How green is Tours?

Tours has 48 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 21% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Tours ranks #377 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #52 of 115 in France.

48
m² green per inhabitant
21%
vegetation cover
+3.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
400.7
Index · #377/828
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Satellite — Tours Satellite Green cover — Tours Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Tours Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Tours NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Tours PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Tours PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #377 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
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
380 Jastrzębie Zdrój Poland 403.0

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.