First pick
Stangala
Wood or forest
312 ha18.5 km of path
4 h 5 minto walk all 18.5 km of path
5.7 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mouh2jijel · CC BY-SA 3.025%woodland
Outdoors in Quimper · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Quimper is on the coast
Footpaths add up to 242 km across Quimper (2.9 km per km²). 25% of Quimper is mapped woodland. No protected area reaches Quimper; the nearest, Rivières de Pont-l’Abbé et de l’Odet (Natura 2000), is 11 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: Rivières de Pont-l’Abbé et de l’Odet, 11 km
Woodland
25%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
242 km
2.9 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
21 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
22
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Stangala
The sea
On it
the commune touches the coast, 1.5 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.
Against French towns
How Quimper 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
Woodland25%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
71out of 100
Footpaths2.9 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
72out of 100
Hiking routes0.3 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
42out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Quimper has the 10th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (56,799 to 72,978 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cergy (11.2 km per km²) to Saint-André (0.6 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cergy Val-d'Oise | 11.2 | 13% | 0% | 120 km |
| 2 | Issy-les-Moulineaux Hauts-de-Seine | 10.9 | 2.2% | 0% | 149 km |
| 3 | Marseille 10e Bouches-du-Rhône | 10.6 | 23% | 37% | 4 km |
| 4 | Maisons-Alfort Val-de-Marne | 10.3 | 2.1% | 0% | 158 km |
| 5 | Ivry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne | 8.5 | 0.6% | 0% | 155 km |
| 6 | Évry-Courcouronnes Essonne | 8.4 | 9.5% | 0% | 174 km |
| 7 | Clamart Hauts-de-Seine | 8.4 | 26% | 0% | 151 km |
| 8 | Pantin Seine-Saint-Denis | 8.3 | 1.9% | 0% | 148 km |
| 9 | Levallois-Perret Hauts-de-Seine | 7.7 | 0% | 0% | 143 km |
| 10 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord | 7.6 | 8% | 2.3% | 65 km |
| 11 | Villejuif Val-de-Marne | 7.4 | 1% | 0% | 156 km |
| 12 | Bobigny Seine-Saint-Denis | 7.3 | 0.3% | 0% | 149 km |
| 13 | Noisy-le-Grand Seine-Saint-Denis | 6.6 | 25% | 0% | 160 km |
| 14 | Antony Hauts-de-Seine | 6.2 | 4.8% | 0.6% | 157 km |
| 15 | Chambéry Savoie | 6 | 15% | 1.5% | 235 km |
| 16 | Paris 9e Paris | 5.1 | 0% | 0% | 147 km |
| 17 | Meaux Seine-et-Marne | 5.1 | 7.8% | 5.5% | 162 km |
| 18 | Marseille 3e Bouches-du-Rhône | 5.1 | 0% | 0% | 1.1 km |
| 19 | Vénissieux Rhône | 5 | 3.8% | 0% | 247 km |
| 20 | Sarcelles Val-d'Oise | 4.9 | 6.9% | 0% | 139 km |
| 21 | Pessac Gironde | 4.8 | 22% | 0% | 24 km |
| 22 | Clichy Hauts-de-Seine | 4.6 | 0.6% | 0% | 143 km |
| 23 | Lorient Morbihan | 4.6 | 1.8% | 0.6% | On it |
| 24 | Le Blanc-Mesnil Seine-Saint-Denis | 4.6 | 2.1% | 0% | 147 km |
| 25 | Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine | 4.4 | 0.1% | 0% | 143 km |
| 26 | Marseille 14e Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.9 | 1.4% | 23% | 2.7 km |
| 27 | Troyes Aube | 3.7 | 1.2% | 0% | 272 km |
| 28 | Marseille 11e Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.3 | 43% | 42% | 7.5 km |
| 29 | Calais Pas-de-Calais | 3.3 | 2.1% | 0% | On it |
| 30 | Fréjus Var | 3.1 | 48% | 33% | On it |
| 31 | La Seyne-sur-Mer Var | 2.9 | 21% | 15% | On it |
| 32 | Quimper Finistère | 2.9 | 25% | 0% | On it |
| 33 | Marseille 12e Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.7 | 6.8% | 0% | 5.2 km |
| 34 | Drancy Seine-Saint-Denis | 2.3 | 0% | 0% | 147 km |
| 35 | Bourges Cher | 2.3 | 4.9% | 0.4% | 283 km |
| 36 | Valence Drôme | 2.1 | 3.3% | 0% | 164 km |
| 37 | Niort Deux-Sèvres | 2 | 6.2% | 100% | 51 km |
| 38 | Narbonne Aude | 1.2 | 11% | 63% | On it |
| 39 | Colmar Haut-Rhin | 1.2 | 19% | 29% | 473 km |
| 40 | Montauban Tarn-et-Garonne | 0.8 | 5.4% | 1.3% | 175 km |
| 41 | Saint-André Réunion | 0.6 | 16% | 31% | 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 Quimper
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Stangala leads, at 312 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois de Keradennec
Wood or forest
56 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the center
Allée de Kervilier
Directionsto a point inside
Bois de Kermabeuzen
Wood or forest
50 ha3.9 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.9 km of path
2 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois de Kerjestin
Wood or forest
45 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
2.5 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Moulin Vert
Park or garden
8.8 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.8 km north-westfrom the center
Promenades du Manoir des Salles
Directionsto a point inside
Bois d'Amour
Wood or forest
