First pick
Bois de la Côte Michon
Wood or forest
62 ha
3.6 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC014%of the land protected
Outdoors in Miribel · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Miribel is within 800 m of a park or wood
Protected areas cover 14% of Miribel’s land. 49 km of footpaths cross Miribel (2 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 17% of Miribel. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
14%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
17%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
49 km
2 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.8 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
10
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Bois de la Côte Michon
Throughout this page, the Ain median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
Against French towns
How Miribel compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas14%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
75out of 100
Woodland17%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
57out of 100
Footpaths2 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
58out of 100
Hiking routes0.3 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
48out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Miribel has the 17th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (10,240 to 10,548 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Eybens (7.6 km per km²) to Seysses (0.5 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eybens Isère | 7.6 | 17% | 0% | 201 km |
| 2 | Mondeville Calvados | 5.2 | 5.4% | 0% | 13 km |
| 3 | Aubière Puy-de-Dôme | 5.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 254 km |
| 4 | Serris Seine-et-Marne | 5.1 | 2.1% | 0% | 168 km |
| 5 | La Riche Indre-et-Loire | 4.2 | 4.5% | 16% | 182 km |
| 6 | Cabestany Pyrénées-Orientales | 4 | 1.8% | 0% | 7.9 km |
| 7 | Villebon-sur-Yvette Essonne | 3.8 | 23% | 0% | 159 km |
| 8 | Biot Alpes-Maritimes | 3.8 | 34% | 11% | 3.7 km |
| 9 | Valentigney Doubs | 3.8 | 36% | 0% | 412 km |
| 10 | Oignies Pas-de-Calais | 3.7 | 12% | 0% | 77 km |
| 11 | Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais | 3.7 | 8.8% | 100% | 29 km |
| 12 | Cabriès Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.7 | 28% | 1.6% | 11 km |
| 13 | Feyzin Rhône | 3.4 | 12% | 0% | 242 km |
| 14 | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc Hérault | 3.4 | 39% | 0% | 21 km |
| 15 | Thorigny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne | 3.4 | 15% | 12% | 162 km |
| 16 | Marly Moselle | 3 | 4.4% | 0% | 332 km |
| 17 | Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 2.7 | 5.9% | 0% | 158 km |
| 18 | Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère | 2.7 | 10% | 0% | 255 km |
| 19 | Sainte-Savine Aube | 2.5 | 0.6% | 0% | 271 km |
| 20 | Buxerolles Vienne | 2.3 | 10% | 0% | 119 km |
| 21 | Pfastatt Haut-Rhin | 2.2 | 22% | 0.1% | 443 km |
| 22 | Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 2.1 | 1.4% | 0% | 51 km |
| 23 | Divonne-les-Bains Ain | 2.1 | 52% | 57% | 306 km |
| 24 | Fouesnant Finistère | 2 | 3.5% | 9.8% | On it |
| 25 | Miribel Ain | 2 | 17% | 14% | 262 km |
| 26 | La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 1.9 | 30% | 0% | 172 km |
| 27 | Fuveau Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.9 | 36% | 0% | 21 km |
| 28 | Gignac-la-Nerthe Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.9 | 2.5% | 0.7% | 5.8 km |
| 29 | Villers-Cotterêts Aisne | 1.8 | 73% | 0% | 145 km |
| 30 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon Loire | 1.4 | 3.5% | 7.1% | 219 km |
| 31 | Lézignan-Corbières Aude | 1.2 | 14% | 7% | 31 km |
| 32 | Marck Pas-de-Calais | 0.9 | 3.4% | 0% | On it |
| 33 | Brumath Bas-Rhin | 0.8 | 32% | 0% | 437 km |
| 34 | Limoux Aude | 0.8 | 26% | 0.1% | 68 km |
| 35 | Borgo Haute-Corse | 0.8 | 11% | 28% | On it |
| 36 | Aizenay Vendée | 0.8 | 8.2% | 0% | 24 km |
| 37 | Gerzat Puy-de-Dôme | 0.8 | 0.5% | 0% | 261 km |
| 38 | Pernes-les-Fontaines Vaucluse | 0.7 | 8.6% | 44% | 62 km |
| 39 | Auterive Haute-Garonne | 0.6 | 4.6% | 1.2% | 134 km |
| 40 | Blain Loire-Atlantique | 0.6 | 15% | 0% | 37 km |
| 41 | Seysses Haute-Garonne | 0.5 | 2.6% | 0% | 153 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Miribel
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de la Côte Michon leads, at 62 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Le gravier isard
