First pick
Bois de Courcelles
Wood or forest
59 ha6 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 6 km of path
2.3 km south-westfrom the center
Parcours Vita
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Norbert Aepli, Switzerland ( User:Noebu ) · Public domain22%woodland
Outdoors in Montbéliard · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Montbéliard has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
74 km of footpaths cross Montbéliard (4.9 km per km²). 22% of Montbéliard is mapped woodland. No protected area reaches Montbéliard; the nearest, Basse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve, is 4.5 km from the town center. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Basse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve, 4.5 km
Woodland
22%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
74 km
4.9 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.2 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
12
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Bois de Courcelles
Throughout this page, the Doubs 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 Montbéliard?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths4.9 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyBasse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve is 4.5 km from the town center.
What sets Montbéliard apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by.
Against French towns
How Montbéliard 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 areas0%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
22out of 100
Woodland22%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
66out of 100
Footpaths4.9 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
90out of 100
Hiking routes0.5 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
61out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Montbéliard has the 10th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (23,350 to 26,079 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Les Ulis (10.9 km per km²) to Sainte-Suzanne (0.4 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Ulis Essonne | 10.9 | 13% | 0.2% | 156 km |
| 2 | Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine | 9.8 | 4.2% | 0% | 141 km |
| 3 | Vichy Allier | 8.8 | 1.3% | 12% | 290 km |
| 4 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair Calvados | 7 | 4.9% | 0% | 11 km |
| 5 | Les Lilas Seine-Saint-Denis | 6.6 | 4.4% | 0% | 150 km |
| 6 | Fontenay-aux-Roses Hauts-de-Seine | 6.1 | 1.8% | 0% | 153 km |
| 7 | Rodez Aveyron | 5.9 | 5.5% | 0% | 136 km |
| 8 | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Val-de-Marne | 5.8 | 1.8% | 0% | 154 km |
| 9 | Brunoy Essonne | 5.2 | 18% | 0% | 170 km |
| 10 | Montbéliard Doubs | 4.9 | 22% | 0% | 418 km |
| 11 | Alençon Orne | 4.8 | 2.3% | 5.5% | 97 km |
| 12 | Marseille 2e Bouches-du-Rhône | 4.8 | 0% | 0% | On it |
| 13 | Lormont Gironde | 4.7 | 12% | 7.4% | 16 km |
| 14 | Montgeron Essonne | 4.6 | 46% | 0% | 168 km |
| 15 | Castelnau-le-Lez Hérault | 4.6 | 4.5% | 1.2% | 11 km |
| 16 | Combs-la-Ville Seine-et-Marne | 4.4 | 14% | 0% | 176 km |
| 17 | Béthune Pas-de-Calais | 4 | 4% | 0% | 60 km |
| 18 | Orly Val-de-Marne | 3.9 | 5% | 0% | 162 km |
| 19 | Eysines Gironde | 3.9 | 7.6% | 3.1% | 15 km |
| 20 | Hénin-Beaumont Pas-de-Calais | 3.8 | 5.6% | 0% | 80 km |
| 21 | Rochefort Charente-Maritime | 3.5 | 1.4% | 38% | On it |
| 22 | La Valette-du-Var Var | 3.4 | 23% | 32% | 3.7 km |
| 23 | Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime | 3.4 | 4.9% | 0.1% | 50 km |
| 24 | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône Val-d'Oise | 3.2 | 7.4% | 0% | 123 km |
| 25 | Le Bouscat Gironde | 3 | 1.4% | 0% | 16 km |
| 26 | Dammarie-les-Lys Seine-et-Marne | 2.7 | 35% | 26% | 192 km |
| 27 | Olivet Loiret | 2.5 | 23% | 0% | 208 km |
| 28 | Vernon Eure | 2.5 | 56% | 3.5% | 90 km |
| 29 | Dole Jura | 2.5 | 36% | 37% | 400 km |
| 30 | Libourne Gironde | 2 | 2.5% | 14% | 30 km |
| 31 | Saintes Charente-Maritime | 1.9 | 12% | 9.3% | 26 km |
| 32 | Les Pavillons-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis | 1.9 | 0% | 0% | 151 km |
| 33 | Frontignan Hérault | 1.8 | 0.9% | 29% | On it |
| 34 | Muret Haute-Garonne | 1.5 | 10% | 3.2% | 150 km |
| 35 | Couëron Loire-Atlantique | 1.3 | 6.6% | 33% | 28 km |
| 36 | Cavaillon Vaucluse | 1.1 | 3.2% | 100% | 45 km |
| 37 | Laon Aisne | 1.1 | 16% | 0% | 156 km |
| 38 | Vierzon Cher | 0.8 | 44% | 0% | 265 km |
| 39 | Sèvremoine Maine-et-Loire | 0.6 | 5.3% | 0% | 70 km |
| 40 | Beaupréau-en-Mauges Maine-et-Loire | 0.4 | 5.1% | 0% | 78 km |
| 41 | Sainte-Suzanne Réunion | 0.4 | 31% | 49% | On it |
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 Montbéliard
