Photo: J. Murray Jordan · Public domainSaint-Pierre lies inside Martinique Regional Nature Park
Protected areas cover 100% of Saint-Pierre’s land. Mapped woodland covers 42% of Saint-Pierre. Footpaths add up to 7 km across Saint-Pierre (0.2 km per km²). France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Throughout this page, the Martinique median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What kind of outdoors place is Saint-Pierre?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
What sets Saint-Pierre apart: the regional nature park around it, then the sea. It is shorter on footpaths.
How Saint-Pierre 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.
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Saint-Pierre has the 2nd fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (3,936 to 3,988 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Jarrie (3.2 km per km²) to Aiguillon (0.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarrie Isère | 3.2 | 33% | 0.8% | 196 km |
| 2 | Saint-Nabord Vosges | 2.1 | 62% | 3.6% | 429 km |
| 3 | Allevard Isère | 2 | 55% | 0% | 211 km |
| 4 | Pujaut Gard | 2 | 10% | 0% | 62 km |
| 5 | Condrieu Rhône | 2 | 20% | 100% | 219 km |
| 6 | Montry Seine-et-Marne | 2 | 20% | 0% | 166 km |
| 7 | Mozac Puy-de-Dôme | 2 | 1.7% | 0% | 270 km |
| 8 | Toufflers Nord | 1.9 | 0.4% | 0% | 65 km |
| 9 | Pléneuf-Val-André Côtes-d'Armor | 1.8 | 10% | 2.6% | On it |
| 10 | Hondschoote Nord | 1.6 | 0% | 0% | 12 km |
| 11 | Argences Calvados | 1.5 | 16% | 0% | 18 km |
| 12 | Porte-de-Savoie Savoie | 1.4 | 18% | 86% | 224 km |
| 13 | Erquy Côtes-d'Armor | 1.4 | 6.8% | 15% | On it |
| 14 | Quévert Côtes-d'Armor | 1.3 | 12% | 100% | 6.9 km |
| 15 | Allaire Morbihan | 1.2 | 17% | 6.3% | 22 km |
| 16 | Boos Seine-Maritime | 1.2 | 21% | 0% | 60 km |
| 17 | Boissise-le-Roi Seine-et-Marne | 1.2 | 10% | 100% | 190 km |
| 18 | Rousies Nord | 1.2 | 20% | 100% | 132 km |
| 19 | Pierrevert Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 1.1 | 36% | 100% | 61 km |
| 20 | Tinténiac Ille-et-Vilaine | 1 | 3.9% | 2.2% | 22 km |
| 21 | Plouvien Finistère | 1 | 9.4% | 0.6% | 3.9 km |
| 22 | Fontaine-le-Comte Vienne | 0.9 | 20% | 0% | 110 km |
| 23 | Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or | 0.9 | 21% | 0% | 357 km |
| 24 | Saint-Martin-en-Haut Rhône | 0.8 | 17% | 0% | 236 km |
| 25 | Cires-lès-Mello Oise | 0.8 | 36% | 0% | 112 km |
| 26 | Sailly-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais | 0.8 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 51 km |
| 27 | Le Bignon Loire-Atlantique | 0.8 | 14% | 0% | 37 km |
| 28 | Maing Nord | 0.7 | 4.2% | 0% | 108 km |
| 29 | Villeveyrac Hérault | 0.6 | 7% | 85% | 12 km |
| 30 | Gourin Morbihan | 0.6 | 12% | 1.7% | 34 km |
| 31 | Le Lude Sarthe | 0.5 | 23% | 7.6% | 157 km |
| 32 | Châtelaudren-Plouagat Côtes-d'Armor | 0.5 | 4.2% | 0% | 14 km |
| 33 | Verfeil Haute-Garonne | 0.4 | 7.7% | 0% | 133 km |
| 34 | Poligny Jura | 0.4 | 77% | 0.1% | 368 km |
| 35 | Salses-le-Château Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.3 | 4.1% | 34% | 10 km |
| 36 | Replonges Ain | 0.3 | 9.3% | 19% | 311 km |
| 37 | Moreuil Somme | 0.3 | 21% | 1.9% | 73 km |
| 38 | Suippes Marne | 0.2 | 24% | 0% | 237 km |
| 39 | Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère | 0.2 | 21% | 0% | 150 km |
| 40 | Saint-Pierre Martinique | 0.2 | 42% | 100% | On it |
| 41 | Aiguillon Lot-et-Garonne | 0.1 | 1.4% | 2.5% | 108 km |
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
8 in 10 residents of Saint-Pierre live within 800 m of a park or wood
Each square is 1 resident in 100: in green, those within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or woodland edge (INSEE’s 200 m population grid against OpenStreetMap).
Residents within 800 m of green space · share of residents
About 800 residents live further away. The distance is a straight line to the edge of a mapped park or wood, not a walk to a gate, and a wood can be private.
Protected land in and around Saint-Pierre
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Martinique Regional Nature Park
Montagne Pelée nature reserve
Share of the commune’s land
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.
100% of Saint-Pierre’s land is protected, more than in 96% of compared French towns. A regional nature park is a charter between communes to look after a landscape: farming, building and hunting go on inside it. Natura 2000 doesn’t apply in the overseas départements.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
7 km of footpaths cross Saint-Pierre
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.
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
That is less than in 98% 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.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
April is the best month for walking in Saint-Pierre
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bassepointe-Chal, 14 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) | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| High (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 158 | 95 | 111 | 193 | 200 | 195 | 239 | 280 | 269 | 313 | 363 | 221 |
February is the driest month (95 mm) and September the warmest (highs of 31 °C). 363 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 31 °C, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saint-Pierre →
A garden to visit in Saint-Pierre
Named gardens in the commune.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Next to Saint-Pierre
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre | 100% | 42% | 0.2 | On it |
| Le Carbet 3,721 · 5.1 km | 100% | 25% | 0.3 | On it |
| Le Morne-Rouge 4,388 · 5.6 km | 100% | 42% | 0.7 | 5.7 km |
| Case-Pilote 4,537 · 13 km | 81% | 49% | 0.5 | On it |
| Basse-Pointe 2,852 · 14 km | 100% | 30% | 0.2 | On it |
| Le Lorrain 6,566 · 15 km | 100% | 46% | 0.3 | On it |
| Schœlcher 19,478 · 17 km | 46% | 42% | 1.6 | On it |
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 Saint-Pierre
Is Saint-Pierre in a national or regional nature park?
Yes: Saint-Pierre lies in Martinique Regional Nature Park (100% of the commune).
Are there good walks in Saint-Pierre?
OpenStreetMap maps 7 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 0.2 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Saint-Pierre is woodland?
42% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Saint-Pierre near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 0.1 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Pierre?
April: 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.