22 ha3.7 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.7 km of path
1.9 km westfrom the center
Promenade Raymond Peynet
Directionsto a point inside
Bois de Stang Zu
Wood or forest
26 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
3 km southfrom the center
Promenade de la Tourbière
Directionsto a point inside
Forêt départementale du Bois de Kergren
Wood or forest · 180 m outside the commune
14 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
5.7 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 22 named parks, gardens and woods
StangalaWood or forest · 312 ha · 18.5 km of path
DirectionsBois de KeradennecWood or forest · 56 ha · 6.6 km of path
DirectionsBois de KermabeuzenWood or forest · 50 ha · 3.9 km of path
DirectionsBois de KerjestinWood or forest · 45 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Moulin VertPark or garden · 8.8 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsBois d'AmourWood or forest · 22 ha · 3.7 km of path
DirectionsBois de Stang ZuWood or forest · 26 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsForêt départementale du Bois de KergrenWood or forest · 14 ha · 3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsBois de KermoysanWood or forest · 7.7 ha · 2.7 km of path
DirectionsMont FrugyWood or forest · 7.7 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsBois du SéminaireWood or forest · 12 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsBois du CorniguelWood or forest · 16 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsBois de Saint-LaurentWood or forest · 11 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de KervouyecPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsBois de la TourelleWood or forest · 6.6 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsBois de RozolenWood or forest · 4.3 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBois de KerambellecWood or forest · 7.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJardin du ThéâtrePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de Créac'h-al-LanPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de KerfeunteunPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJardin de la RetraitePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPlace du CosmosPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Rivières de Pont-l’Abbé et de l’Odet is the nearest protected area, 11 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
Rivières de Pont-l’Abbé et de l’Odet
11 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
242 km of footpaths and 21 km of hiking routes cross Quimper
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
242 km
2.9 km per km²
Hiking routes
21 km
waymarked: 0.3 km per km²
Woodland
25%
about 21.4 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
QuimperFinistère medianFrance median
Footpaths2.9
Hiking routes0.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
QuimperFinistère medianFrance median
Woodland25%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 72% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 71% 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 Quimper is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
A named hiking route within 2 km
GR (long-distance)
GR 3831 km
GR 38 passes within 2 km of Quimper.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Quimper: May to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plomelin-Inrae, 5.7 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 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 Quimper →
Gardens
3 gardens to visit in Quimper
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin de la RetraiteIn Quimper
DirectionsJardin de LocmariaIn Quimper
DirectionsPollinariumIn Quimper
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Quimper
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Ergué-GabéricPluguffanPlomelinSaint-ÉvarzecGouesnachPleuvenQuimper
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimper | 0% | 25% | 2.9 | On it |
| Ergué-Gabéric 8,606 · 5.4 km | 0% | 21% | 1.8 | 6.3 km |
| Pluguffan 4,223 · 5.8 km | 0% | 14% | 1.1 | 4.3 km |
| Plomelin 4,239 · 6.8 km | 0% | 19% | 2.1 | On it |
| Saint-Évarzec 3,574 · 8.2 km | 0% | 10% | 0.7 | 4.1 km |
| Gouesnach 2,836 · 8.9 km | 0% | 25% | 0.7 | On it |
| Pleuven 3,311 · 10 km | 0% | 13% | 0.6 | On it |
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 Quimper
Is Quimper in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Rivières de Pont-l’Abbé et de l’Odet, 11 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Quimper?
OpenStreetMap maps 242 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.9 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 21 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Quimper is woodland?
25% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Quimper near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 1.5 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Quimper?
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.