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de Courcelles leads, at 59 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Près-la-Rose
Park or garden
9.1 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the center
Impasse de la Presqu'Île
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Banane
Park or garden
7.5 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
L'ile en mouvement
Park or garden
5.3 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Montbéliard
Directionsto a point inside
Piscine Municipale
Park or garden
6.7 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.6 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Ribot
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Miches
Park or garden
2.6 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Montbéliard
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Salvador Allende
Park or garden · 10 m outside the commune
2.4 ha0.3 km of path
2.6 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks, gardens and woods
Bois de CourcellesWood or forest · 59 ha · 6 km of path
DirectionsPrès-la-RosePark or garden · 9.1 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsParc de la BananePark or garden · 7.5 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsL'ile en mouvementPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsPiscine MunicipalePark or garden · 6.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc RibotPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc des MichesPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Salvador AllendePark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsLa PeupleraieWood or forest · 2.5 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare de la VoivrePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsEsplanade de l'industriePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSquare du Souvenir Paul de ResenerPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Basse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve is the nearest protected area, 4.5 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Basse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve
4.5 km from the town center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0%
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.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
Footpaths and woods in Montbéliard
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
74 km
4.9 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.2 km
waymarked: 0.5 km per km²
Woodland
22%
about 3.3 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
MontbéliardDoubs medianFrance median
Footpaths4.9
Hiking routes0.5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MontbéliardDoubs medianFrance median
Woodland22%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 90% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 66% 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 Montbéliard is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
2 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR de PaysOther named walk
GRP BF19 km
Sentier des Ducs7.7 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Montbéliard: April and June to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joncherey, 16 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 102 | 93 | 84 | 98 | 83 | 101 | 98 | 109 |
February is the driest month (78 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 109 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 95 nights a year. The climate in Montbéliard →
Neighbors
Next to Montbéliard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
BethoncourtSochauxExincourtGrand-CharmontVieux-CharmontVoujeaucourtMontbéliard
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montbéliard | 0% | 22% | 4.9 |
| Bethoncourt 5,308 · 2.6 km | 0% | 38% | 4.4 |
| Sochaux 3,721 · 2.9 km | 0% | 6.7% | 5.8 |
| Exincourt 3,277 · 2.9 km | 0% | 4% | 3.3 |
| Grand-Charmont 5,873 · 3 km | 0% | 39% | 5.8 |
| Vieux-Charmont 2,786 · 3.6 km | 0.1% | 15% | 1.8 |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 4.6 km | 0% | 44% | 2.5 |
Bethoncourt, Grand-Charmont and Voujeaucourt are more wooded.
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 Montbéliard
Is Montbéliard in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Basse Vallée de la Savoureuse nature reserve, 4.5 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Montbéliard?
OpenStreetMap maps 74 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 4.9 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 7 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Montbéliard is woodland?
22% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Montbéliard near the sea?
No: the coast is 418 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Montbéliard?
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.