First pick
Forêt domaniale de Sarreguemines
Wood or forest
454 ha21.8 km of path
4 h 50 minto walk all 21.8 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the center
Sentier de la GrenouilleN° 4Parcours de Santé+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Office de Tourisme de Sarreguemines · CC BY-SA 3.032%woodland
Outdoors in Sarreguemines · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Sarreguemines is within 800 m of a park or wood
Waymarked hiking routes add up to 31 km in Sarreguemines. Mapped woodland covers 32% of Sarreguemines. Footpaths add up to 79 km across Sarreguemines (2.6 km per km²). France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0.9%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Marais d’Ippling, 3.9 km
Woodland
32%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
79 km
2.6 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
31 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
18
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Forêt domaniale de Sarreguemines
Throughout this page, the Moselle 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 Sarreguemines?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On waymarked routes31 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.A wooded commune32% mapped woodland, more than in 78% of compared French towns, against 13% for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyMarais d’Ippling (Natura 2000) is 3.9 km from the town center.
What sets Sarreguemines apart: its hiking routes, then its woods.
Against French towns
How Sarreguemines 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 areas0.9%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
56out of 100
Woodland32%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
78out of 100
Footpaths2.6 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
68out of 100
Hiking routes1.1 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
85out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Sarreguemines has the 14th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (19,527 to 20,787 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Chaville (8.3 km per km²) to Bressuire (0.6 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaville Hauts-de-Seine | 8.3 | 46% | 0% | 148 km |
| 2 | Gentilly Val-de-Marne | 8 | 1.8% | 0% | 153 km |
| 3 | Le Mée-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne | 7.9 | 34% | 0% | 190 km |
| 4 | Mont-Saint-Aignan Seine-Maritime | 7.3 | 12% | 0% | 50 km |
| 5 | La Celle-Saint-Cloud Yvelines | 6.6 | 29% | 0% | 142 km |
| 6 | Maurepas Yvelines | 5.8 | 29% | 0.1% | 137 km |
| 7 | Chevilly-Larue Val-de-Marne | 5.8 | 3.8% | 0% | 158 km |
| 8 | Coudekerque-Branche Nord | 5.1 | 14% | 0% | 2.2 km |
| 9 | Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine | 4.8 | 1.8% | 0% | 33 km |
| 10 | Paris 2e Paris | 4.6 | 0% | 0% | 148 km |
| 11 | Joinville-le-Pont Val-de-Marne | 4.4 | 1.7% | 0% | 158 km |
| 12 | Chilly-Mazarin Essonne | 4.2 | 2.8% | 0% | 163 km |
| 13 | Albertville Savoie | 4.1 | 47% | 0% | 228 km |
| 14 | Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique | 4 | 18% | 8.4% | 33 km |
| 15 | Mougins Alpes-Maritimes | 4 | 28% | 0% | 5.1 km |
| 16 | La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique | 3.8 | 20% | 1.9% | 43 km |
| 17 | Bruz Ille-et-Vilaine | 3.8 | 14% | 0% | 55 km |
| 18 | Bruges Gironde | 3.7 | 9.3% | 23% | 14 km |
| 19 | Ronchin Nord | 3.7 | 1.8% | 0% | 66 km |
| 20 | Forbach Moselle | 3.5 | 32% | 0% | 359 km |
| 21 | Croix Nord | 3.4 | 4.6% | 0% | 61 km |
| 22 | Cournon-d'Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme | 3.3 | 6.6% | 6.3% | 251 km |
| 23 | Denain Nord | 3.2 | 5.9% | 0.1% | 103 km |
| 24 | Cugnaux Haute-Garonne | 3.1 | 6.8% | 0% | 151 km |
| 25 | Wasquehal Nord | 3.1 | 4.7% | 0% | 60 km |
| 26 | Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire | 3 | 23% | 0% | 361 km |
| 27 | Grande-Synthe Nord | 2.8 | 5.3% | 7.4% | On it |
| 28 | Sarreguemines Moselle | 2.6 | 32% | 0.9% | 374 km |
| 29 | Beaune Côte-d'Or | 2.6 | 16% | 25% | 389 km |
| 30 | Halluin Nord | 2.5 | 4.8% | 0% | 50 km |
| 31 | Lisieux Calvados | 2.4 | 1.9% | 0% | 26 km |
| 32 | Lannion Côtes-d'Armor | 2.3 | 15% | 5.9% | On it |
| 33 | La Crau Var | 2.3 | 23% | 1.8% | 6.1 km |
| 34 | Vence Alpes-Maritimes | 2.2 | 28% | 64% | 8.3 km |
| 35 | Cahors Lot | 1.9 | 42% | 0% | 172 km |
| 36 | Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme | 1.8 | 1.8% | 0% | 166 km |
| 37 | Pertuis Vaucluse | 1.5 | 18% | 100% | 40 km |
| 38 | Sélestat Bas-Rhin | 1 | 40% | 56% | 462 km |
| 39 | Mitry-Mory Seine-et-Marne | 1 | 4.8% | 0% | 151 km |
| 40 | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse | 0.8 | 4.8% | 7.3% | 54 km |
| 41 | Bressuire Deux-Sèvres | 0.6 | 2.4% | 0% | 77 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 Sarreguemines
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Forêt domaniale de Sarreguemines leads, at 454 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Forêt du Buchholz
Wood or forest
453 ha21.8 km of path
4 h 50 minto walk all 21.8 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the center
Sentier de la GrenouilleN° 4Parcours de Santé+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Forêt de Grosbliederstroff
Wood or forest
305 ha14.8 km of path
3 h 15 minto walk all 14.8 km of path
3.9 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Lorenzerwald
Wood or forest
