First pick
Parc des Genêts
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Brem-sur-Mer
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Cavelucas · CC BY-SA 3.05.7%of the land protected
Outdoors in Brem-sur-Mer · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Brem-sur-Mer is within 800 m of a park or wood
9 km of footpaths cross Brem-sur-Mer (0.5 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 11% of Brem-sur-Mer. Brem-sur-Mer has 7 km of waymarked hiking routes. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
5.7%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
11%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
8.6 km
0.5 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.1 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: Parc des Genêts
The sea
2 km
from the town center to the coast
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 Brem-sur-Mer?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
Near the seaThe coast is 2 km from the town center.Few mapped footpaths0.5 km per km², against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.
What sets Brem-sur-Mer apart: the sea nearby. It is shorter on footpaths.
Against French towns
How Brem-sur-Mer 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 areas5.7%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
66out of 100
Woodland11%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
43out of 100
Footpaths0.5 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
15out of 100
Hiking routes0.4 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
57out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Brem-sur-Mer has the 11th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (2,959 to 3,026 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Lezennes (8.6 km per km²) to Rue (0.2 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lezennes Nord | 8.6 | 3.6% | 0% | 66 km |
| 2 | Margency Val-d'Oise | 7.4 | 0.9% | 0% | 134 km |
| 3 | Gorcy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.6 | 37% | 0% | 269 km |
| 4 | Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes Isère | 3 | 37% | 30% | 206 km |
| 5 | Emmerin Nord | 2.8 | 6.3% | 0% | 64 km |
| 6 | Pont-à-Marcq Nord | 2.6 | 1% | 0% | 75 km |
| 7 | Soues Hautes-Pyrénées | 2.4 | 7.2% | 5.9% | 134 km |
| 8 | Drumettaz-Clarafond Savoie | 2.1 | 42% | 5% | 243 km |
| 9 | Courcelles-Chaussy Moselle | 1.9 | 37% | 0% | 340 km |
| 10 | Aniane Hérault | 1.7 | 43% | 14% | 31 km |
| 11 | Agon-Coutainville Manche | 1.7 | 1.1% | 15% | On it |
| 12 | Belleville-sur-Meuse Meuse | 1.6 | 42% | 39% | 288 km |
| 13 | Tourrettes Var | 1.5 | 64% | 1.8% | 21 km |
| 14 | Quillan Aude | 1.4 | 49% | 100% | 70 km |
| 15 | Gruchet-le-Valasse Seine-Maritime | 1.4 | 53% | 0% | 16 km |
| 16 | Retournac Haute-Loire | 1.3 | 55% | 85% | 184 km |
| 17 | Yenne Savoie | 1.2 | 35% | 19% | 252 km |
| 18 | Boën-sur-Lignon Loire | 1.2 | 12% | 4.3% | 243 km |
| 19 | Hésingue Haut-Rhin | 1.2 | 17% | 0% | 421 km |
| 20 | Mauléon-Licharre Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 1.1 | 35% | 2.8% | 62 km |
| 21 | Ottange Moselle | 1 | 53% | 0% | 294 km |
| 22 | Zonza Corse-du-Sud | 1 | 40% | 75% | On it |
| 23 | Aubusson Creuse | 1 | 42% | 0% | 235 km |
| 24 | Vimoutiers Orne | 0.9 | 2.2% | 0% | 46 km |
| 25 | Bias Lot-et-Garonne | 0.9 | 2.5% | 0% | 121 km |
| 26 | Saint-Venant Pas-de-Calais | 0.8 | 2.5% | 0% | 48 km |
| 27 | Venerque Haute-Garonne | 0.7 | 13% | 1.4% | 139 km |
| 28 | Montmeyran Drôme | 0.7 | 5.3% | 0% | 154 km |
| 29 | Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres Gard | 0.6 | 28% | 0% | 68 km |
| 30 | Ailly-sur-Somme Somme | 0.6 | 26% | 0% | 46 km |
| 31 | Brem-sur-Mer Vendée | 0.5 | 11% | 5.7% | 2 km |
| 32 | Iteuil Vienne | 0.5 | 23% | 0% | 112 km |
| 33 | Murviel-lès-Béziers Hérault | 0.5 | 5.9% | 0% | 25 km |
| 34 | Boisseuil Haute-Vienne | 0.5 | 21% | 0% | 166 km |
| 35 | Mortain-Bocage Manche | 0.5 | 15% | 54% | 31 km |
| 36 | Lorris Loiret | 0.4 | 54% | 31% | 234 km |
| 37 | Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 0.3 | 13% | 46% | 330 km |
| 38 | Cintegabelle Haute-Garonne | 0.2 | 8.9% | 1.4% | 128 km |
| 39 | Barjols Var | 0.2 | 69% | 18% | 49 km |
| 40 | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 0.2 | 2.1% | 100% | 45 km |
| 41 | Rue Somme | 0.2 | 7.7% | 100% | 5.7 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 Brem-sur-Mer
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc des Genêts leads, at 2.6 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
5.7% of Brem-sur-Mer 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
Dunes, forêt et marais d’Olonne
5.7% of the commune0.9 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Dunes, forêt et marais d’Olonne
5.7% of the commune0.9 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area5.7%
Natura 2000 site5.7%
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.
5.7% of Brem-sur-Mer’s land is protected, more than in 66% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Vendée has 0%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
9 km of footpaths and 7 km of hiking routes cross Brem-sur-Mer
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
8.6 km
0.5 km per km²
Hiking routes
7.1 km
waymarked: 0.4 km per km²
Woodland
11%
about 1.8 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Brem-sur-MerVendée medianFrance median
Footpaths0.5
Hiking routes0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Brem-sur-MerVendée medianFrance median
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 85% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 57% 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 Brem-sur-Mer 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
Des Sables d'Olonne à Beaulieu19 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Brem-sur-Mer: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Mothe Achard, 15 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 105 | 77 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 82 | 107 | 119 | 114 |
June is the driest month (45 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 25 °C). 119 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 26 nights a year. The climate in Brem-sur-Mer →
Neighbors
Next to Brem-sur-Mer
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
Bretignolles-sur-MerL'Île-d'OlonneCoëxLes Sables-d'OlonneSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-VieLes AchardsBrem-sur-Mer
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) | Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brem-sur-Mer | 5.7% | 11% | 0.5 | 2 km |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer 5,344 · 4 km | 23% | 9.6% | 2.5 | On it |
| L'Île-d'Olonne 2,802 · 5.4 km | 22% | 2.2% | 0.3 | 4.2 km |
| Coëx 3,428 · 12 km | 0% | 4.5% | 0.3 | 12 km |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne 49,603 · 12 km | 26% | 16% | 2.8 | On it |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 8,333 · 12 km | 5.4% | 3.1% | 4.3 | On it |
| Les Achards 5,518 · 13 km | 0% | 4.6% | 0.9 | 15 km |
Bretignolles-sur-Mer, L'Île-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne have 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 Brem-sur-Mer
Is Brem-sur-Mer in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 5.7% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Brem-sur-Mer?
OpenStreetMap maps 9 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 0.5 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 7 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Brem-sur-Mer is woodland?
11% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Brem-sur-Mer near the sea?
No: the coast is 2 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Brem-sur-Mer?
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 8, 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.