How green is Versailles?

Versailles has 147 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 49% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Versailles ranks #570 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #74 of 115 in France.

147
m² green per inhabitant
49%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
483.8
Index · #570/828
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Satellite — Versailles Satellite Green cover — Versailles Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Versailles Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Versailles NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Versailles PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Versailles PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #570 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
567 Linz Austria 482.0
568 Yambol Bulgaria 483.5
569 Strasbourg France 483.7
570 Versailles France 483.8
571 Messina Italy 484.0
572 Jette Belgium 484.7
573 Antibes France 484.7

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.