254 ha8.3 km of path
1 h 50 minto walk all 8.3 km of path
3.6 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Grosswald
Wood or forest
207 ha6.1 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 6.1 km of path
3.8 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Witzwald
Wood or forest
51 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
3.7 km westfrom the center
Tour du GolfChemin du WitzwaldVoie Romaine
Directionsto a point inside
Bliesgerswiller Wald
Wood or forest · 110 m outside the commune
38 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3.2 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks, gardens and woods
Forêt domaniale de SarregueminesWood or forest · 454 ha · 21.8 km of path
DirectionsForêt du BuchholzWood or forest · 453 ha · 21.8 km of path
DirectionsForêt de GrosbliederstroffWood or forest · 305 ha · 14.8 km of path
DirectionsLorenzerwaldWood or forest · 254 ha · 8.3 km of path
DirectionsGrosswaldWood or forest · 207 ha · 6.1 km of path
DirectionsSpitzwaldWood or forest · 76 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsWitzwaldWood or forest · 51 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsBliesgerswiller WaldWood or forest · 38 ha · 1 km of path · just outside
DirectionsBreitzitterWood or forest · 29 ha
DirectionsParc MunicipalPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsNeuwaldWood or forest · 20 ha
DirectionsLangwieserwaldWood or forest · 18 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsLe Jardin des FaïenciersPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsParc UtzschneiderPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsSquare du Major BennettPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPlace Jeanne d'ArcPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPlace de la BastillePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSquare WiltzerPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Marais d’Ippling is the nearest protected area, 3.9 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Marais d’Ippling
0.9% of the commune3.9 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Marais d’Ippling
0.9% of the commune3.9 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0.9%
Natura 2000 site0.9%
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
79 km of footpaths and 31 km of hiking routes cross Sarreguemines
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
79 km
2.6 km per km²
Hiking routes
31 km
waymarked: 1.1 km per km²
Woodland
32%
about 9.4 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
SarregueminesMoselle medianFrance median
Footpaths2.6
Hiking routes1.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SarregueminesMoselle medianFrance median
Woodland32%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 68% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 78% 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 Sarreguemines is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
12 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 5G Sud6.3 km
Sur les Rives de l'Histoire12 km
Saarwanderweg / Sentier de la Sarre12 km
Circuit Buchholz9.8 km
Circuit Franco-Allemand n°27.7 km
Circuit des Bornes6.8 km
Circuit Franco-Allemand n°16.5 km
Circuit des Bois du Sanglier5.4 km
Circuit "Le Grosswald"5.1 km
Paysages de la Blies4.9 km
Circuit "La Villa"4.3 km
Forêt de Blies-Ebersing4.3 km
GR 5G Sud passes within 2 km of Sarreguemines.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Sarreguemines: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouterhouse, 31 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 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 92 | 80 | 79 | 55 | 78 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 112 |
April is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 112 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 99 nights a year. The climate in Sarreguemines →
Gardens
A garden to visit in Sarreguemines
Named gardens in the commune.
Jardin des FaïenciersIn Sarreguemines
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata.
Neighbors
Next to Sarreguemines
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
HambachGrosbliederstroffWoustvillerBehren-lès-ForbachSpicherenPuttelange-aux-LacsSarreguemines
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarreguemines | 0.9% | 32% | 2.6 |
| Hambach 2,766 · 5.8 km | 0% | 30% | 0.6 |
| Grosbliederstroff 3,346 · 5.9 km | 0% | 44% | 3.8 |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 6.6 km | 1.6% | 25% | 1.3 |
| Behren-lès-Forbach 6,166 · 12 km | 0% | 14% | 2.4 |
| Spicheren 3,143 · 12 km | 0% | 39% | 3.1 |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 13 km | 0% | 30% | 1.1 |
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 Sarreguemines
Is Sarreguemines in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Marais d’Ippling, 3.9 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Sarreguemines?
OpenStreetMap maps 79 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.6 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 31 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Sarreguemines is woodland?
32% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Sarreguemines near the sea?
No: the coast is 374 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Sarreguemines?
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 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.