How green is Villeurbanne?

Villeurbanne has 14 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 13% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Villeurbanne ranks #653 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #90 of 115 in France.

14
m² green per inhabitant
13%
vegetation cover
+2.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
523.8
Index · #653/828
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Satellite — Villeurbanne Satellite Green cover — Villeurbanne Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Villeurbanne Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Villeurbanne NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Villeurbanne PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Villeurbanne PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #653 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
650 Schiedam Netherlands 519.2
651 Burgas Bulgaria 520.2
652 La Línea de la Concepción Spain 521.7
653 Villeurbanne France 523.8
654 Mysłowice Poland 524.5
655 Neuilly-sur-Seine France 526.0
656 Argenteuil France 526.3

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.