First pick
Forêt domaniale de Seillon
Wood or forest
621 ha49.3 km of path
10 h 55 minto walk all 49.3 km of path
2.3 km south-eastfrom the center
Trace des Chasseurs
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Wikigaël · CC BY-SA 4.08.7%of the land protected
Outdoors in Péronnas · protected areas, woods and footpaths
38% of Péronnas is woodland, more than in 8 in 10 French towns
Footpaths add up to 49 km across Péronnas (2.7 km per km²). Protected areas cover 8.7% of Péronnas’ land. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
8.7%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
38%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
49 km
2.7 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
4
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Forêt domaniale de Seillon
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 Péronnas 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 areas8.7%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
70out of 100
Woodland38%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
84out of 100
Footpaths2.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
70out of 100
Hiking routes0 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
12out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Péronnas has the 11th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (6,380 to 6,507 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From La Tronche (9 km per km²) to Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien (0.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tronche Isère | 9 | 46% | 43% | 206 km |
| 2 | Bonsecours Seine-Maritime | 7.5 | 34% | 0% | 55 km |
| 3 | La Montagne Loire-Atlantique | 5.6 | 18% | 9.4% | 28 km |
| 4 | Vezin-le-Coquet Ille-et-Vilaine | 3.9 | 3.6% | 0% | 45 km |
| 5 | Saint-Laurent-Blangy Pas-de-Calais | 3.8 | 7.9% | 0% | 80 km |
| 6 | Saint-Priest-en-Jarez Loire | 3.3 | 0.6% | 0% | 214 km |
| 7 | Longpont-sur-Orge Essonne | 3.2 | 15% | 0% | 166 km |
| 8 | Villers-Saint-Paul Oise | 3.2 | 16% | 0% | 115 km |
| 9 | Frouard Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.1 | 59% | 0% | 358 km |
| 10 | Calvisson Gard | 2.7 | 27% | 0% | 27 km |
| 11 | Péronnas Ain | 2.7 | 38% | 8.7% | 304 km |
| 12 | Jœuf Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2.7 | 33% | 0% | 311 km |
| 13 | Marignier Haute-Savoie | 2.3 | 56% | 3.3% | 268 km |
| 14 | Changé Mayenne | 2.3 | 2.7% | 0% | 73 km |
| 15 | Sciez Haute-Savoie | 2.1 | 38% | 4.6% | 297 km |
| 16 | Saint-Jorioz Haute-Savoie | 2 | 50% | 100% | 251 km |
| 17 | Magnanville Yvelines | 1.9 | 17% | 0% | 109 km |
| 18 | Embrun Hautes-Alpes | 1.8 | 37% | 100% | 114 km |
| 19 | Gouesnou Finistère | 1.7 | 7.4% | 0% | 6.2 km |
| 20 | Grézieu-la-Varenne Rhône | 1.7 | 9.3% | 0% | 248 km |
| 21 | Le Perray-en-Yvelines Yvelines | 1.6 | 33% | 100% | 137 km |
| 22 | Cuincy Nord | 1.6 | 13% | 0% | 87 km |
| 23 | Saint-Rémy Saône-et-Loire | 1.5 | 9.7% | 0% | 361 km |
| 24 | Saint-Pathus Seine-et-Marne | 1.4 | 1.7% | 0% | 147 km |
| 25 | Entrelacs Savoie | 1.3 | 37% | 9.9% | 254 km |
| 26 | Champagne-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 66% | 0% | 210 km |
| 27 | Bréal-sous-Montfort Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.1 | 11% | 0% | 50 km |
| 28 | Mûrs-Erigné Maine-et-Loire | 1 | 6.9% | 21% | 117 km |
| 29 | Eu Seine-Maritime | 1 | 24% | 0.6% | 3.3 km |
| 30 | Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 0.9 | 19% | 1.1% | 353 km |
| 31 | Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Cher | 0.9 | 22% | 3.7% | 270 km |
| 32 | Saint-Flour Cantal | 0.7 | 10% | 15% | 180 km |
| 33 | Saint-André-de-Sangonis Hérault | 0.7 | 3.2% | 11% | 30 km |
| 34 | Mehun-sur-Yèvre Cher | 0.7 | 7.1% | 0% | 272 km |
| 35 | Plonéour-Lanvern Finistère | 0.6 | 10% | 0.8% | 5 km |
| 36 | Arès Gironde | 0.6 | 87% | 1.3% | On it |
| 37 | Combourg Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.5 | 9% | 0% | 19 km |
| 38 | Courthézon Vaucluse | 0.4 | 5.9% | 2.4% | 70 km |
| 39 | Condom Gers | 0.4 | 11% | 0% | 136 km |
| 40 | Sèvremont Vendée | 0.3 | 5.3% | 0% | 62 km |
| 41 | Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien Eure-et-Loir | 0.3 | 12% | 1% | 148 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 Péronnas
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Forêt domaniale de Seillon leads, at 621 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Forêt communale de Montagnat
Wood or forest
108 ha3.4 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.4 km of path
4.1 km south-eastfrom the center
Trace des Chasseurs
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Nelson Mandela
Park or garden · 30 m outside the commune
0.8 ha0.5 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Square des Vennes
Park or garden · 290 m outside the commune
0.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.5 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
8.7% of Péronnas 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
La Dombes
8.7% of the commune2.8 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
La Dombes
8.7% of the commune2.8 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area8.7%
Natura 2000 site8.7%
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.
8.7% of Péronnas’ land is protected, more than in 70% 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 cross Péronnas
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
2.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked: 0 km per km²
Woodland
38%
about 6.8 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
PéronnasAin medianFrance median
Footpaths2.7
Hiking routes0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PéronnasAin medianFrance median
Woodland38%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 70% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 84% 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 Péronnas is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Péronnas: April and June to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ceyzeriat_Sapc, 6.3 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 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 81 | 69 | 75 | 86 | 101 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 80 | 104 | 108 | 87 |
February is the driest month (69 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 27 °C). 108 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 65 nights a year. The climate in Péronnas →
Neighbors
Next to Péronnas
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Saint-Denis-lès-BourgBourg-en-BresseViriatCeyzériatPolliatAttignatPéronnas
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Péronnas | 8.7% | 38% | 2.7 |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg 6,160 · 2.3 km | 0% | 5.5% | 0.9 |
| Bourg-en-Bresse 42,372 · 2.6 km | 0% | 16% | 3.5 |
| Viriat 7,102 · 6.7 km | 0% | 21% | 0.5 |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 8.6 km | 0.6% | 41% | 2 |
| Polliat 2,741 · 9.4 km | 0% | 18% | 0.2 |
| Attignat 3,409 · 12 km | 0% | 14% | 0.5 |
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 Péronnas
Is Péronnas in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 8.7% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Péronnas?
OpenStreetMap maps 49 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Péronnas is woodland?
38% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Péronnas near the sea?
No: the coast is 304 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Péronnas?
April and June to September: 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.