First pick
Bois de la Gaillarde
Wood or forest
511 ha21 km of path
4 h 40 minto walk all 21 km of path
7.9 km south-eastfrom the center
Piste La Gaillarde
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Edison McCullen · CC BY-SA 4.025%of the land protected
Outdoors in Roquebrune-sur-Argens · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Roquebrune-sur-Argens is on the coast
Mapped woodland covers 40% of Roquebrune-sur-Argens. 25% of Roquebrune-sur-Argens’ land lies in protected areas. Footpaths add up to 252 km across Roquebrune-sur-Argens (2.4 km per km²). France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
25%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
40%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
252 km
2.4 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
14 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Green space nearby
82%
of residents within 800 m of a park or wood
Compared town: 100%
The sea
On it
the commune touches the coast, 7.5 km from its center
Throughout this page, the Var 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 Roquebrune-sur-Argens?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
On the coastThe commune touches the sea; the coast is 7.5 km from its center.A wooded commune40% mapped woodland, more than in 85% of compared French towns, against 13% for the median compared town.Protected countryside25% of the land lies in protected areas.
What sets Roquebrune-sur-Argens apart: the sea, then its woods.
Against French towns
How Roquebrune-sur-Argens 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 areas25%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
81out of 100
Woodland40%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
85out of 100
Footpaths2.4 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
64out of 100
Hiking routes0.1 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
32out of 100
Green space nearby82%Share of residents within 800 m of a mapped park or wood
4out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Roquebrune-sur-Argens has the 20th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (15,023 to 15,898 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Paris 1er (17.1 km per km²) to Montrevault-sur-Èvre (0.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 1er Paris | 17.1 | 0% | 0% | 148 km |
| 2 | Lognes Seine-et-Marne | 9.3 | 14% | 0% | 164 km |
| 3 | Verrières-le-Buisson Essonne | 8.5 | 52% | 3.9% | 156 km |
| 4 | Montévrain Seine-et-Marne | 7.3 | 11% | 0% | 165 km |
| 5 | Haubourdin Nord | 6.6 | 10% | 0% | 62 km |
| 6 | Ramonville-Saint-Agne Haute-Garonne | 5.6 | 9.9% | 0% | 141 km |
| 7 | Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne | 5.3 | 94% | 94% | 205 km |
| 8 | Castanet-Tolosan Haute-Garonne | 5.1 | 12% | 0% | 138 km |
| 9 | Longwy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 5.1 | 15% | 0% | 275 km |
| 10 | Avrillé Maine-et-Loire | 4.9 | 9.1% | 0% | 117 km |
| 11 | Le Vésinet Yvelines | 4.9 | 0.1% | 0% | 137 km |
| 12 | Francheville Rhône | 4.6 | 29% | 0% | 248 km |
| 13 | Montmagny Val-d'Oise | 4.4 | 25% | 0% | 139 km |
| 14 | Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Indre-et-Loire | 3.8 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 186 km |
| 15 | Wattignies Nord | 3.5 | 1.5% | 0% | 66 km |
| 16 | Bouc-Bel-Air Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.5 | 29% | 0% | 12 km |
| 17 | Marseille 16e Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.4 | 8.2% | 0.2% | On it |
| 18 | Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt Val-d'Oise | 3.3 | 24% | 0% | 137 km |
| 19 | Vesoul Haute-Saône | 3.1 | 3.3% | 3.6% | 434 km |
| 20 | Vendôme Loir-et-Cher | 3.1 | 32% | 0% | 187 km |
| 21 | Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry Seine-et-Marne | 2.4 | 13% | 100% | 187 km |
| 22 | Roquebrune-sur-Argens Var | 2.4 | 40% | 25% | On it |
| 23 | Morlaix Finistère | 2.3 | 18% | 3.8% | On it |
| 24 | Guipavas Finistère | 2.2 | 11% | 0.4% | On it |
| 25 | Port-de-Bouc Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.1 | 14% | 28% | On it |
| 26 | Senlis Oise | 2.1 | 48% | 100% | 126 km |
| 27 | Montivilliers Seine-Maritime | 2 | 6.9% | 0% | 6.8 km |
| 28 | Château-Thierry Aisne | 1.9 | 18% | 0% | 176 km |
| 29 | Rive-de-Gier Loire | 1.7 | 13% | 0.1% | 222 km |
| 30 | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert Loire | 1.7 | 23% | 13% | 216 km |
| 31 | Wittenheim Haut-Rhin | 1.6 | 32% | 0% | 447 km |
| 32 | Arnouville Val-d'Oise | 1.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 141 km |
| 33 | Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1.4 | 20% | 0.5% | 348 km |
| 34 | Issoire Puy-de-Dôme | 1.4 | 8% | 3.4% | 229 km |
| 35 | Hayange Moselle | 1.3 | 35% | 0% | 305 km |
| 36 | Biscarrosse Landes | 1.1 | 65% | 20% | On it |
| 37 | Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 1 | 75% | 0% | 49 km |
| 38 | Tarascon Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.9 | 16% | 13% | 41 km |
| 39 | Beaucaire Gard | 0.7 | 4.5% | 8.8% | 40 km |
| 40 | Fos-sur-Mer Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.5 | 0.6% | 15% | On it |
| 41 | Montrevault-sur-Èvre Maine-et-Loire | 0.3 | 7.3% | 0% | 75 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 Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Bois de la Gaillarde leads, at 511 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Bois d'Angelis
Wood or forest
17 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
9.7 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Thérèse Cazelles
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.3 km of path
11 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
La Garonnette
Park or garden · 170 m outside the commune
1.1 ha
11 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jacqueline Sauvan
Park or garden
0.2 ha0.2 km of path
11 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Close to home
8 in 10 residents of Roquebrune-sur-Argens live within 800 m of a park or wood
Each square is 1 resident in 100: in green, those within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or woodland edge (INSEE’s 200 m population grid against OpenStreetMap).
