First pick
Bois du Minaouët
Wood or forest
73 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3.6 km south-eastfrom the center
Allée de Lanriec
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ronan Voltz · CC BY 3.013%woodland
Outdoors in Concarneau · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Concarneau is on the coast
Footpaths add up to 116 km across Concarneau (2.8 km per km²). No protected area reaches Concarneau; the nearest, Dunes et côtes de Trévignon (Natura 2000), is 1.5 km from the town center. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 22 km in Concarneau. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0.3%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Dunes et côtes de Trévignon, 1.5 km
Woodland
13%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
116 km
2.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
22 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: Bois du Minaouët
The sea
On it
the commune touches the coast, 0.3 km from its center
Throughout this page, the Finistère 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 Concarneau?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On the coastThe commune touches the sea; the coast is 0.3 km from its center.Protected land nearbyDunes et côtes de Trévignon (Natura 2000) is 1.5 km from the town center.
What sets Concarneau apart: the sea, then protected land close by.
Against French towns
How Concarneau 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 areas0.3%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
53out of 100
Woodland13%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
48out of 100
Footpaths2.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
72out of 100
Hiking routes0.5 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
64out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Concarneau has the 14th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (20,244 to 21,461 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Sceaux (11.7 km per km²) to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (0.8 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sceaux Hauts-de-Seine | 11.7 | 17% | 0% | 154 km |
| 2 | Chaville Hauts-de-Seine | 8.3 | 46% | 0% | 148 km |
| 3 | Mons-en-Barœul Nord | 7.5 | 2% | 0% | 63 km |
| 4 | La Celle-Saint-Cloud Yvelines | 6.6 | 29% | 0% | 142 km |
| 5 | Saint-Cyr-l'École Yvelines | 6.3 | 7.8% | 0% | 143 km |
| 6 | Saint-Gratien Val-d'Oise | 6 | 0.7% | 0% | 137 km |
| 7 | Maurepas Yvelines | 5.8 | 29% | 0.1% | 137 km |
| 8 | Carrières-sous-Poissy Yvelines | 5.3 | 5.6% | 0% | 129 km |
| 9 | Coudekerque-Branche Nord | 5.1 | 14% | 0% | 2.2 km |
| 10 | Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine | 4.8 | 1.8% | 0% | 33 km |
| 11 | Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais | 4.5 | 22% | 0% | 61 km |
| 12 | Joinville-le-Pont Val-de-Marne | 4.4 | 1.7% | 0% | 158 km |
| 13 | Chilly-Mazarin Essonne | 4.2 | 2.8% | 0% | 163 km |
| 14 | Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique | 4 | 18% | 8.4% | 33 km |
| 15 | Lagny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne | 4 | 5.7% | 0% | 163 km |
| 16 | La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique | 3.8 | 20% | 1.9% | 43 km |
| 17 | Lingolsheim Bas-Rhin | 3.7 | 4.5% | 0% | 450 km |
| 18 | Ozoir-la-Ferrière Seine-et-Marne | 3.6 | 44% | 0% | 172 km |
| 19 | Forbach Moselle | 3.5 | 32% | 0% | 359 km |
| 20 | Croix Nord | 3.4 | 4.6% | 0% | 61 km |
| 21 | Le Plessis-Trévise Val-de-Marne | 3.4 | 9.3% | 0% | 163 km |
| 22 | Allauch Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.4 | 28% | 65% | 9.7 km |
| 23 | Denain Nord | 3.2 | 5.9% | 0.1% | 103 km |
| 24 | Cugnaux Haute-Garonne | 3.1 | 6.8% | 0% | 151 km |
| 25 | Wasquehal Nord | 3.1 | 4.7% | 0% | 60 km |
| 26 | Bourg-la-Reine Hauts-de-Seine | 3.1 | 0% | 0% | 155 km |
| 27 | Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire | 3 | 23% | 0% | 361 km |
| 28 | Concarneau Finistère | 2.8 | 13% | 0.3% | On it |
| 29 | Plaisance-du-Touch Haute-Garonne | 2.7 | 7.9% | 2.1% | 156 km |
| 30 | Chaumont Haute-Marne | 2.6 | 52% | 0.3% | 342 km |
| 31 | Villeneuve-le-Roi Val-de-Marne | 2.6 | 0.9% | 0% | 164 km |
| 32 | Saint-Genis-Laval Rhône | 2.6 | 6% | 0% | 244 km |
