First pick
Parc de Mandavit
Park or garden
50 ha13.9 km of path
3 h 5 minto walk all 13.9 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gitouche · CC BY-SA 4.017%woodland
Outdoors in Gradignan · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Gradignan has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
108 km of footpaths cross Gradignan (6.8 km per km²). No protected area reaches Gradignan; the nearest, Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans (Natura 2000), is 5.4 km from the town center. Mapped woodland covers 17% of Gradignan. 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: Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, 5.4 km
Woodland
17%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
108 km
6.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
5.7 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
30
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc de Mandavit
The sea
26 km
from the town center to the coast
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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 Gradignan?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths6.8 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyBocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans (Natura 2000) is 5.4 km from the town center.
What sets Gradignan apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by.
Against French towns
How Gradignan 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
Woodland17%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
57out of 100
Footpaths6.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
96out of 100
Hiking routes0.4 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
51out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Gradignan has the 9th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (25,789 to 28,046 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 | Castelnau-le-Lez Hérault | 4.6 | 4.5% | 1.2% | 11 km |
| 21 | Miramas Bouches-du-Rhône | 4 | 9.2% | 5.7% | 18 km |
| 22 | Illkirch-Graffenstaden Bas-Rhin | 3.9 | 30% | 26% | 454 km |
| 23 | La Garde Var | 3.8 | 7.6% | 25% | On it |
| 24 | Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3.5 | 11% | 3.5% | On it |
| 25 | Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime | 3.4 | 4.9% | 0.1% | 50 km |
| 26 | Vertou Loire-Atlantique | 3.1 | 19% | 0% | 41 km |
| 27 | Sens Yonne | 3.1 | 4.6% | 0% | 249 km |
| 28 | Brétigny-sur-Orge Essonne | 3 | 9.5% | 0% | 169 km |
| 29 | Soissons Aisne | 2.7 | 7.5% | 0% | 148 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 Gradignan
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de Mandavit leads, at 50 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois de Thouars
Park or garden · 0 m outside the commune
43 ha10.6 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.6 km of path
2.1 km north-eastfrom the center
Rue Georges Carpentier
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Bois d'Anduche
Park or garden
22 ha5.2 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.2 km of path
3.2 km south-westfrom the center
Chemin du cuvelierChemin du cuvelier sudChemin du cuvelier nord
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Cotor-Laburthe
Wood or forest
41 ha6.3 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.3 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the center
Piste APiste BPiste A2+3 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Papaye
Wood or forest
32 ha6.9 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.9 km of path
1.7 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Château d'Ornon
Park or garden
16 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
2.1 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Montgaillard
Park or garden
9.6 ha3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
1.7 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Sabatey
Park or garden
12 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.8 km southfrom the center
Chemin du Barbut
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc de MandavitPark or garden · 50 ha · 13.9 km of path
DirectionsBois de ThouarsPark or garden · 43 ha · 10.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc du Bois d'AnduchePark or garden · 22 ha · 5.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de Cotor-LaburtheWood or forest · 41 ha · 6.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de PapayeWood or forest · 32 ha · 6.9 km of path
DirectionsParc du Château d'OrnonPark or garden · 16 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de MontgaillardPark or garden · 9.6 ha · 3.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du SabateyPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsParc du Campus de l'Université Bordeaux Montaigne - Doyen BrusPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de l'ErmitagePark or garden · 9.4 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Prieuré de CayacPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de LaurenzanePark or garden · 8.3 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du Moulin d'OrnonPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du MoulineauPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsBois de SaigePark or garden · 8 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de PelisseyPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la TanneriePark or garden · 7.3 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc de Saint-AlbePark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de CrabettePark or garden · 6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc VerseinPark or garden · 4 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de l'Université Bordeaux MontaignePark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de BraguesPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de GazaillanPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de PoumeyPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'Université Bordeaux Montaigne - ArtsPark or garden · 1.3 ha · just outside
DirectionsSquare DaguinPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsPlace LebrunPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside
DirectionsParc de CatoyPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEspaces verts de la MédiathéquePark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside
DirectionsLe jardin de la cuvéePark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans is the nearest protected area, 5.4 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
Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans
5.4 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 Gradignan
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
108 km
6.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
5.7 km
waymarked: 0.4 km per km²
Woodland
17%
about 2.7 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
GradignanGironde medianFrance median
Footpaths6.8
Hiking routes0.4
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GradignanGironde medianFrance median
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 96% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 57% 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 Gradignan is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Gradignan: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villenave d’ornon-Inrae, 3.2 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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 87 | 67 | 63 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 113 | 103 |
July is the driest month (47 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 113 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 23 nights a year. The climate in Gradignan →
Gardens
A garden to visit in Gradignan
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin de PierralIn Gradignan
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Gradignan
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
CanéjanVillenave-d'OrnonTalencePessacLéognanBèglesGradignan
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
Villenave-d'Ornon has at least twice as much protected land. Canéjan and Léognan 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 Gradignan
Is Gradignan in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, 5.4 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Gradignan?
OpenStreetMap maps 108 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 6.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 6 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Gradignan is woodland?
17% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Gradignan near the sea?
No: the coast is 26 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Gradignan?
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 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.