First pick
Parc Jean Verlhac
Park or garden
21 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the center
Chemin de la RampeChemin des Tilleuls
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 4.017%woodland
Outdoors in Eybens · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Eybens has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
Footpaths add up to 34 km across Eybens (7.6 km per km²). Eybens has 14 km of waymarked hiking routes. No protected area reaches Eybens; the nearest, Étang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve, is 3.3 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: Étang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve, 3.3 km
Woodland
17%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
34 km
7.6 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
14 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
11
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc Jean Verlhac
Throughout this page, the Isère 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 Eybens?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths7.6 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.On waymarked routes14 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.Protected land nearbyÉtang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve is 3.3 km from the town center.
What sets Eybens apart: its footpaths, then its hiking routes.
Against French towns
How Eybens 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
58out of 100
Footpaths7.6 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
97out of 100
Hiking routes3 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
99out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Eybens has the 2nd most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (10,337 to 10,645 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Voisins-le-Bretonneux (13.8 km per km²) to Seysses (0.5 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voisins-le-Bretonneux Yvelines | 13.8 | 8.8% | 5.4% | 144 km |
| 2 | Eybens Isère | 7.6 | 17% | 0% | 201 km |
| 3 | Chantilly Oise | 6.8 | 70% | 100% | 124 km |
| 4 | Aubière Puy-de-Dôme | 5.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 254 km |
| 5 | La Riche Indre-et-Loire | 4.2 | 4.5% | 16% | 182 km |
| 6 | Cabestany Pyrénées-Orientales | 4 | 1.8% | 0% | 7.9 km |
| 7 | Biot Alpes-Maritimes | 3.8 | 34% | 11% | 3.7 km |
| 8 | Valentigney Doubs | 3.8 | 36% | 0% | 412 km |
| 9 | Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais | 3.7 | 8.8% | 100% | 29 km |
| 10 | Clermont Oise | 3.6 | 30% | 0% | 103 km |
| 11 | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc Hérault | 3.4 | 39% | 0% | 21 km |
| 12 | Thorigny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne | 3.4 | 15% | 12% | 162 km |
| 13 | Fosses Val-d'Oise | 3.1 | 5.1% | 57% | 134 km |
| 14 | Héricourt Haute-Saône | 2.8 | 36% | 0% | 425 km |
| 15 | Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 2.7 | 5.9% | 0% | 158 km |
| 16 | Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère | 2.7 | 10% | 0% | 255 km |
| 17 | Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 2.1 | 1.4% | 0% | 51 km |
| 18 | Divonne-les-Bains Ain | 2.1 | 52% | 57% | 306 km |
| 19 | Treillières Loire-Atlantique | 2.1 | 15% | 0% | 41 km |
| 20 | Fouesnant Finistère | 2 | 3.5% | 9.8% | On it |
| 21 | Argelès-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales | 2 | 30% | 39% | On it |
| 22 | Miribel Ain | 2 | 17% | 14% | 262 km |
| 23 | Fuveau Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.9 | 36% | 0% | 21 km |
| 24 | Gignac-la-Nerthe Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.9 | 2.5% | 0.7% | 5.8 km |
| 25 | Villers-Cotterêts Aisne | 1.8 | 73% | 0% | 145 km |
| 26 | La Londe-les-Maures Var | 1.8 | 27% | 49% | On it |
| 27 | La Trinité Alpes-Maritimes | 1.8 | 59% | 25% | 3.6 km |
| 28 | Vieux-Condé Nord | 1.7 | 7.4% | 100% | 96 km |
| 29 | Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime | 1.6 | 11% | 23% | 17 km |
| 30 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon Loire | 1.4 | 3.5% | 7.1% | 219 km |
| 31 | Mainvilliers Eure-et-Loir | 1.4 | 9.3% | 0% | 136 km |
| 32 | Lézignan-Corbières Aude | 1.2 | 14% | 7% | 31 km |
| 33 | Wittelsheim Haut-Rhin | 1.2 | 34% | 6.2% | 447 km |
| 34 | Marck Pas-de-Calais | 0.9 | 3.4% | 0% | On it |
| 35 | Brumath Bas-Rhin | 0.8 | 32% | 0% | 437 km |
| 36 | Limoux Aude | 0.8 | 26% | 0.1% | 68 km |
| 37 | Aizenay Vendée | 0.8 | 8.2% | 0% | 24 km |
| 38 | Pernes-les-Fontaines Vaucluse | 0.7 | 8.6% | 44% | 62 km |
| 39 | Auterive Haute-Garonne | 0.6 | 4.6% | 1.2% | 134 km |
| 40 | Blain Loire-Atlantique | 0.6 | 15% | 0% | 37 km |
| 41 | Seysses Haute-Garonne | 0.5 | 2.6% | 0% | 153 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 Eybens
