First pick
Parc de la Deule
Park or garden · 30 m outside the commune
107 ha9.9 km of path
2 h 10 minto walk all 9.9 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the center
Chemin des Longs RiezLe Perchoir
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: © Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.04.4%woodland
Outdoors in Houplin-Ancoisne · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Houplin-Ancoisne is within 800 m of a park or wood
Footpaths add up to 20 km across Houplin-Ancoisne (3 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 4.4% of Houplin-Ancoisne. No protected area reaches Houplin-Ancoisne; the nearest, Les "Cinq Tailles" (Natura 2000), is 10 km from the town center. 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: Les "Cinq Tailles", 10 km
Woodland
4.4%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
20 km
3 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
10
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc de la Deule
Throughout this page, the Nord median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
Against French towns
How Houplin-Ancoisne 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
Woodland4.4%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
20out of 100
Footpaths3 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
74out of 100
Hiking routes0 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
12out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Houplin-Ancoisne has the 11th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (3,299 to 3,356 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Collégien (5.9 km per km²) to Ambès (0.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collégien Seine-et-Marne | 5.9 | 29% | 0% | 165 km |
| 2 | Frépillon Val-d'Oise | 4.3 | 19% | 0.2% | 126 km |
| 3 | Champ-sur-Drac Isère | 3.9 | 51% | 24% | 193 km |
| 4 | Bernin Isère | 3.7 | 28% | 14% | 207 km |
| 5 | Briis-sous-Forges Essonne | 3.5 | 22% | 0.1% | 157 km |
| 6 | Lavérune Hérault | 3.1 | 6.9% | 0% | 11 km |
| 7 | Renage Isère | 3.1 | 31% | 0% | 215 km |
| 8 | Saint-Maximin Oise | 3 | 54% | 88% | 120 km |
| 9 | Roscoff Finistère | 3 | 0% | 0.4% | On it |
| 10 | Seilh Haute-Garonne | 3 | 15% | 12% | 156 km |
| 11 | Houplin-Ancoisne Nord | 3 | 4.4% | 0% | 66 km |
| 12 | Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon Loire-Atlantique | 2.2 | 18% | 31% | 29 km |
| 13 | Ceyzériat Ain | 2 | 41% | 0.6% | 305 km |
| 14 | Doubs Doubs | 2 | 37% | 0% | 361 km |
| 15 | Le Folgoët Finistère | 1.9 | 3.7% | 0% | 8.1 km |
| 16 | Vourles Rhône | 1.8 | 6.6% | 0% | 240 km |
| 17 | Merlimont Pas-de-Calais | 1.6 | 28% | 63% | On it |
| 18 | Mireval Hérault | 1.6 | 0.1% | 18% | 4.3 km |
| 19 | La Roche-Blanche Puy-de-Dôme | 1.5 | 12% | 7.8% | 249 km |
| 20 | Aigues-Vives Gard | 1.3 | 4.2% | 13% | 21 km |
| 21 | Mareuil-lès-Meaux Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 18% | 0.6% | 163 km |
| 22 | Boissy-le-Châtel Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 20% | 0% | 184 km |
| 23 | Bonifacio Corse-du-Sud | 1.1 | 11% | 18% | On it |
| 24 | Précy-sur-Oise Oise | 1 | 14% | 100% | 119 km |
| 25 | Villelongue-de-la-Salanque Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.8 | 0.1% | 0% | 4.5 km |
| 26 | Montanay Rhône | 0.8 | 7.1% | 0% | 265 km |
| 27 | Wizernes Pas-de-Calais | 0.7 | 6.8% | 100% | 32 km |
| 28 | Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.6 | 4.2% | 0% | 24 km |
| 29 | Rouans Loire-Atlantique | 0.5 | 5.5% | 30% | 18 km |
| 30 | Morhange Moselle | 0.5 | 7% | 0% | 367 km |
| 31 | Veuzain-sur-Loire Loir-et-Cher | 0.5 | 24% | 6.2% | 220 km |
| 32 | Saint-Andiol Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 43 km |
| 33 | Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise | 0.5 | 18% | 0% | 93 km |
| 34 | Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre Seine-et-Marne | 0.3 | 13% | 0% | 180 km |
| 35 | Palau-del-Vidre Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.2 | 1% | 2.8% | 7.1 km |
| 36 | Val-au-Perche Orne | 0.2 | 21% | 100% | 128 km |
| 37 | Airvault Deux-Sèvres | 0.2 | 13% | 18% | 95 km |
| 38 | Puiseaux Loiret | 0.2 | 2.6% | 1% | 207 km |
| 39 | Cérans-Foulletourte Sarthe | 0.2 | 34% | 0% | 139 km |
| 40 | Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 0.1 | 12% | 1.5% | 47 km |
| 41 | Ambès Gironde | 0.1 | 5.4% | 58% | 4.6 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 Houplin-Ancoisne
