First pick
Parc de Champagne
Park or garden
22 ha6 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 6 km of path
2.2 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Maxime GRÉGOIRE · CC BY 3.01.1%of the land protected
Outdoors in Reims · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Reims has more footpaths per km² than 8 in 10 French towns
227 km of footpaths cross Reims (4.8 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 2.1% of Reims. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 24 km in Reims. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
1.1%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
2.1%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
227 km
4.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
24 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 Champagne
Throughout this page, the Marne 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 Reims?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths4.8 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Little mapped woodland2.1% of the land, against 13% for the median compared town.
What sets Reims apart: its footpaths. It is shorter on woodland.
Against French towns
How Reims 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 areas1.1%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
56out of 100
Woodland2.1%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
11out of 100
Footpaths4.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
90out of 100
Hiking routes0.5 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
63out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Reims has the 14th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (108,088 to 267,991 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 12e (16.7 km per km²) to Nîmes (1.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 12e Paris | 16.7 | 30% | 0% | 153 km |
| 2 | Paris 16e Paris | 11.9 | 25% | 0% | 147 km |
| 3 | Grenoble Isère | 11.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 204 km |
| 4 | Paris 19e Paris | 11.1 | 2.1% | 0% | 148 km |
| 5 | Paris 20e Paris | 10.9 | 0.1% | 0% | 151 km |
| 6 | Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine | 10.8 | 6.4% | 0% | 49 km |
| 7 | Paris 14e Paris | 10.6 | 0.4% | 0% | 151 km |
| 8 | Paris 15e Paris | 9.6 | 0% | 0% | 149 km |
| 9 | Paris 13e Paris | 9.2 | 0.4% | 0% | 152 km |
| 10 | Caen Calvados | 8.1 | 2.4% | 0% | 14 km |
| 11 | Tours Indre-et-Loire | 7.8 | 6.3% | 4.7% | 184 km |
| 12 | Lille Nord | 7.7 | 2.3% | 0% | 62 km |
| 13 | Villeurbanne Rhône | 7.4 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 253 km |
| 14 | Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis | 7 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 142 km |
| 15 | Metz Moselle | 6.8 | 8% | 0% | 329 km |
| 16 | Angers Maine-et-Loire | 6.3 | 5.6% | 17% | 118 km |
| 17 | Orléans Loiret | 6.3 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 206 km |
| 18 | Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine | 6 | 2% | 0% | 147 km |
| 19 | Dijon Côte-d'Or | 6 | 6.5% | 0% | 402 km |
| 20 | Brest Finistère | 5.9 | 6.7% | 0% | On it |
| 21 | Le Mans Sarthe | 5.5 | 6.6% | 0% | 135 km |
| 22 | Paris 11e Paris | 5.4 | 0% | 0% | 150 km |
| 23 | Besançon Doubs | 5.3 | 37% | 0.6% | 402 km |
| 24 | Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.2 | 1.8% | 4.7% | 153 km |
| 25 | Rouen Seine-Maritime | 5.1 | 6.2% | 0% | 53 km |
| 26 | Paris 17e Paris | 5.1 | 0.2% | 0% | 145 km |
| 27 | Bordeaux Gironde | 4.9 | 1.2% | 10% | 18 km |
| 28 | Reims Marne | 4.8 | 2.1% | 1.1% | 199 km |
| 29 | Annecy Haute-Savoie | 4.6 | 29% | 0.2% | 260 km |
| 30 | Paris 18e Paris | 4.4 | 0.5% | 0% | 146 km |
| 31 | Amiens Somme | 3.8 | 3% | 0.7% | 55 km |
| 32 | Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme | 3.7 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 258 km |
| 33 | Le Havre Seine-Maritime | 3.6 | 5.8% | 3.3% | On it |
| 34 | Toulon Var | 3.6 | 23% | 26% | On it |
| 35 | Saint-Étienne Loire | 3.5 | 31% | 33% | 210 km |
| 36 | Limoges Haute-Vienne | 3.3 | 15% | 0% | 163 km |
| 37 | Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales | 2.2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 12 km |
| 38 | Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.1 | 18% | 9.1% | 21 km |
| 39 | Saint-Denis Réunion | 1.6 | 62% | 73% | On it |
| 40 | Saint-Paul Réunion | 1.4 | 20% | 64% | On it |
| 41 | Nîmes Gard | 1.3 | 29% | 4.6% | 37 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 Reims
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de Champagne leads, at 22 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc Léo Lagrange
Park or garden
13 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Cerisaie
Park or garden
12 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
3 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Marcel Lemaire
Park or garden
9.6 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
4 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
parc et residence
Park or garden
11 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.9 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Pierre Mendès France
Park or garden
8 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
3.4 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Gilles Ferreira
Park or garden
5.9 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
4.3 km southfrom the center
rampe pour fauteils roulants
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Saint-John Perse
