First pick
Bois de l'Hôpital
Wood or forest
205 ha
2.7 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC049%of the land protected
Outdoors in Saint-André-de-Corcy · protected areas, woods and footpaths
49% of Saint-André-de-Corcy’s land is protected for nature
Waymarked hiking routes add up to 23 km in Saint-André-de-Corcy. 7 km of footpaths cross Saint-André-de-Corcy (0.3 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 20% of Saint-André-de-Corcy. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
49%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
20%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
6.7 km
0.3 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
23 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
9
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Bois de l'Hôpital
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.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Saint-André-de-Corcy?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
Protected countryside49% of the land lies in protected areas.On waymarked routes23 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.Few mapped footpaths0.3 km per km², against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.
What sets Saint-André-de-Corcy apart: its protected countryside, then its hiking routes. It is shorter on footpaths.
Against French towns
How Saint-André-de-Corcy 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 areas49%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
86out of 100
Woodland20%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
63out of 100
Footpaths0.3 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
7out of 100
Hiking routes1.1 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
86out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Saint-André-de-Corcy has the 10th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (3,335 to 3,404 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Collégien (5.9 km per km²) to La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (0.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collégien Seine-et-Marne | 5.9 | 29% | 0% | 165 km |
| 2 | Briis-sous-Forges Essonne | 3.5 | 22% | 0.1% | 157 km |
| 3 | Fontanil-Cornillon Isère | 3.5 | 42% | 36% | 210 km |
| 4 | Renage Isère | 3.1 | 31% | 0% | 215 km |
| 5 | Seilh Haute-Garonne | 3 | 15% | 12% | 156 km |
| 6 | Anduze Gard | 2.9 | 49% | 100% | 55 km |
| 7 | Buchelay Yvelines | 2.8 | 7.5% | 0% | 108 km |
| 8 | Cocheren Moselle | 2.6 | 36% | 0% | 360 km |
| 9 | Villiers-Saint-Frédéric Yvelines | 2.5 | 17% | 0% | 131 km |
| 10 | Auribeau-sur-Siagne Alpes-Maritimes | 2.3 | 48% | 16% | 8.4 km |
| 11 | Vals-près-le-Puy Haute-Loire | 2 | 17% | 0% | 164 km |
| 12 | Doubs Doubs | 2 | 37% | 0% | 361 km |
| 13 | Salles-d'Aude Aude | 1.7 | 12% | 19% | 9 km |
| 14 | Saint-Cast-le-Guildo Côtes-d'Armor | 1.7 | 12% | 100% | On it |
| 15 | Porcheville Yvelines | 1.6 | 11% | 0% | 115 km |
| 16 | Merlimont Pas-de-Calais | 1.6 | 28% | 63% | On it |
| 17 | Hulluch Pas-de-Calais | 1.3 | 7.9% | 0% | 69 km |
| 18 | Mareuil-lès-Meaux Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 18% | 0.6% | 163 km |
| 19 | Boissy-le-Châtel Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 20% | 0% | 184 km |
| 20 | Bonifacio Corse-du-Sud | 1.1 | 11% | 18% | On it |
| 21 | Narrosse Landes | 1 | 25% | 10% | 34 km |
| 22 | Saint-André Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.9 | 1.3% | 0% | 6.3 km |
| 23 | Étain Meuse | 0.8 | 16% | 0% | 295 km |
| 24 | Thurins Rhône | 0.8 | 31% | 0% | 240 km |
| 25 | Vernet Haute-Garonne | 0.7 | 4.5% | 1.7% | 141 km |
| 26 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Landes | 0.7 | 62% | 21% | 34 km |
| 27 | Pont-sur-Yonne Yonne | 0.6 | 20% | 0% | 238 km |
| 28 | Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.6 | 4.2% | 0% | 24 km |
| 29 | Mont-près-Chambord Loir-et-Cher | 0.5 | 58% | 23% | 224 km |
| 30 | Saint-Andiol Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 43 km |
| 31 | Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise | 0.5 | 18% | 0% | 93 km |
| 32 | Saint-André-de-Corcy Ain | 0.3 | 20% | 49% | 272 km |
| 33 | Longages Haute-Garonne | 0.2 | 8% | 0% | 153 km |
| 34 | Descartes Indre-et-Loire | 0.2 | 15% | 0% | 158 km |
| 35 | Val-au-Perche Orne | 0.2 | 21% | 100% | 128 km |
| 36 | Durtal Maine-et-Loire | 0.2 | 34% | 0% | 135 km |
| 37 | Traînou Loiret | 0.2 | 33% | 21% | 207 km |
| 38 | Iwuy Nord | 0.2 | 4.4% | 0% | 110 km |
| 39 | Cérans-Foulletourte Sarthe | 0.2 | 34% | 0% | 139 km |
