First pick
Bois de Thouars
Park or garden
43 ha10.6 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.6 km of path
2.1 km south-westfrom the center
Rue Georges Carpentier
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tito Lilo · CC BY-SA 4.05.2%woodland
Outdoors in Talence · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Talence has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
65 km of footpaths cross Talence (7.8 km per km²). 5.2% of Talence is mapped woodland. No protected area reaches Talence; the nearest, La Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Natura 2000), is 3.6 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: La Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 3.6 km
Woodland
5.2%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
65 km
7.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
3.8 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
24
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Bois de Thouars
The sea
22 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 Talence?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths7.8 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyLa Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Natura 2000) is 3.6 km from the town center.
What sets Talence apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by.
Against French towns
How Talence 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
Woodland5.2%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
24out of 100
Footpaths7.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
97out of 100
Hiking routes0.5 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
59out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Talence has the 7th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (43,526 to 49,385 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Puteaux (18.9 km per km²) to Istres (1.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puteaux Hauts-de-Seine | 18.9 | 1.5% | 0% | 142 km |
| 2 | Lyon 6e Rhône | 12.3 | 7% | 0% | 253 km |
| 3 | Bagneux Hauts-de-Seine | 9.6 | 1.1% | 0% | 154 km |
| 4 | Meudon Hauts-de-Seine | 9.3 | 44% | 0% | 150 km |
| 5 | Suresnes Hauts-de-Seine | 9.2 | 5.9% | 0% | 143 km |
| 6 | Marseille 5e Bouches-du-Rhône | 8.9 | 0% | 0% | 1.9 km |
| 7 | Talence Gironde | 7.8 | 5.2% | 0% | 22 km |
| 8 | Belfort Territoire de Belfort | 7.5 | 34% | 0.4% | 431 km |
| 9 | Paris 7e Paris | 6.9 | 0.4% | 0% | 148 km |
| 10 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines | 6.8 | 68% | 0% | 135 km |
| 11 | Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 6.7 | 4.2% | 0% | 364 km |
| 12 | Rezé Loire-Atlantique | 6.6 | 7% | 3.6% | 37 km |
| 13 | Choisy-le-Roi Val-de-Marne | 6.4 | 2.7% | 0% | 161 km |
| 14 | Marseille 4e Bouches-du-Rhône | 6.4 | 0.8% | 0% | 2.5 km |
| 15 | Lyon 5e Rhône | 5.9 | 8.8% | 0% | 251 km |
| 16 | La Courneuve Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.8 | 15% | 23% | 145 km |
| 17 | Alfortville Val-de-Marne | 5.7 | 0.1% | 0% | 157 km |
| 18 | Montrouge Hauts-de-Seine | 5.5 | 0.1% | 0% | 152 km |
| 19 | Vincennes Val-de-Marne | 5.5 | 0.1% | 0% | 154 km |
| 20 | Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor | 5.3 | 14% | 2.1% | On it |
| 21 | Rosny-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.1 | 3.2% | 2.7% | 154 km |
| 22 | Caluire-et-Cuire Rhône | 5.1 | 9.1% | 0.1% | 255 km |
| 23 | Charleville-Mézières Ardennes | 5 | 32% | 0.5% | 207 km |
| 24 | Melun Seine-et-Marne | 4.6 | 6.4% | 0% | 191 km |
| 25 | Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis | 4.6 | 2.7% | 0% | 151 km |
| 26 | Saint-Priest Rhône | 4.4 | 4.1% | 0% | 247 km |
| 27 | Blois Loir-et-Cher | 4.3 | 30% | 5.8% | 216 km |
| 28 | Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines | 3.7 | 12% | 7.1% | 109 km |
| 29 | Évreux Eure | 3.6 | 26% | 12% | 74 km |
| 30 | Saint-Malo Ille-et-Vilaine | 3.5 | 3.8% | 33% | On it |
| 31 | Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées | 3.4 | 2.8% | 0.8% | 131 km |
| 32 | Livry-Gargan Seine-Saint-Denis | 3.1 | 10% | 0.7% | 152 km |
| 33 | Martigues Bouches-du-Rhône | 3 | 13% | 0.2% | On it |
| 34 | Bastia Haute-Corse | 2.8 | 0.3% | 0% | On it |
| 35 | Alès Gard | 2.2 | 8% | 0% | 63 km |
| 36 | Sète Hérault | 2 | 0.6% | 67% | On it |
| 37 | Aubagne Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.8 | 30% | 13% | 8.9 km |
| 38 | Carcassonne Aude | 1.4 | 8.4% | 0% | 62 km |
| 39 | Salon-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.4 | 4.8% | 59% | 26 km |
| 40 | Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze | 1.2 | 27% | 0% | 167 km |
| 41 | Istres Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.1 | 3.3% | 49% | 9.7 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 Talence
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de Thouars leads, at 43 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc du Campus de l'Université Bordeaux Montaigne - Doyen Brus
Park or garden · 10 m outside the commune
11 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2 km south-westfrom the center
Route désaffectée
Directionsto a point inside
Grand Peixotto-Margaut
Park or garden
6.4 ha3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Talence
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Peixotto
Park or garden
5.2 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Talence
Directionsto a point inside
Bois Sourreil
Park or garden · 10 m outside the commune
6.8 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
2 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Sœurs
Park or garden · 270 m outside the commune
4.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.7 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Espace Paul Langevin
Park or garden · 340 m outside the commune
2.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lavielle
Park or garden · 10 m outside the commune
2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 24 named parks, gardens and woods
Bois de ThouarsPark or garden · 43 ha · 10.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du Campus de l'Université Bordeaux Montaigne - Doyen BrusPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsGrand Peixotto-MargautPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 3.5 km of path
DirectionsParc PeixottoPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsBois SourreilPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc des SœursPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsEspace Paul LangevinPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc LaviellePark or garden · 2 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsButte de Thouars Rosa ParksPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc MargautPark or garden · 1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Château des ArtsPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ColettePark or garden · 1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJardin des Dames de la FoiPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc du CouventPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc ChanteclerPark or garden · 1 ha
DirectionsParc TriairePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSquare PineauPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare Saint-JulienPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc RobespierrePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsRésidence GénoviaWood or forest · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc Bel AirPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc André CurvalePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPlace de la Victoire 14-18Park or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsJardin d'ArsPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
La Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the nearest protected area, 3.6 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
La Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
3.6 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 Talence
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
65 km
7.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
3.8 km
waymarked: 0.5 km per km²
Woodland
5.2%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
TalenceGironde medianFrance median
Footpaths7.8
Hiking routes0.5
04.59 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TalenceGironde medianFrance median
Woodland5.2%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 97% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 76% 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 Talence is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
3 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Étape 7 • Chemin d'Amadour2 km
Via Sancti Martini - Camino de Zaragoza / Chemin de Saragosse1.3 km
Étape 6 • Chemin d'Amadour0.5 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Talence: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Talence, 0.3 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) | 9.1 | 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 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 87 | 67 | 62 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 53 | 72 | 74 | 109 | 105 |
July is the driest month (46 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 109 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 26 nights a year. The climate in Talence →
Neighbors
Next to Talence
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
BèglesBordeauxVillenave-d'OrnonGradignanPessacMérignacTalence
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
Villenave-d'Ornon has at least twice as much protected land. Pessac is 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 Talence
Is Talence in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is La Garonne en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 3.6 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Talence?
OpenStreetMap maps 65 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 7.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 4 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Talence is woodland?
5.2% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Talence near the sea?
No: the coast is 22 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Talence?
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.