Park or garden
6 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.2 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc de ChampagnePark or garden · 22 ha · 6 km of path
DirectionsParc Léo LagrangePark or garden · 13 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la CerisaiePark or garden · 12 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Marcel LemairePark or garden · 9.6 ha · 2.4 km of path
Directionsparc et residencePark or garden · 11 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Pierre Mendès FrancePark or garden · 8 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Gilles FerreiraPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-John PersePark or garden · 6 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Patte d'OiePark or garden · 3.7 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la RoselièrePark or garden · 5 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc des CrayèresPark or garden · 6.9 ha
DirectionsBasses PromenadesPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Butte Saint-NicaisePark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsHautes PromenadesPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc des EssillardsPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc des Arènes du SudPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Cure d'AirPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'EuropePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la RoseraiePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc des Buttes de la MuirePark or garden · 4.3 ha
DirectionsJardin d’horticulture Pierre SchneiterPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsEspace de loisirs OrgevalPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des anciens des Trois RivièresPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Rosa ParksPark or garden · 1 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean MoulinPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Michel SicrePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean VancraeyenestPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc Benazir BhuttoPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Raoul DufyPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Claude-MonetPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
1.1% of Reims lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Les Trous de Leu nature reserve
0.6% of the commune4.7 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Marais de la Vesle en amont de Reims
1% of the commune4.1 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area1.1%
Nature reserve0.6%
Natura 2000 site1%
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.
1.1% of Reims’ land is protected, more than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Marne has 0%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
Footpaths and woods in Reims
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
227 km
4.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
24 km
waymarked: 0.5 km per km²
Woodland
2.1%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ReimsMarne medianFrance median
Footpaths4.8
Hiking routes0.5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ReimsMarne medianFrance median
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 90% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 89% 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 Reims is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
4 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 14519 km
Chemin de Trèves, Lavannes - Bezannes14 km
De Reims à Châlons-en-Champagne11 km
Chemin de Trèves, Bezannes - Ville-en-Tardenois1.2 km
GR 145 passes within 2 km of Reims.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Reims: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mailly-Civc, 12 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 69 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 69 | 70 | 86 |
April is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 25 °C). 86 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Reims →
Gardens
A garden to visit in Reims
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin du Musée-hôtel Le VergeurIn Reims
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Reims
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
TinqueuxSaint-Brice-CourcellesCormontreuilBéthenyBezannesWitry-lès-ReimsReims
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4.8 |
| Tinqueux 10,771 · 2.8 km | 0% | 2.4% | 2.8 |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles 3,566 · 3.4 km | 0% | 15% | 3.7 |
| Cormontreuil 6,534 · 3.7 km | 1.5% | 6.1% | 2.9 |
| Bétheny 6,975 · 3.8 km | 0% | 0% | 0.7 |
| Bezannes 5,039 · 4.1 km | 0.1% | 1.8% | 3.4 |
| Witry-lès-Reims 4,950 · 7.4 km | 0% | 3.6% | 0.4 |
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 Reims
Is Reims in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 1.1% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Reims?
OpenStreetMap maps 227 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 4.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 24 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Reims is woodland?
2.1% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Reims near the sea?
No: the coast is 199 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Reims?
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 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.