| 33 | Beaune Côte-d'Or | 2.6 | 16% | 25% | 389 km |
| 34 | Halluin Nord | 2.5 | 4.8% | 0% | 50 km |
| 35 | Carquefou Loire-Atlantique | 2.5 | 14% | 5% | 47 km |
| 36 | Lannion Côtes-d'Armor | 2.3 | 15% | 5.9% | On it |
| 37 | Givors Rhône | 1.7 | 27% | 0.2% | 232 km |
| 38 | Montaigu-Vendée Vendée | 1.2 | 7.4% | 0% | 51 km |
| 39 | Mitry-Mory Seine-et-Marne | 1 | 4.8% | 0% | 151 km |
| 40 | Saint-Mandé Val-de-Marne | 1 | 0% | 0% | 154 km |
| 41 | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse | 0.8 | 4.8% | 7.3% | 54 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 Concarneau
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois du Minaouët leads, at 73 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois de Kergunus
Wood or forest · 270 m outside the commune
34 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
4.8 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois du Porzou
Wood or forest
5.1 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
2 km southfrom the center
Sentier Côtier
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Dunes et côtes de Trévignon is the nearest protected area, 1.5 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
Dunes et côtes de Trévignon
1.5 km from the town center
Natura 2000 site
Dunes et côtes de Trévignon
1.5 km from the town center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0.3%
Natura 2000 site0.3%
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
116 km of footpaths and 22 km of hiking routes cross Concarneau
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
116 km
2.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
22 km
waymarked: 0.5 km per km²
Woodland
13%
about 5.1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ConcarneauFinistère medianFrance median
Footpaths2.8
Hiking routes0.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ConcarneauFinistère medianFrance median
Woodland13%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 72% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 52% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. 98% of Concarneau’s residents live within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, close to the typical town.
3 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Chemin des Douaniers, Concarneau - Le Magouëro16 km
Chemin des Douaniers, Pointe du Raz - Concarneau13 km
Sentier Côtier du Moros5.8 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Concarneau: May to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plomelin-Inrae, 18 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 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 140 | 109 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 74 | 113 | 144 | 146 |
June is the driest month (60 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 22 °C). 146 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 23 nights a year. The climate in Concarneau →
Neighbors
Next to Concarneau
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
TréguncLa Forêt-FouesnantMelgvenFouesnantSaint-YviSaint-ÉvarzecConcarneau
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 0.3% | 13% | 2.8 | On it |
| Trégunc 7,148 · 5.7 km | 6.1% | 9.6% | 0.9 | On it |
| La Forêt-Fouesnant 3,508 · 6.1 km | 0% | 7.6% | 2.3 | On it |
| Melgven 3,371 · 6.2 km | 0% | 9.5% | 1.1 | 6.2 km |
| Fouesnant 10,436 · 8 km | 9.8% | 3.5% | 2 | On it |
| Saint-Yvi 3,431 · 9.4 km | 0% | 7.7% | 0.8 | 6.3 km |
| Saint-Évarzec 3,574 · 11 km | 0% | 10% | 0.7 | 4.1 km |
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 Concarneau
Is Concarneau in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Dunes et côtes de Trévignon, 1.5 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Concarneau?
OpenStreetMap maps 116 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 22 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Concarneau is woodland?
13% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Concarneau near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 0.3 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Concarneau?
May 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 9, 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.