How green is Saint-Gilles?

Saint-Gilles has 2 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 6% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Saint-Gilles ranks #503 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #24 of 30 in Belgium.

2
m² green per inhabitant
6%
vegetation cover
+2.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
455.3
Index · #503/828
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Satellite — Saint-Gilles Satellite Green cover — Saint-Gilles Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Saint-Gilles Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Saint-Gilles NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Saint-Gilles PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Saint-Gilles PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #503 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
500 Quartu Sant'Elena Italy 453.2
501 Telde Spain 454.5
502 Lublin Poland 454.5
503 Saint-Gilles Belgium 455.3
504 Caltanissetta Italy 455.5
505 Bottrop Germany 455.7
506 Rouen France 456.2

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.