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de la Deule leads, at 107 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
La Canteraine
Park or garden
79 ha7.1 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7.1 km of path
1.7 km northfrom the center
Chemin de la CanteraineChemin de NoyellesChemin d'Entre Deux
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Mosaïc
Park or garden
25 ha4.6 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.6 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Le Bois de la Gîte
Wood or forest · 30 m outside the commune
55 ha7.8 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.8 km of path
1.6 km westfrom the center
Chemin des Longs RiezLe Perchoir
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Park or garden
6.1 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the center
Esplanade Pierre Mauroy
Directionsto a point inside
Bois des Hospices de Seclin
Wood or forest · 400 m outside the commune
17 ha
2.2 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Bois d'Ancoisne
Wood or forest
5.1 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the center
Chemin des Wedres
Directionsto a point inside
Bois d'Emmerin
Wood or forest · 80 m outside the commune
5.2 ha
1.1 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks, gardens and woods
Parc de la DeulePark or garden · 107 ha · 9.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsLa CanterainePark or garden · 79 ha · 7.1 km of path
DirectionsParc MosaïcPark or garden · 25 ha · 4.6 km of path
DirectionsLe Bois de la GîteWood or forest · 55 ha · 7.8 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc Jean-Jacques RousseauPark or garden · 6.1 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsBois des Hospices de SeclinWood or forest · 17 ha · just outside
DirectionsBois d'AncoisneWood or forest · 5.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBois d'EmmerinWood or forest · 5.2 ha · just outside
DirectionsOuvrage intermédiaire de NoyellesWood or forest · 2.6 ha
DirectionsJardin partagé de SantesPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Les "Cinq Tailles" is the nearest protected area, 10 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
Les "Cinq Tailles"
10 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
20 km of footpaths cross Houplin-Ancoisne
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
20 km
3 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked: 0 km per km²
Woodland
4.4%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Houplin-AncoisneNord medianFrance median
Footpaths3
Hiking routes0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Houplin-AncoisneNord medianFrance median
Woodland4.4%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 74% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 80% 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 Houplin-Ancoisne is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
A named hiking route within 2 km
Other named walk
Les Ansereuilles1.3 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Houplin-Ancoisne: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lille-Lesquin, 7.4 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 57 | 64 | 75 | 73 |
April is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 24 °C). 75 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 37 nights a year. The climate in Houplin-Ancoisne →
Neighbors
Next to Houplin-Ancoisne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
EmmerinGondecourtSantesWavrinSeclinWattigniesHouplin-Ancoisne
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 0% | 4.4% | 3 |
| Emmerin 3,026 · 2.3 km | 0% | 6.3% | 2.8 |
| Gondecourt 4,148 · 3 km | 0% | 4.8% | 1.2 |
| Santes 5,652 · 3.3 km | 0% | 11% | 3 |
| Wavrin 7,758 · 3.8 km | 0% | 6.6% | 2 |
| Seclin 13,261 · 3.8 km | 0% | 3.3% | 1.8 |
| Wattignies 15,525 · 3.9 km | 0% | 1.5% | 3.5 |
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 Houplin-Ancoisne
Is Houplin-Ancoisne in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Les "Cinq Tailles", 10 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Houplin-Ancoisne?
OpenStreetMap maps 20 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 3 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Houplin-Ancoisne is woodland?
4.4% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Houplin-Ancoisne near the sea?
No: the coast is 66 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Houplin-Ancoisne?
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.