First pick
Domaine de Montjean
Park or garden
29 ha3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ville de Fresnes · CC BY-SA 4.03.6%woodland
Outdoors in Fresnes · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Fresnes has more footpaths per km² than 9 in 10 French towns
20 km of footpaths cross Fresnes (5.7 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 3.6% of Fresnes. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 2 km in Fresnes. 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: Bassin de la Bièvre nature reserve, 3.2 km
Woodland
3.6%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
20 km
5.7 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
2.2 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: Domaine de Montjean
Throughout this page, the Val-de-Marne 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 Fresnes?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A place of footpaths5.7 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyBassin de la Bièvre nature reserve is 3.2 km from the town center.Little mapped woodland3.6% of the land, against 13% for the median compared town.
What sets Fresnes apart: its footpaths, then protected land close by. It is shorter on woodland.
Against French towns
How Fresnes 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
Woodland3.6%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
17out of 100
Footpaths5.7 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
93out of 100
Hiking routes0.6 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
68out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Fresnes has the 16th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (28,046 to 31,148 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cachan (11.5 km per km²) to Villemomble (1.4 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cachan Val-de-Marne | 11.5 | 1.2% | 0% | 155 km |
| 2 | Lyon 1er Rhône | 11.3 | 1.1% | 0% | 253 km |
| 3 | Guyancourt Yvelines | 8.9 | 22% | 0% | 145 km |
| 4 | Le Plessis-Robinson Hauts-de-Seine | 8.6 | 13% | 0% | 153 km |
| 5 | Lyon 2e Rhône | 8.3 | 0% | 0% | 251 km |
| 6 | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 8.1 | 18% | 0% | 367 km |
| 7 | Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine | 7.8 | 27% | 0% | 145 km |
| 8 | Clichy-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis | 7.6 | 29% | 22% | 153 km |
| 9 | Tournefeuille Haute-Garonne | 7.5 | 9.4% | 0% | 153 km |
| 10 | Vanves Hauts-de-Seine | 7.3 | 3.4% | 0% | 150 km |
| 11 | Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise | 7 | 5.1% | 0% | 138 km |
| 12 | Ermont Val-d'Oise | 6.9 | 0% | 0% | 133 km |
| 13 | Savigny-le-Temple Seine-et-Marne | 6.5 | 15% | 0% | 183 km |
| 14 | Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt Yvelines | 6.3 | 21% | 0% | 144 km |
| 15 | Charenton-le-Pont Val-de-Marne | 5.9 | 0.7% | 0% | 155 km |
| 16 | Fresnes Val-de-Marne | 5.7 | 3.6% | 0% | 158 km |
| 17 | Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine | 5.6 | 0% | 0% | 151 km |
| 18 | Viry-Châtillon Essonne | 5.4 | 4.4% | 0% | 168 km |
| 19 | Liévin Pas-de-Calais | 4.7 | 5.2% | 0% | 74 km |
| 20 | Bois-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine | 4.6 | 0% | 0% | 141 km |
| 21 | Draveil Essonne | 4.6 | 47% | 0% | 168 km |
| 22 | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique | 4.5 | 9.9% | 23% | 41 km |
| 23 | Chatou Yvelines | 4.5 | 0.3% | 0% | 138 km |
| 24 | Décines-Charpieu Rhône | 4.2 | 6.3% | 8.4% | 255 km |
| 25 | Orvault Loire-Atlantique | 3.9 | 17% | 0% | 37 km |
| 26 | Sotteville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime | 3.9 | 1.4% | 0% | 53 km |
| 27 | Menton Alpes-Maritimes | 3.5 | 32% | 20% | On it |
| 28 | Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime | 3.4 | 28% | 0.3% | 53 km |
| 29 | Dieppe Seine-Maritime | 3.3 | 2.9% | 2.7% | On it |
| 30 | Agde Hérault | 3.2 | 4.4% | 22% | On it |
| 31 | Périgueux Dordogne | 3.1 | 10% | 0% | 105 km |
| 32 | Montfermeil Seine-Saint-Denis | 2.9 | 8.2% | 5.5% | 155 km |
| 33 | Cambrai Nord | 2.8 | 4.5% | 0% | 111 km |
| 34 | Soissons Aisne | 2.7 | 7.5% | 0% | 148 km |
| 35 | Bourgoin-Jallieu Isère | 2.7 | 13% | 0% | 240 km |
| 36 | Maubeuge Nord | 2.6 | 2.2% | 0.1% | 129 km |
| 37 | La Garenne-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine | 2.2 | 0% | 0% | 141 km |
| 38 | Châtellerault Vienne | 1.6 | 4.3% | 0% | 140 km |
| 39 | Orange Vaucluse | 1.5 | 8% | 2.3% | 76 km |
| 40 | Vallauris Alpes-Maritimes | 1.5 | 16% | 0% | On it |
| 41 | Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis | 1.4 | 0.7% | 0% | 154 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 Fresnes
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Domaine de Montjean leads, at 29 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc de la Bièvre
Park or garden · 360 m outside the commune
7.5 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the center
Ponton
