First pick
Parc de la Brèche
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Aniane
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Archives départementales de l'Hérault (France) DAASI · CC BY-SA 4.014%of the land protected
Outdoors in Aniane · protected areas, woods and footpaths
43% of Aniane is woodland, more than in 8 in 10 French towns
14% of Aniane’s land lies in protected areas. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 13 km in Aniane. 52 km of footpaths cross Aniane (1.7 km per km²). France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
14%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
43%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
52 km
1.7 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
13 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
2
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc de la Brèche
The sea
31 km
from the town center to the coast
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Aniane 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 areas14%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
75out of 100
Woodland43%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
87out of 100
Footpaths1.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
51out of 100
Hiking routes0.4 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
56out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Aniane has the 7th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (2,947 to 3,012 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Lezennes (8.6 km per km²) to Sancoins (0.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lezennes Nord | 8.6 | 3.6% | 0% | 66 km |
| 2 | Margency Val-d'Oise | 7.4 | 0.9% | 0% | 134 km |
| 3 | Gorcy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.6 | 37% | 0% | 269 km |
| 4 | Soues Hautes-Pyrénées | 2.4 | 7.2% | 5.9% | 134 km |
| 5 | Drumettaz-Clarafond Savoie | 2.1 | 42% | 5% | 243 km |
| 6 | Courcelles-Chaussy Moselle | 1.9 | 37% | 0% | 340 km |
| 7 | Aniane Hérault | 1.7 | 43% | 14% | 31 km |
| 8 | Tourrettes Var | 1.5 | 64% | 1.8% | 21 km |
| 9 | Quillan Aude | 1.4 | 49% | 100% | 70 km |
| 10 | Gruchet-le-Valasse Seine-Maritime | 1.4 | 53% | 0% | 16 km |
| 11 | Retournac Haute-Loire | 1.3 | 55% | 85% | 184 km |
| 12 | Boën-sur-Lignon Loire | 1.2 | 12% | 4.3% | 243 km |
| 13 | Hésingue Haut-Rhin | 1.2 | 17% | 0% | 421 km |
| 14 | Mauléon-Licharre Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 1.1 | 35% | 2.8% | 62 km |
| 15 | Ottange Moselle | 1 | 53% | 0% | 294 km |
| 16 | Zonza Corse-du-Sud | 1 | 40% | 75% | On it |
| 17 | Vimoutiers Orne | 0.9 | 2.2% | 0% | 46 km |
| 18 | Bias Lot-et-Garonne | 0.9 | 2.5% | 0% | 121 km |
| 19 | Saint-Venant Pas-de-Calais | 0.8 | 2.5% | 0% | 48 km |
| 20 | Tourouvre au Perche Orne | 0.8 | 43% | 98% | 93 km |
| 21 | Grandvillars Territoire de Belfort | 0.8 | 45% | 11% | 419 km |
| 22 | Port-sur-Saône Haute-Saône | 0.7 | 52% | 13% | 423 km |
| 23 | Venerque Haute-Garonne | 0.7 | 13% | 1.4% | 139 km |
| 24 | Montmeyran Drôme | 0.7 | 5.3% | 0% | 154 km |
| 25 | Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres Gard | 0.6 | 28% | 0% | 68 km |
| 26 | Ailly-sur-Somme Somme | 0.6 | 26% | 0% | 46 km |
| 27 | Iteuil Vienne | 0.5 | 23% | 0% | 112 km |
| 28 | Diémoz Isère | 0.5 | 9.8% | 0% | 238 km |
| 29 | Murviel-lès-Béziers Hérault | 0.5 | 5.9% | 0% | 25 km |
| 30 | Boisseuil Haute-Vienne | 0.5 | 21% | 0% | 166 km |
| 31 | Mortain-Bocage Manche | 0.5 | 15% | 54% | 31 km |
| 32 | Lorris Loiret | 0.4 | 54% | 31% | 234 km |
| 33 | Saint-Calais Sarthe | 0.4 | 2.9% | 0% | 165 km |
| 34 | Saint-Lyé Aube | 0.3 | 13% | 0% | 264 km |
| 35 | Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 0.3 | 13% | 46% | 330 km |
| 36 | Cintegabelle Haute-Garonne | 0.2 | 8.9% | 1.4% | 128 km |
| 37 | Barjols Var | 0.2 | 69% | 18% | 49 km |
| 38 | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 0.2 | 2.1% | 100% | 45 km |
| 39 | Rue Somme | 0.2 | 7.7% | 100% | 5.7 km |
| 40 | Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne | 0.1 | 20% | 0% | 150 km |
| 41 | Sancoins Cher | 0.1 | 11% | 0% | 315 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 Aniane
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de la Brèche leads, at 0.7 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Jardin de l'Abbaye d'Aniane
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Aniane
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
14% of Aniane lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais
13% of the commune2.3 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Gorges de l’Hérault
11% of the commune1 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area14%
Natura 2000 site14%
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.
14% of Aniane’s land is protected, more than in 75% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Hérault has 12%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
52 km of footpaths and 13 km of hiking routes cross Aniane
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
52 km
1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
13 km
waymarked: 0.4 km per km²
Woodland
43%
about 13 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
AnianeHérault medianFrance median
Footpaths1.7
Hiking routes0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AnianeHérault medianFrance median
Woodland43%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 51% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 87% 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 Aniane 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 743.2 km
GR 74 passes within 2 km of Aniane.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Aniane: April to June
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prades le Lez, 23 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Rain (mm) | 79 | 52 | 57 | 75 | 64 | 45 | 23 | 45 | 112 | 128 | 106 | 84 |
July is the driest month (23 mm) and the warmest (highs of 32 °C). 128 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 53 nights a year. Summer highs reach 32 °C, too hot for the outline. The climate in Aniane →
Neighbors
Next to Aniane
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
GignacSaint-André-de-SangonisMontarnaudVailhauquèsCanetClermont-l'HéraultAniane
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniane | 14% | 43% | 1.7 | 31 km |
| Gignac 6,651 · 4.5 km | 4.8% | 26% | 1.2 | 29 km |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 6,427 · 7.8 km | 11% | 3.2% | 0.7 | 30 km |
| Montarnaud 4,208 · 9.9 km | 17% | 47% | 3 | 22 km |
| Vailhauquès 2,722 · 11 km | 0% | 56% | 2.8 | 23 km |
| Canet 3,619 · 12 km | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.8 | 27 km |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 9,461 · 14 km | 46% | 22% | 2 | 32 km |
Clermont-l'Hérault has at least twice as much protected land.
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 Aniane
Is Aniane in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 14% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Aniane?
OpenStreetMap maps 52 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 1.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 13 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Aniane is woodland?
43% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Aniane near the sea?
No: the coast is 31 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Aniane?
April to 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.