First pick
Le Bois de Saint-Eutrope
Wood or forest · 170 m outside the commune
122 ha7.3 km of path
1 h 40 minto walk all 7.3 km of path
2.1 km southfrom the center
La ronde de Bruno
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Olybrius · CC BY-SA 3.07.2%woodland
Outdoors in Grigny · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Grigny has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
44 km of footpaths cross Grigny (8.7 km per km²). No protected area reaches Grigny; the nearest, Marais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte (Natura 2000), is 8.8 km from the town center. Mapped woodland covers 7.2% of Grigny. 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: Marais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte, 8.8 km
Woodland
7.2%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
44 km
8.7 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
11
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Le Bois de Saint-Eutrope
Throughout this page, the Essonne 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 Grigny?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths8.7 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyMarais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte (Natura 2000) is 8.8 km from the town center.
What sets Grigny apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by.
Against French towns
How Grigny 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
Woodland7.2%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
31out of 100
Footpaths8.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
98out 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
Grigny has the 6th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (25,769 to 27,906 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 4e (12.9 km per km²) to Sèvremoine (0.6 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 4e Paris | 12.9 | 0% | 0% | 150 km |
| 2 | Les Ulis Essonne | 10.9 | 13% | 0.2% | 156 km |
| 3 | Taverny Val-d'Oise | 10.5 | 33% | 0.4% | 129 km |
| 4 | Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine | 9.8 | 4.2% | 0% | 141 km |
| 5 | Champs-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne | 9.6 | 36% | 0.1% | 160 km |
| 6 | Grigny Essonne | 8.7 | 7.2% | 0% | 170 km |
| 7 | Élancourt Yvelines | 8.2 | 26% | 3.5% | 138 km |
| 8 | Cormeilles-en-Parisis Val-d'Oise | 7.2 | 14% | 0% | 133 km |
| 9 | Gradignan Gironde | 6.8 | 17% | 0% | 26 km |
| 10 | Yerres Essonne | 6.6 | 36% | 0% | 169 km |
| 11 | Sannois Val-d'Oise | 6 | 17% | 0% | 135 km |
| 12 | Bussy-Saint-Georges Seine-et-Marne | 5.9 | 31% | 2.3% | 167 km |
| 13 | Armentières Nord | 5.9 | 3.8% | 0% | 50 km |
| 14 | Sucy-en-Brie Val-de-Marne | 5.7 | 31% | 0% | 165 km |
| 15 | Blagnac Haute-Garonne | 5.6 | 5.4% | 7.5% | 152 km |
| 16 | Cenon Gironde | 5.4 | 8.9% | 0% | 18 km |
| 17 | Eaubonne Val-d'Oise | 5 | 1.9% | 0% | 134 km |
| 18 | Limeil-Brévannes Val-de-Marne | 4.8 | 29% | 0% | 165 km |
| 19 | Lambersart Nord | 4.7 | 3.4% | 0% | 59 km |
| 20 | Lormont Gironde | 4.7 | 12% | 7.4% | 16 km |
| 21 | Castelnau-le-Lez Hérault | 4.6 | 4.5% | 1.2% | 11 km |
| 22 | Miramas Bouches-du-Rhône | 4 | 9.2% | 5.7% | 18 km |
| 23 | Illkirch-Graffenstaden Bas-Rhin | 3.9 | 30% | 26% | 454 km |
| 24 | La Garde Var | 3.8 | 7.6% | 25% | On it |
| 25 | Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3.5 | 11% | 3.5% | On it |
| 26 | Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime | 3.4 | 4.9% | 0.1% | 50 km |
| 27 | Vertou Loire-Atlantique | 3.1 | 19% | 0% | 41 km |
| 28 | Sens Yonne | 3.1 | 4.6% | 0% | 249 km |
| 29 | Brétigny-sur-Orge Essonne | 3 | 9.5% | 0% | 169 km |
| 30 | Aurillac Cantal | 2.7 | 2.9% | 0.2% | 195 km |
| 31 | Rambouillet Yvelines | 2.6 | 48% | 74% | 139 km |
| 32 | Lunel Hérault | 2.2 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 14 km |
| 33 | Gonesse Val-d'Oise | 2.1 | 4% | 0% | 141 km |
| 34 | Villeparisis Seine-et-Marne | 1.9 | 13% | 0% | 153 km |
| 35 | Les Pavillons-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis | 1.9 | 0% | 0% | 151 km |
| 36 | Saumur Maine-et-Loire | 1.5 | 15% | 100% | 133 km |
| 37 | Muret Haute-Garonne | 1.5 | 10% | 3.2% | 150 km |
| 38 | La Teste-de-Buch Gironde | 1.1 | 56% | 46% | On it |
| 39 | Étampes Essonne | 1 | 12% | 0% | 172 km |
| 40 | Bergerac Dordogne | 1 | 14% | 1.9% | 86 km |
| 41 | Sèvremoine Maine-et-Loire | 0.6 | 5.3% | 0% | 70 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 Grigny
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Le Bois de Saint-Eutrope leads, at 122 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc de la Greffière
Park or garden · 170 m outside the commune
6.8 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.9 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Château de l'Arbalète
Wood or forest
8.7 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Theuillerie
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Coteau Vlaminck
Park or garden
2.5 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.6 km north-eastfrom the center
Chemin de l'Arcade
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin de la Ferme-Neuve
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Grigny
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Aiglons
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Vayssières
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks, gardens and woods
Le Bois de Saint-EutropeWood or forest · 122 ha · 7.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de la GreffièrePark or garden · 6.8 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc du Château de l'ArbalèteWood or forest · 8.7 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsParc de la TheuilleriePark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCoteau VlaminckPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsJardin de la Ferme-NeuvePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc des AiglonsPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc VayssièresPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSquare René-PikettyPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEsplanade des Droits de l'HommePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMail des TuileriesPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Marais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte is the nearest protected area, 8.8 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Marais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte
8.8 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 Grigny
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
44 km
8.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked: 0 km per km²
Woodland
7.2%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
GrignyEssonne medianFrance median
Footpaths8.7
Hiking routes0
0510 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GrignyEssonne medianFrance median
Woodland7.2%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 98% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 69% 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 Grigny is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
4 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 26.6 km
Du Val d'Yerres à l'Étampois7.1 km
Entre Seine et Sénart3.5 km
Promenade de l'Orge2.2 km
GR 2 passes within 2 km of Grigny.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Grigny: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orly, 7.3 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 47 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 58 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 60 |
February is the driest month (43 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 63 mm of rain falls in May, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 36 nights a year. The climate in Grigny →
Neighbors
Next to Grigny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Ris-OrangisViry-ChâtillonFleury-MérogisMorsang-sur-OrgeDraveilVillemoisson-sur-OrgeGrigny
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigny | 0% | 7.2% | 8.7 |
| Ris-Orangis 31,189 · 1.9 km | 0% | 7.7% | 4.6 |
| Viry-Châtillon 30,838 · 2.1 km | 0% | 4.4% | 5.4 |
| Fleury-Mérogis 13,721 · 2.4 km | 0% | 35% | 4.2 |
| Morsang-sur-Orge 21,667 · 2.5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 3.8 |
| Draveil 30,098 · 3.8 km | 0% | 47% | 4.6 |
| Villemoisson-sur-Orge 7,332 · 4 km | 0% | 13% | 4.3 |
Fleury-Mérogis and Draveil 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 Grigny
Is Grigny in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Marais d’Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte, 8.8 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Grigny?
OpenStreetMap maps 44 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 8.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Grigny is woodland?
7.2% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Grigny near the sea?
No: the coast is 170 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Grigny?
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.