First pick
Bois de la Grange
Wood or forest
626 ha13.9 km of path
3 h 5 minto walk all 13.9 km of path
1.5 km northfrom the center
Sentier des MirabellesSente du TerrierGrimpette des Églantiers+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Bubudu57 · CC BY-SA 3.033%woodland
Outdoors in Thionville · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Thionville is within 800 m of a park or wood
Waymarked hiking routes add up to 85 km in Thionville. 33% of Thionville is mapped woodland. 132 km of footpaths cross Thionville (2.7 km per km²). 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: Hettange-Grande nature reserve, 5.2 km
Woodland
33%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
132 km
2.7 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
85 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: Bois de la Grange
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 Thionville?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On waymarked routes85 km of GR and other hiking routes cross the commune.A wooded commune33% mapped woodland, more than in 79% of compared French towns, against 13% for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyHettange-Grande nature reserve is 5.2 km from the town center.
What sets Thionville apart: its hiking routes, then its woods.
Against French towns
How Thionville 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
Woodland33%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
79out of 100
Footpaths2.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
69out of 100
Hiking routes1.7 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
94out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Thionville has the 11th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (40,184 to 45,531 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Puteaux (18.9 km per km²) to Castres (1.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puteaux Hauts-de-Seine | 18.9 | 1.5% | 0% | 142 km |
| 2 | Bagneux Hauts-de-Seine | 9.6 | 1.1% | 0% | 154 km |
| 3 | Paris 6e Paris | 8.4 | 1.7% | 0% | 149 km |
| 4 | Bron Rhône | 7.1 | 6.1% | 0% | 251 km |
| 5 | Villepinte Seine-Saint-Denis | 7 | 15% | 16% | 149 km |
| 6 | Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 6.7 | 4.2% | 0% | 364 km |
| 7 | Rezé Loire-Atlantique | 6.6 | 7% | 3.6% | 37 km |
| 8 | Arras Pas-de-Calais | 6.5 | 3.4% | 0% | 78 km |
| 9 | Colomiers Haute-Garonne | 6.4 | 5.5% | 0% | 155 km |
| 10 | Stains Seine-Saint-Denis | 6.3 | 6.9% | 14% | 142 km |
| 11 | Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais | 5.8 | 1.3% | 0% | On it |
| 12 | Alfortville Val-de-Marne | 5.7 | 0.1% | 0% | 157 km |
| 13 | Bagnolet Seine-Saint-Denis | 5.5 | 1.4% | 3.6% | 151 km |
| 14 | Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor | 5.3 | 14% | 2.1% | On it |
| 15 | Valenciennes Nord | 5.2 | 6.6% | 0.2% | 105 km |
| 16 | Caluire-et-Cuire Rhône | 5.1 | 9.1% | 0.1% | 255 km |
| 17 | Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis | 4.6 | 2.7% | 0% | 151 km |
| 18 | Gagny Seine-Saint-Denis | 4.3 | 9.6% | 0.5% | 155 km |
| 19 | Angoulême Charente | 4.1 | 14% | 3.6% | 75 km |
| 20 | Anglet Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4 | 18% | 4.5% | On it |
| 21 | Garges-lès-Gonesse Val-d'Oise | 4 | 8.7% | 0% | 141 km |
| 22 | Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines | 3.7 | 12% | 7.1% | 109 km |
| 23 | Bourg-en-Bresse Ain | 3.5 | 16% | 0% | 307 km |
| 24 | Douai Nord | 3.5 | 5.3% | 1.1% | 88 km |
| 25 | Marcq-en-Barœul Nord | 3.4 | 3.7% | 0% | 60 km |
| 26 | Compiègne Oise | 3.4 | 74% | 76% | 119 km |
| 27 | Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées | 3.4 | 2.8% | 0.8% | 131 km |
| 28 | Wattrelos Nord | 3.1 | 3.3% | 0% | 60 km |
| 29 | Poissy Yvelines | 3 | 12% | 0% | 131 km |
| 30 | Le Cannet Alpes-Maritimes | 2.8 | 9.9% | 0% | 2.4 km |
| 31 | Thionville Moselle | 2.7 | 33% | 0% | 307 km |
| 32 | Villenave-d'Ornon Gironde | 2.4 | 7% | 14% | 26 km |
| 33 | Gap Hautes-Alpes | 2.3 | 28% | 33% | 133 km |
| 34 | Châteauroux Indre | 2.3 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 224 km |
| 35 | Châlons-en-Champagne Marne | 2.2 | 0.7% | 0% | 237 km |
| 36 | Sète Hérault | 2 | 0.6% | 67% | On it |
| 37 | Montélimar Drôme | 1.8 | 8% | 0.9% | 123 km |
| 38 | Draguignan Var | 1.5 | 29% | 0% | 26 km |
| 39 | Salon-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.4 | 4.8% | 59% | 26 km |
| 40 | Istres Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.1 | 3.3% | 49% | 9.7 km |
| 41 | Castres Tarn | 1.1 | 9.7% | 1.2% | 90 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 Thionville
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de la Grange leads, at 626 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois de Thionville
Wood or forest
155 ha8.8 km of path
1 h 55 minto walk all 8.8 km of path
3.2 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Forêt d'Algrange
Wood or forest
136 ha10.5 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.5 km of path
6.9 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Domaine de Volkrange
Park or garden
29 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
4 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois de Terville
Wood or forest
54 ha4.9 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.9 km of path
2.5 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Napoléon
Park or garden
3.3 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Veymerange
Park or garden · 180 m outside the commune
4.9 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
3 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks, gardens and woods
Bois de la GrangeWood or forest · 626 ha · 13.9 km of path
DirectionsBois de ThionvilleWood or forest · 155 ha · 8.8 km of path
DirectionsForêt d'AlgrangeWood or forest · 136 ha · 10.5 km of path
DirectionsDomaine de VolkrangePark or garden · 29 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsBois de TervilleWood or forest · 54 ha · 4.9 km of path
DirectionsSchackWood or forest · 43 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc NapoléonPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de VeymerangePark or garden · 4.9 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsBois de VeymerangeWood or forest · 16 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Nelson MandelaPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsNiederholzWood or forest · 10 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsBerges de la MosellePark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc WilsonPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSquare FénelonPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare René SchwartzPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSobriétéPark or garden · 1 ha
DirectionsPlace RolandPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Marjorie KocherPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Hettange-Grande nature reserve is the nearest protected area, 5.2 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Hettange-Grande nature reserve
5.2 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
132 km of footpaths and 85 km of hiking routes cross Thionville
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
132 km
2.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
85 km
waymarked: 1.7 km per km²
Woodland
33%
about 16.3 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ThionvilleMoselle medianFrance median
Footpaths2.7
Hiking routes1.7
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ThionvilleMoselle medianFrance median
Woodland33%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 69% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 79% 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 Thionville is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
A named hiking route within 2 km
GR (long-distance)
GR 50114 km
GR 501 passes within 2 km of Thionville.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Thionville: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Metz-Frescaty, 33 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 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 56 | 51 | 45 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 77 |
April is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 77 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 61 nights a year. The climate in Thionville →
Neighbors
Next to Thionville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
TervilleManomYutzHettange-GrandeFlorangeBertrangeThionville
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
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 Thionville
Is Thionville in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Hettange-Grande nature reserve, 5.2 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Thionville?
OpenStreetMap maps 132 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 85 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Thionville is woodland?
33% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Thionville near the sea?
No: the coast is 307 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Thionville?
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.