First pick
Parc du Fort de Meyzieu
Park or garden · 320 m outside the commune
12 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.9 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: This picture belongs to Xavier Caré . · CC BY-SA 4.02.3%woodland
Outdoors in Genas · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Genas is within 800 m of a park or wood
Mapped woodland covers 2.3% of Genas. No protected area reaches Genas; the nearest, Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage (Natura 2000), is 6.3 km from the town center. Footpaths add up to 30 km across Genas (1.3 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: Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage, 6.3 km
Woodland
2.3%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
30 km
1.3 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
7
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc du Fort de Meyzieu
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Genas?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
Protected land nearbyPelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage (Natura 2000) is 6.3 km from the town center.Little mapped woodland2.3% of the land, against 13% for the median compared town.
What sets Genas apart: protected land close by. It is shorter on woodland.
Against French towns
How Genas 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
Woodland2.3%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
12out of 100
Footpaths1.3 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
40out of 100
Hiking routes0 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
24out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Genas has the 11th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (13,037 to 13,832 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Saint-André-lez-Lille (8.6 km per km²) to Gien (0.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-André-lez-Lille Nord | 8.6 | 2.7% | 0% | 59 km |
| 2 | Avon Seine-et-Marne | 6.4 | 30% | 27% | 206 km |
| 3 | Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande Ille-et-Vilaine | 5.9 | 8.1% | 0% | 50 km |
| 4 | Anzin Nord | 5.4 | 3.1% | 0.5% | 103 km |
| 5 | Fleury-Mérogis Essonne | 4.2 | 35% | 0% | 170 km |
| 6 | Gex Ain | 4.2 | 63% | 72% | 306 km |
| 7 | Lons Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4.2 | 7.7% | 9% | 92 km |
| 8 | Freyming-Merlebach Moselle | 4.1 | 19% | 0% | 358 km |
| 9 | Saint-Jean-de-Védas Hérault | 3.7 | 4.5% | 0% | 9 km |
| 10 | Fontenay-le-Fleury Yvelines | 3.3 | 8% | 0% | 141 km |
| 11 | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Gard | 3.1 | 13% | 22% | 58 km |
| 12 | Val-de-Reuil Eure | 3.1 | 16% | 24% | 64 km |
| 13 | Mouvaux Nord | 3 | 3.2% | 0% | 58 km |
| 14 | Les Ponts-de-Cé Maine-et-Loire | 2.8 | 6.5% | 33% | 120 km |
| 15 | Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées | 2.8 | 52% | 6.8% | 129 km |
| 16 | Kingersheim Haut-Rhin | 2.7 | 13% | 0% | 445 km |
| 17 | Plougastel-Daoulas Finistère | 2.6 | 28% | 6.5% | On it |
| 18 | Canet-en-Roussillon Pyrénées-Orientales | 2.6 | 1.1% | 50% | On it |
| 19 | Outreau Pas-de-Calais | 2.6 | 4.8% | 0% | 1.7 km |
| 20 | Carros Alpes-Maritimes | 2.3 | 25% | 64% | 11 km |
| 21 | Claye-Souilly Seine-et-Marne | 2.3 | 30% | 0% | 155 km |
| 22 | Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Vendée | 2.3 | 12% | 48% | On it |
| 23 | Plouzané Finistère | 2.2 | 8% | 0% | On it |
| 24 | Bonneville Haute-Savoie | 1.8 | 47% | 5.2% | 269 km |
| 25 | Seclin Nord | 1.8 | 3.3% | 0% | 69 km |
| 26 | Auriol Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.7 | 49% | 75% | 19 km |
| 27 | Argentan Orne | 1.7 | 2.2% | 11% | 62 km |
| 28 | Cuers Var | 1.5 | 32% | 0% | 16 km |
| 29 | Autun Saône-et-Loire | 1.3 | 43% | 100% | 377 km |
| 30 | Berre-l'Étang Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.3 | 1.1% | 15% | 16 km |
| 31 | Genas Rhône | 1.3 | 2.3% | 0% | 252 km |
| 32 | Tergnier Aisne | 1.2 | 9% | 4.8% | 130 km |
| 33 | Amilly Loiret | 1.2 | 33% | 0% | 240 km |
| 34 | Moissac Tarn-et-Garonne | 1 | 27% | 2.5% | 167 km |
| 35 | Tulle Corrèze | 1 | 34% | 0% | 187 km |
| 36 | Cusset Allier | 0.9 | 18% | 1.4% | 290 km |
| 37 | Pierrelatte Drôme | 0.7 | 2.8% | 4.4% | 103 km |
| 38 | Monteux Vaucluse | 0.7 | 2.6% | 26% | 65 km |
| 39 | Petite-Île Réunion | 0.6 | 22% | 4.9% | On it |
| 40 | Graulhet Tarn | 0.3 | 9.2% | 0% | 116 km |
| 41 | Gien Loiret | 0.3 | 35% | 1.8% | 256 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 Genas
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc du Fort de Meyzieu leads, at 12 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc des Étangs de Mathan
Park or garden
6.2 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Château de Veynes
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Genas
Allée du Groupe Bretagne
Directionsto a point inside
Bois des Combes
Wood or forest
4.9 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Réaux
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Colandière
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Genas
Chemin Claudette Saignemorte
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin des Murmures
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage is the nearest protected area, 6.3 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
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage
6.3 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
30 km of footpaths cross Genas
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
30 km
1.3 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked: 0 km per km²
Woodland
2.3%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
GenasRhône medianFrance median
Footpaths1.3
Hiking routes0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GenasRhône medianFrance median
Woodland2.3%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 60% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 88% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. 99% of Genas’ residents live within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, close to the typical town.
3 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Tour de Lyon, du Fort de Vancia au Fort de Bron9.8 km
Sentier-nature des Cervettes3.4 km
Tour de Lyon, du Fort de Bron à Feyzin0.6 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Genas: April and June to August
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lyon-St Exupery, 5.6 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 47 | 54 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 87 | 101 | 92 | 63 |
February is the driest month (47 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 28 °C). 101 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 43 nights a year. The climate in Genas →
Neighbors
Next to Genas
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
ChassieuSaint-Bonnet-de-MureMeyzieuDécines-CharpieuPusignanSaint-Laurent-de-MureGenas
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genas | 0% | 2.3% | 1.3 |
| Chassieu 11,208 · 3.1 km | 0% | 0.5% | 3.3 |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure 6,984 · 4.4 km | 0% | 4.8% | 0.7 |
| Meyzieu 36,687 · 4.6 km | 26% | 13% | 4.2 |
| Décines-Charpieu 29,877 · 5.5 km | 8.4% | 6.3% | 4.2 |
| Pusignan 4,119 · 5.6 km | 0% | 2.9% | 0.6 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure 5,791 · 6.1 km | 0% | 3.2% | 0.4 |
Meyzieu has 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 Genas
Is Genas in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l’île de Miribel-Jonage, 6.3 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Genas?
OpenStreetMap maps 30 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 1.3 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Genas is woodland?
2.3% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Genas near the sea?
No: the coast is 252 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Genas?
April and June to August: 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.