First pick
Forêt Domaniale de Phalempin
Wood or forest
643 ha58.6 km of path
13 hto walk all 58.6 km of path
2.5 km northfrom the center
Drève d'AttichesPetit Sentier du Bois d'HameteDrève du Parc+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Havang(nl) · CC012%of the land protected
Outdoors in Thumeries · protected areas, woods and footpaths
37% of Thumeries is woodland, more than in 8 in 10 French towns
24 km of footpaths cross Thumeries (3.3 km per km²). Thumeries has 4 km of waymarked hiking routes. 12% of Thumeries’ land lies in protected areas. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
12%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
37%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
24 km
3.3 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
4 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
1
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Forêt Domaniale de Phalempin
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.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Thumeries?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A wooded commune37% mapped woodland, more than in 83% of compared French towns, against 13% for the median compared town.A place of footpaths3.3 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.
What sets Thumeries apart: its woods, then its footpaths.
Against French towns
How Thumeries 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 areas12%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
73out of 100
Woodland37%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
83out of 100
Footpaths3.3 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
78out of 100
Hiking routes0.6 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
65out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Thumeries has the 7th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (4,135 to 4,206 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Montferrier-sur-Lez (5.3 km per km²) to Vieillevigne (0.2 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montferrier-sur-Lez Hérault | 5.3 | 33% | 8.3% | 16 km |
| 2 | Indre Loire-Atlantique | 4.7 | 7.9% | 41% | 30 km |
| 3 | Le Pouliguen Loire-Atlantique | 4.4 | 1.6% | 5.1% | On it |
| 4 | Herserange Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.9 | 47% | 0% | 276 km |
| 5 | Mareil-Marly Yvelines | 3.8 | 24% | 0% | 136 km |
| 6 | Bray-Dunes Nord | 3.6 | 0% | 41% | On it |
| 7 | Thumeries Nord | 3.3 | 37% | 12% | 77 km |
| 8 | Le Plessis-Pâté Essonne | 3.2 | 4.8% | 0% | 170 km |
| 9 | Fouras Charente-Maritime | 2.8 | 2.8% | 43% | On it |
| 10 | Turckheim Haut-Rhin | 2.7 | 56% | 7.9% | 469 km |
| 11 | Escautpont Nord | 2.6 | 41% | 99% | 100 km |
| 12 | Salouël Somme | 2.6 | 2% | 0% | 54 km |
| 13 | Le Neubourg Eure | 2.3 | 19% | 0% | 51 km |
| 14 | Yvré-l'Évêque Sarthe | 2.2 | 26% | 0% | 138 km |
| 15 | Aulnat Puy-de-Dôme | 2.1 | 0.1% | 0% | 258 km |
| 16 | Tourrettes-sur-Loup Alpes-Maritimes | 2.1 | 40% | 100% | 11 km |
| 17 | Marlenheim Bas-Rhin | 2 | 9.8% | 0% | 435 km |
| 18 | Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine Loire-Atlantique | 2 | 5.8% | 0% | 44 km |
| 19 | Carnac Morbihan | 1.7 | 25% | 2.5% | On it |
| 20 | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.7 | 36% | 2.7% | 41 km |
| 21 | Pont-du-Casse Lot-et-Garonne | 1.7 | 8.3% | 0% | 132 km |
| 22 | Veigy-Foncenex Haute-Savoie | 1.5 | 38% | 0.3% | 293 km |
| 23 | Saint-Romain-le-Puy Loire | 1.4 | 16% | 17% | 222 km |
| 24 | Gondecourt Nord | 1.2 | 4.8% | 0% | 68 km |
| 25 | Sainte-Menehould Marne | 1.2 | 70% | 35% | 263 km |
| 26 | Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse Drôme | 1.1 | 26% | 0% | 186 km |
| 27 | Condé-sur-Vire Manche | 0.9 | 3.4% | 0% | 33 km |
| 28 | Hérin Nord | 0.9 | 1% | 99% | 103 km |
| 29 | Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 0.8 | 11% | 2.9% | 56 km |
| 30 | Gourdon Lot | 0.7 | 42% | 0% | 158 km |
| 31 | Brionne Eure | 0.6 | 38% | 14% | 38 km |
| 32 | Anneyron Drôme | 0.6 | 14% | 0% | 201 km |
| 33 | Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 0.6 | 20% | 7.9% | 232 km |
| 34 | Porte des Pierres Dorées Rhône | 0.6 | 9.4% | 0% | 271 km |
| 35 | Saint-Florentin Yonne | 0.6 | 10% | 0% | 284 km |
| 36 | Sées Orne | 0.3 | 5.5% | 100% | 79 km |
| 37 | Guignen Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.3 | 11% | 1.2% | 61 km |
| 38 | Bollwiller Haut-Rhin | 0.3 | 26% | 0% | 453 km |
| 39 | Solesmes Nord | 0.3 | 0.7% | 0% | 121 km |
| 40 | Courpière Puy-de-Dôme | 0.2 | 36% | 100% | 248 km |
| 41 | Vieillevigne Loire-Atlantique | 0.2 | 4% | 0% | 42 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 Thumeries
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Forêt Domaniale de Phalempin leads, at 643 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
12% of Thumeries 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
Les "Cinq Tailles"
12% of the commune0.4 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area12%
Natura 2000 site12%
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.
12% of Thumeries’ land is protected, more than in 73% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Nord has 0%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
24 km of footpaths cross Thumeries
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
24 km
3.3 km per km²
Hiking routes
4 km
waymarked: 0.6 km per km²
Woodland
37%
about 2.6 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ThumeriesNord medianFrance median
Footpaths3.3
Hiking routes0.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ThumeriesNord medianFrance median
Woodland37%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 78% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 83% 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 Thumeries is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
5 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 121B15 km
Terril 81A - Libercourt15 km
Circuit de Phalempin6.1 km
Menen - Libercourt5.6 km
A l’Orée du Bois5 km
GR 121B passes within 2 km of Thumeries.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Thumeries: April to July and September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cappelle-En-Pev, 8.5 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 60 | 50 | 53 | 41 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 75 |
April is the driest month (41 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 24 °C). 75 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Thumeries →
Neighbors
Next to Thumeries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
WahagniesOstricourtLibercourtLeforestÉvin-MalmaisonOigniesThumeries
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumeries | 12% | 37% | 3.3 |
| Wahagnies 2,613 · 2.3 km | 0% | 30% | 1.9 |
| Ostricourt 6,097 · 3 km | 0% | 34% | 3.2 |
| Libercourt 7,973 · 3.9 km | 0% | 23% | 4.5 |
| Leforest 7,060 · 4.2 km | 0% | 18% | 3.4 |
| Évin-Malmaison 4,628 · 4.5 km | 0% | 19% | 2.9 |
| Oignies 10,323 · 4.7 km | 0% | 12% | 3.7 |
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 Thumeries
Is Thumeries in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 12% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Thumeries?
OpenStreetMap maps 24 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 3.3 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 4 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Thumeries is woodland?
37% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Thumeries near the sea?
No: the coast is 77 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Thumeries?
April to July and 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 4, 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.