First pick
Coët-er-Lann
Wood or forest
181 ha6.9 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.9 km of path
4.2 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tisch14 · CC BY-SA 3.013%of the land protected
Outdoors in Belz · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Belz is on the coast
Waymarked hiking routes add up to 22 km in Belz. 25% of Belz is mapped woodland. Footpaths add up to 37 km across Belz (2.4 km per km²). France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
13%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
25%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
37 km
2.4 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
22 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: Coët-er-Lann
The sea
On it
the commune touches the coast, 0.8 km from its center
Throughout this page, the Morbihan 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 Belz?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On the coastThe commune touches the sea; the coast is 0.8 km from its center.On waymarked routes22 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.
What sets Belz apart: the sea, then its hiking routes.
Against French towns
How Belz 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 areas13%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
74out of 100
Woodland25%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
70out of 100
Footpaths2.4 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
64out of 100
Hiking routes1.4 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
90out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Belz has the 8th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (3,864 to 3,923 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Coye-la-Forêt (6.4 km per km²) to Arvert (0.2 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coye-la-Forêt Oise | 6.4 | 60% | 100% | 129 km |
| 2 | Beaulieu-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes | 4.2 | 0.2% | 0.9% | On it |
| 3 | Pagny-sur-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.4 | 41% | 100% | 333 km |
| 4 | Santeny Val-de-Marne | 3.2 | 51% | 0% | 171 km |
| 5 | Fraisses Loire | 2.7 | 33% | 0% | 203 km |
| 6 | Pringy Seine-et-Marne | 2.6 | 24% | 100% | 189 km |
| 7 | Hussigny-Godbrange Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2.5 | 62% | 0% | 282 km |
| 8 | Belz Morbihan | 2.4 | 25% | 13% | On it |
| 9 | Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans Doubs | 2.1 | 67% | 4.5% | 405 km |
| 10 | Mézières-sur-Seine Yvelines | 1.9 | 28% | 5.5% | 117 km |
| 11 | Lauris Vaucluse | 1.8 | 41% | 100% | 43 km |
| 12 | Richwiller Haut-Rhin | 1.7 | 25% | 0% | 444 km |
| 13 | Nouvoitou Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.7 | 1.6% | 0% | 60 km |
| 14 | Saint-Cergues Haute-Savoie | 1.6 | 42% | 19% | 288 km |
| 15 | Châteaubernard Charente | 1.5 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 44 km |
| 16 | Lexy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1.4 | 18% | 0% | 275 km |
| 17 | Oudon Loire-Atlantique | 1.3 | 17% | 27% | 63 km |
| 18 | Aix-Noulette Pas-de-Calais | 1.3 | 16% | 0% | 73 km |
| 19 | Touques Calvados | 1.3 | 2.5% | 0% | 2.8 km |
| 20 | Saint-Germain-sur-Morin Seine-et-Marne | 1.3 | 15% | 0% | 167 km |
| 21 | Folschviller Moselle | 1.2 | 22% | 0% | 357 km |
| 22 | Ribécourt-Dreslincourt Oise | 1.2 | 37% | 1.5% | 116 km |
| 23 | Mortagne-au-Perche Orne | 1.2 | 6.1% | 100% | 98 km |
| 24 | Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon Essonne | 1.1 | 28% | 0% | 167 km |
| 25 | Wimille Pas-de-Calais | 1.1 | 5.1% | 100% | 1.8 km |
| 26 | Saint-Léger-de-Linières Maine-et-Loire | 1 | 27% | 0% | 109 km |
| 27 | Verberie Oise | 1 | 20% | 8.1% | 123 km |
| 28 | Saint-Chef Isère | 1 | 24% | 12% | 246 km |
| 29 | Tavaux Jura | 0.9 | 10% | 0% | 398 km |
| 30 | Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges | 0.8 | 53% | 100% | 431 km |
| 31 | Fay-aux-Loges Loiret | 0.8 | 36% | 12% | 213 km |
| 32 | Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny Manche | 0.7 | 2.5% | 0.6% | 21 km |
| 33 | Blainville-sur-l'Eau Meurthe-et-Moselle | 0.6 | 46% | 0% | 388 km |
| 34 | Grosseto-Prugna Corse-du-Sud | 0.6 | 59% | 0.2% | On it |
| 35 | Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo Haute-Corse | 0.5 | 36% | 100% | On it |
| 36 | Ablis Yvelines | 0.5 | 8.6% | 0% | 149 km |
| 37 | Lherm Haute-Garonne | 0.3 | 6.9% | 0% | 156 km |
| 38 | Jonquières-Saint-Vincent Gard | 0.3 | 0.1% | 29% | 41 km |
| 39 | Terranjou Maine-et-Loire | 0.2 | 8.6% | 0% | 118 km |
| 40 | Bosroumois Eure | 0.2 | 1.5% | 0% | 44 km |
| 41 | Arvert Charente-Maritime | 0.2 | 5.8% | 31% | On it |
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 Belz
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Coët-er-Lann leads, at 181 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc de la Garenne
Park or garden · 80 m outside the commune
1.3 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
2.4 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
13% of Belz 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
Ria d’Etel
13% of the commune0.4 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area13%
Natura 2000 site13%
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.
13% of Belz’s land is protected, more than in 74% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Morbihan has 4.4%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
37 km of footpaths and 22 km of hiking routes cross Belz
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
37 km
2.4 km per km²
Hiking routes
22 km
waymarked: 1.4 km per km²
Woodland
25%
about 3.9 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
BelzMorbihan medianFrance median
Footpaths2.4
Hiking routes1.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BelzMorbihan medianFrance median
Woodland25%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 64% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 70% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. 98% of Belz’s residents live within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, close to the typical town.
13 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Sentier Côtier Rivière d'Etel20 km
Chemin des Douaniers, Le Magouëro - Baden19 km
Plouhinec - 111 km
Plouhinec - 311 km
Etre douar ar mor10 km
Plouhinec - 49.1 km
Pointe de Larmor6.1 km
Sentier des Mégalithes4.2 km
Boucle du Ouerch4.1 km
Circuit des Alignements d'Erdeven3.9 km
Sainte-Hélène - 13.4 km
Sainte-Hélène - 43.1 km
+1 more
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Belz: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auray, 15 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 110 | 83 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 72 | 107 | 115 | 122 |
July is the driest month (51 mm) and the warmest (highs of 24 °C). 122 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 22 nights a year. The climate in Belz →
Neighbors
Next to Belz
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
ErdevenPlouhinecLocoal-MendonPloemelMerlevenezLandaulBelz
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belz | 13% | 25% | 2.4 | On it |
| Erdeven 4,008 · 4 km | 22% | 14% | 2.1 | On it |
| Plouhinec 5,400 · 5.2 km | 32% | 24% | 2 | On it |
| Locoal-Mendon 3,530 · 5.9 km | 30% | 17% | 0.3 | On it |
| Ploemel 3,175 · 7.8 km | 0% | 18% | 0.9 | 3.3 km |
| Merlevenez 3,174 · 8.4 km | 5.7% | 33% | 0.6 | On it |
| Landaul 2,516 · 10 km | 18% | 37% | 1.3 | On it |
Plouhinec and Locoal-Mendon have 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 Belz
Is Belz in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 13% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Belz?
OpenStreetMap maps 37 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.4 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 22 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Belz is woodland?
25% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Belz near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 0.8 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Belz?
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 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.