover — Saint-Étienne Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Saint-Étienne Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Saint-Étienne NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Saint-Étienne PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Saint-Étienne PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #320 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
317 Münster Germany 377.3
318 Ratingen Germany 377.8
319 Trenčín Slovakia 377.8
320 Saint-Étienne France 378.2
321 Gdynia Poland 378.3
322 Tarnowskie Góry Poland 378.3
323 Bełchatów Poland 378.7

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.