Wood or forest
35 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
2.3 km south-eastfrom the center
Chemin de la Grande LôneChemin des CalèchesChemin des Pique-Niques
Directionsto a point inside
Bois Riollet
Wood or forest · 30 m outside the commune
19 ha
6 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Domaine de la Sathonette
Park or garden · 390 m outside the commune
3 ha
2.4 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois Rozet
Wood or forest · 40 m outside the commune
7 ha0.2 km of path
5.2 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks, gardens and woods
Bois de la Côte MichonWood or forest · 62 ha
DirectionsLe gravier isardWood or forest · 35 ha · 3.3 km of path
DirectionsBois RiolletWood or forest · 19 ha · just outside
DirectionsBois de la MasseWood or forest · 12 ha
DirectionsDomaine de la SathonettePark or garden · 3 ha · just outside
DirectionsBois de GardeculWood or forest · 9.8 ha
DirectionsBois de l'HermiteWood or forest · 8.7 ha
DirectionsBois RozetWood or forest · 7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsBois GrobenetWood or forest · 6.4 ha
DirectionsLes VernesWood or forest · 2 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
14% of Miribel lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage
13% of the commune1.3 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
La Dombes
0.7% of the commune4.8 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
La Dombes
0.7% of the commune4.8 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area14%
Natura 2000 site14%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
14% of Miribel’s land is protected, more than in 75% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Ain has 1.2%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
49 km of footpaths and 8 km of hiking routes cross Miribel
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
49 km
2 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.8 km
waymarked: 0.3 km per km²
Woodland
17%
about 4.1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
MiribelAin medianFrance median
Footpaths2
Hiking routes0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MiribelAin medianFrance median
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 58% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 57% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Miribel is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
6 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 4221.3 km
Tour de Lyon, du Fort de Vancia au Fort de Bron15 km
Via Lugdunum, Geneva to Lyon8.2 km
Tour de Lyon, de la Saône au Fort de Vancia5.4 km
Le sentier des Allivoz4.6 km
Sentier du Cloizu0.6 km
GR 422 passes within 2 km of Miribel.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Miribel: April to August
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at St-Genis-Laval, 20 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 48 | 37 | 47 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 80 | 95 | 90 | 49 |
February is the driest month (37 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 95 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Miribel →
Neighbors
Next to Miribel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Saint-Maurice-de-BeynostBeynostRillieux-la-PapeSathonay-CampCailloux-sur-FontainesVaulx-en-VelinMiribel
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miribel | 14% | 17% | 2 |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost 4,332 · 2.4 km | 17% | 21% | 4 |
| Beynost 5,198 · 4 km | 4.9% | 10% | 2.2 |
| Rillieux-la-Pape 31,389 · 4.4 km | 6.1% | 16% | 3.5 |
| Sathonay-Camp 7,019 · 6 km | 0% | 17% | 8.3 |
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines 2,989 · 6.4 km | 0% | 4.4% | 0.4 |
| Vaulx-en-Velin 53,069 · 6.5 km | 35% | 16% | 3.9 |
Vaulx-en-Velin has at least twice as much protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Miribel
Is Miribel in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 14% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Miribel?
OpenStreetMap maps 49 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 8 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Miribel is woodland?
17% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Miribel near the sea?
No: the coast is 262 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Miribel?
April to August: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.