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Prés de la Bièvre
Park or garden
3.4 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Aulnes
Park or garden
2.9 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc André Villette
Park or garden
2.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fresnes
Promenade du Sophora
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Sports
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Moulin de Berny
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fresnes
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Château
Park or garden · 260 m outside the commune
1.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the center
Promenade du ChâteauAllée du 6 Juin 1944
Directionsto a point inside
All 18 named parks, gardens and woods
Domaine de MontjeanPark or garden · 29 ha · 3.5 km of path
DirectionsParc de la BièvrePark or garden · 7.5 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc des Prés de la BièvrePark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des AulnesPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc André VillettePark or garden · 2.1 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des SportsPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Moulin de BernyPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du ChâteauPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc BourdeauPark or garden · 1 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc La FontainePark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare Marc SangnierPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare du RegardPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare Capitaine DronnePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare Claude DebussyPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare des HortensiasPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare Gabriel FauréPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSquare du Clair VallonPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare LavoisierPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Bassin de la Bièvre nature reserve is the nearest protected area, 3.2 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Bassin de la Bièvre nature reserve
3.2 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
Footpaths and woods in Fresnes
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
5.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
2.2 km
waymarked: 0.6 km per km²
Woodland
3.6%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
FresnesVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Footpaths5.7
Hiking routes0.6
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FresnesVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Woodland3.6%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 93% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less 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 Fresnes is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
6 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)PR (local walk)Other named walk
GR 117.6 km
PR 75 km
PR 53.4 km
PR 60.8 km
Boucle de 27,7 km depuis la gare RER Sceaux12 km
Chemin de Trèves, Claye-Souilly - Igny1.2 km
GR 11 passes within 2 km of Fresnes.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Fresnes: April and June to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Paris-Montsouris, 7.3 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 48 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 69 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 62 |
February is the driest month (42 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 69 mm of rain falls in May, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 21 nights a year. The climate in Fresnes →
Neighbors
Next to Fresnes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
RungisAntonyWissousL'Haÿ-les-RosesBourg-la-ReineChevilly-LarueFresnes
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnes | 0% | 3.6% | 5.7 |
| Rungis 5,611 · 1.9 km | 0% | 3.6% | 6.2 |
| Antony 64,263 · 1.9 km | 0.6% | 4.8% | 6.2 |
| Wissous 7,151 · 2 km | 0% | 5.8% | 2.1 |
| L'Haÿ-les-Roses 31,188 · 2.4 km | 0% | 4% | 7.5 |
| Bourg-la-Reine 21,019 · 2.8 km | 0% | 0% | 3.1 |
| Chevilly-Larue 19,826 · 3 km | 0% | 3.8% | 5.8 |
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 Fresnes
Is Fresnes in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Bassin de la Bièvre nature reserve, 3.2 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Fresnes?
OpenStreetMap maps 20 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 5.7 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 2 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Fresnes is woodland?
3.6% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Fresnes near the sea?
No: the coast is 158 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Fresnes?
April and June 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.