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc Jean Verlhac leads, at 21 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois de Jaillot
Wood or forest
40 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the center
Chemin de l'Oratoire
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Ruires
Park or garden
7.7 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Maurice Thorez
Park or garden · 190 m outside the commune
5.7 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.6 km westfrom the center
Allée du Roussillon
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Mairie
Park or garden · 360 m outside the commune
3.2 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.8 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Maisons Neuves
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin du Bassin
Park or garden · 360 m outside the commune
1.1 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2 km northfrom the center
Allée Charles PranardLa Placette
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lafourcade
Park or garden · 270 m outside the commune
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
1.9 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc Jean VerlhacPark or garden · 21 ha · 4.2 km of path
DirectionsBois de JaillotWood or forest · 40 ha · 5.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des RuiresPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice ThorezPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc de la MairiePark or garden · 3.2 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc des Maisons NeuvesPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsJardin du BassinPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc LafourcadePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside
DirectionsPlace de la ChâtelièrePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside
DirectionsJardin de l'ÉvéchéPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside
DirectionsPlace Jean Baptiste ClémentPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Étang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve is the nearest protected area, 3.3 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Étang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve
3.3 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 Eybens
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
34 km
7.6 km per km²
Hiking routes
14 km
waymarked: 3 km per km²
Woodland
17%
about 0.8 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
EybensIsère medianFrance median
Footpaths7.6
Hiking routes3
04.59 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
EybensIsère medianFrance median
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 97% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 58% 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 Eybens is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
2 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 96511 km
De Gières au col du Gourlu1.5 km
GR 965 passes within 2 km of Eybens.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Eybens: April and June to August
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chatte_Sapc, 35 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 66 | 54 | 64 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 68 | 82 | 101 | 108 | 99 | 66 |
February is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 108 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 67 nights a year. The climate in Eybens →
Neighbors
Next to Eybens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
ÉchirollesSaint-Martin-d'HèresGrenobleLe Pont-de-ClaixGièresSeyssinsEybens
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eybens | 0% | 17% | 7.6 |
| Échirolles 37,491 · 2.6 km | 0% | 11% | 9.9 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères 37,695 · 2.8 km | 0% | 14% | 10.1 |
| Grenoble 156,140 · 3.6 km | 0% | 4.6% | 11.6 |
| Le Pont-de-Claix 10,956 · 4.3 km | 2.9% | 15% | 4.3 |
| Gières 7,376 · 4.7 km | 0% | 35% | 7.2 |
| Seyssins 8,092 · 4.9 km | 45% | 44% | 7.1 |
Seyssins has at least twice as much protected land. Gières and Seyssins 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 Eybens
Is Eybens in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Étang de Haute-Jarrie nature reserve, 3.3 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Eybens?
OpenStreetMap maps 34 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 7.6 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 14 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Eybens is woodland?
17% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Eybens near the sea?
No: the coast is 201 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Eybens?
April and June to August: 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 8, 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.