| 40 | Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 0.1 | 12% | 1.5% | 47 km |
| 41 | La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple Tarn-et-Garonne | 0.1 | 9% | 0% | 180 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 Saint-André-de-Corcy
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de l'Hôpital leads, at 205 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois Volet
Wood or forest
61 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.1 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois des Chambres
Wood or forest · 80 m outside the commune
44 ha
4.3 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois de la Champaye
Wood or forest
21 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
3 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Little Fish Land
Park or garden · 50 m outside the commune
6.9 ha
3.3 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks, gardens and woods
Bois de l'HôpitalWood or forest · 205 ha
DirectionsBois VoletWood or forest · 61 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsBois des ChambresWood or forest · 44 ha · just outside
DirectionsBois de la ChampayeWood or forest · 21 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsLittle Fish LandPark or garden · 6.9 ha · just outside
DirectionsBois l'ÉpineWood or forest · 20 ha
DirectionsBois ChevaletWood or forest · 14 ha
DirectionsBois des églisesWood or forest · 13 ha
DirectionsBois CarréWood or forest · 2.7 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Protected land in and around Saint-André-de-Corcy
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
49% of the commune0.8 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
La Dombes
49% of the commune0.8 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area49%
Natura 2000 site49%
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.
49% of Saint-André-de-Corcy’s land is protected, more than in 86% 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
7 km of footpaths and 23 km of hiking routes cross Saint-André-de-Corcy
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
6.7 km
0.3 km per km²
Hiking routes
23 km
waymarked: 1.1 km per km²
Woodland
20%
about 4.2 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Saint-André-de-CorcyAin medianFrance median
Footpaths0.3
Hiking routes1.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-André-de-CorcyAin medianFrance median
Woodland20%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 93% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 63% 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 Saint-André-de-Corcy is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
4 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Chemin d'Assise, Cluny - Montcenis13 km
Beaujolais au Bugey, de Trévoux à Souclin9.7 km
Observatoire sur l'Étang Grange Volet7.3 km
Liaison Saint-André - Saint-Marcel0.6 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Saint-André-de-Corcy: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marlieux, 14 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) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 53 | 56 | 75 | 83 | 77 | 81 | 71 | 86 | 103 | 96 | 67 |
February is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 103 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 55 nights a year. The climate in Saint-André-de-Corcy →
Neighbors
Next to Saint-André-de-Corcy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
MontanayGenayVillars-les-DombesMassieuxNeuville-sur-SaôneReyrieuxSaint-André-de-Corcy
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 49% | 20% | 0.3 |
| Montanay 3,308 · 9.1 km | 0% | 7.1% | 0.8 |
| Genay 5,585 · 9.8 km | 0% | 9% | 1.2 |
| Villars-les-Dombes 5,163 · 10 km | 67% | 12% | 0.7 |
| Massieux 2,843 · 10 km | 0% | 5.1% | 1.6 |
| Neuville-sur-Saône 7,812 · 10 km | 0% | 18% | 3.3 |
| Reyrieux 5,358 · 11 km | 2.2% | 11% | 0.4 |
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 Saint-André-de-Corcy
Is Saint-André-de-Corcy in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 49% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Saint-André-de-Corcy?
OpenStreetMap maps 7 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 0.3 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 23 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Saint-André-de-Corcy is woodland?
20% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Saint-André-de-Corcy near the sea?
No: the coast is 272 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-André-de-Corcy?
April 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.