82% within 800 m18% further
Residents within 800 m of green space · share of residents
Roquebrune-sur-ArgensVar medianFrance median
Within 800 m82%
0%50%100%
About 2,700 residents live further away. The distance is a straight line to the edge of a mapped park or wood, not a walk to a gate, and a wood can be private.
Protected areas
25% of Roquebrune-sur-Argens lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Mare de Catchéou nature reserve
7.6 km from the town center
Natura 2000 site
Colle du Rouet
13% of the commune3.8 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Val d’Argens
6.9% of the commune0.1 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
La plaine et le massif des Maures
4.6% of the commune2.9 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Forêt de Palayson - bois du Rouet
3.9% of the commune5.3 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Embouchure de l’Argens
1% of the commune2.9 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area25%
Natura 2000 site25%
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.
25% of Roquebrune-sur-Argens’ land is protected, more than in 81% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Var has 19%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
252 km of footpaths and 14 km of hiking routes cross Roquebrune-sur-Argens
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
252 km
2.4 km per km²
Hiking routes
14 km
waymarked: 0.1 km per km²
Woodland
40%
about 42.3 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Roquebrune-sur-ArgensVar medianFrance median
Footpaths2.4
Hiking routes0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Roquebrune-sur-ArgensVar medianFrance median
Woodland40%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 64% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 85% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them.
6 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Via Aurélia, Col Notre-Dame - Le Muy19 km
La Forteresse les Meules12 km
Gorges du Blavet Castel Diaou7.1 km
Le sentier des Meules5 km
Sentier du Littoral Itineraires - Les Issambres3.6 km
Sentier du littoral – Saint-Aygulf2.8 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Roquebrune-sur-Argens: May to August
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Frejus, 7 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| Rain (mm) | 70 | 52 | 50 | 70 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 81 | 116 | 133 | 97 |
July is the driest month (16 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 29 °C). 133 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 12 nights a year. The climate in Roquebrune-sur-Argens →
Neighbors
Next to Roquebrune-sur-Argens
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Puget-sur-ArgensFréjusLe MuyLa MotteSaint-RaphaëlBagnols-en-ForêtRoquebrune-sur-Argens
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 25% | 40% | 2.4 | On it |
| Puget-sur-Argens 8,602 · 3.4 km | 54% | 9.8% | 1.9 | 6.5 km |
| Fréjus 59,719 · 7.4 km | 33% | 48% | 3.1 | On it |
| Le Muy 10,118 · 8.5 km | 46% | 35% | 1.7 | 16 km |
| La Motte 3,071 · 11 km | 25% | 34% | 1.3 | 18 km |
| Saint-Raphaël 37,113 · 11 km | 61% | 60% | 3.8 | On it |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt 3,194 · 12 km | 36% | 67% | 2.5 | 14 km |
Puget-sur-Argens and Saint-Raphaël have at least twice as much protected land. Saint-Raphaël and Bagnols-en-Forêt are more wooded.
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 Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Is Roquebrune-sur-Argens in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 25% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Roquebrune-sur-Argens?
OpenStreetMap maps 252 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 2.4 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 14 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Roquebrune-sur-Argens is woodland?
40% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Roquebrune-sur-Argens near the sea?
Yes: the commune touches the coast, 7.5 km from its center.
When is the best time for walking in Roquebrune-sur-Argens?
May 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 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.