First pick
bois de Clausonne
Wood or forest
83 ha5.4 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.4 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.050%of the land protected
Outdoors in Meynes · protected areas, woods and footpaths
50% of Meynes’ land is protected for nature
Footpaths add up to 11 km across Meynes (0.7 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 6.1% of Meynes. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 5 km in Meynes. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
50%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
6.1%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
11 km
0.7 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
4.7 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Green space nearby
93%
of residents within 800 m of a park or wood
Compared town: 100%
The sea
47 km
from the town center to the coast
Throughout this page, the Gard 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 Meynes?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
Protected countryside50% of the land lies in protected areas.Few mapped footpaths0.7 km per km², against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.
What sets Meynes apart: its protected countryside. It is shorter on footpaths.
Against French towns
How Meynes 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 areas50%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
87out of 100
Woodland6.1%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
27out of 100
Footpaths0.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
20out of 100
Hiking routes0.3 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
44out of 100
Green space nearby93%Share of residents within 800 m of a mapped park or wood
11out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Meynes has the 15th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (2,578 to 2,619 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (7.2 km per km²) to Hilsenheim (0 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or Rhône | 7.2 | 42% | 0% | 261 km |
| 2 | École-Valentin Doubs | 3.9 | 16% | 0% | 405 km |
| 3 | Josselin Morbihan | 3.7 | 15% | 0% | 36 km |
| 4 | Champlan Essonne | 2.2 | 14% | 0% | 161 km |
| 5 | Tourville-la-Rivière Seine-Maritime | 2 | 15% | 15% | 55 km |
| 6 | Camiers Pas-de-Calais | 2 | 30% | 32% | On it |
| 7 | Wahagnies Nord | 1.9 | 30% | 0% | 76 km |
| 8 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans Isère | 1.7 | 33% | 100% | 180 km |
| 9 | Damparis Jura | 1.6 | 35% | 0% | 401 km |
| 10 | Hardricourt Yvelines | 1.6 | 15% | 0.4% | 118 km |
| 11 | Longueil-Annel Oise | 1.5 | 21% | 0% | 116 km |
| 12 | Bourguébus Calvados | 1.5 | 1.1% | 0% | 18 km |
| 13 | Le Palais Morbihan | 1.5 | 5% | 26% | On it |
| 14 | Saint-Jean-du-Gard Gard | 1.4 | 84% | 100% | 62 km |
| 15 | Beautor Aisne | 1.3 | 3.6% | 40% | 133 km |
| 16 | Bessèges Gard | 1.3 | 66% | 100% | 81 km |
| 17 | Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 1.3 | 13% | 0% | 223 km |
| 18 | Cattenom Moselle | 1.1 | 37% | 0% | 308 km |
| 19 | Vendres Hérault | 1 | 1.9% | 60% | On it |
| 20 | Pîtres Eure | 0.9 | 47% | 0.2% | 64 km |
| 21 | Ivry-la-Bataille Eure | 0.8 | 2.6% | 3.2% | 101 km |
| 22 | Villeneuve-Saint-Germain Aisne | 0.8 | 11% | 0% | 150 km |
| 23 | Grâces Côtes-d'Armor | 0.8 | 12% | 0% | 17 km |
| 24 | Villages du Lac de Paladru Isère | 0.8 | 21% | 0% | 230 km |
| 25 | La Calmette Gard | 0.7 | 29% | 0% | 43 km |
| 26 | Frelinghien Nord | 0.7 | 1% | 0% | 51 km |
| 27 | Meynes Gard | 0.7 | 6.1% | 50% | 47 km |
| 28 | La Châtaigneraie Vendée | 0.6 | 4.5% | 0% | 48 km |
| 29 | Trélon Nord | 0.6 | 78% | 100% | 156 km |
| 30 | Le Cailar Gard | 0.4 | 2% | 68% | 17 km |
| 31 | Xertigny Vosges | 0.4 | 42% | 0% | 417 km |
| 32 | Frans Ain | 0.4 | 4% | 0% | 275 km |
| 33 | Baldersheim Haut-Rhin | 0.4 | 63% | 60% | 446 km |
| 34 | Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 0.3 | 13% | 3% | 19 km |
| 35 | Charly-sur-Marne Aisne | 0.3 | 21% | 0% | 177 km |
| 36 | Clairac Lot-et-Garonne | 0.3 | 7.7% | 0% | 105 km |
| 37 | Semussac Charente-Maritime | 0.3 | 3.8% | 6.9% | 5.1 km |
| 38 | Vivy Maine-et-Loire | 0.3 | 15% | 100% | 140 km |
| 39 | Athies-sous-Laon Aisne | 0.2 | 8.9% | 0% | 159 km |
| 40 | Cauchy-à-la-Tour Pas-de-Calais | 0.1 | 0.4% | 0% | 54 km |
| 41 | Hilsenheim Bas-Rhin | 0 | 28% | 18% | 465 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 Meynes
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: bois de Clausonne leads, at 83 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Close to home
9 in 10 residents of Meynes live within 800 m of a park or wood
Each square is 1 resident in 100: in green, those within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or woodland edge (INSEE’s 200 m population grid against OpenStreetMap).
93% within 800 m6.9% further
Residents within 800 m of green space · share of residents
MeynesGard medianFrance median
Within 800 m93%
0%50%100%
About 200 residents live further away. The distance is a straight line to the edge of a mapped park or wood, not a walk to a gate, and a wood can be private.
Protected areas
Protected land in and around Meynes
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Costières nîmoises
50% of the commune0.8 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area50%
Natura 2000 site50%
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.
50% of Meynes’ land is protected, more than in 87% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Gard has 13%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
11 km of footpaths cross Meynes
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
11 km
0.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
4.7 km
waymarked: 0.3 km per km²
Woodland
6.1%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
MeynesGard medianFrance median
Footpaths0.7
Hiking routes0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MeynesGard medianFrance median
Woodland6.1%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 80% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 73% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them.
A named hiking route within 2 km
GR (long-distance)
GR 425.2 km
GR 42 passes within 2 km of Meynes.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Meynes: May and June
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nimes-Courbessac, 13 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 12 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 40 | 45 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 44 | 100 | 95 | 97 | 53 |
July is the driest month (30 mm) and the warmest (highs of 32 °C). 100 mm of rain falls in September, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 20 nights a year. Summer highs reach 32 °C, too hot for the outline. The climate in Meynes →
Neighbors
Next to Meynes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
MontfrinJonquières-Saint-VincentRedessanMarguerittesBeaucaireAramonMeynes
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meynes | 50% | 6.1% | 0.7 | 47 km |
| Montfrin 3,122 · 2.8 km | 14% | 3.1% | 0.5 | 47 km |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent 3,875 · 5.8 km | 29% | 0.1% | 0.3 | 41 km |
| Redessan 4,211 · 7.5 km | 66% | 0% | 0.2 | 41 km |
| Marguerittes 8,346 · 9.3 km | 33% | 11% | 0.7 | 44 km |
| Beaucaire 15,692 · 9.7 km | 8.8% | 4.5% | 0.7 | 40 km |
| Aramon 4,081 · 9.8 km | 15% | 2.4% | 2.4 | 51 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 Meynes
Is Meynes in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 50% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Meynes?
OpenStreetMap maps 11 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 0.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 5 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Meynes is woodland?
6.1% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Meynes near the sea?
No: the coast is 47 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Meynes?
May and June: 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.