First pick
Forêt Domaniale de Châtellerault
Wood or forest
587 ha10.6 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.6 km of path
4.3 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Zixyj · CC04.3%woodland
Outdoors in Châtellerault · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Parks, woods and footpaths in Châtellerault
4.3% of Châtellerault is mapped woodland. No protected area reaches Châtellerault; the nearest, Carrières des Pieds Grimaud (Natura 2000), is 6.9 km from the town center. Châtellerault has 11 km of waymarked hiking routes. 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: Carrières des Pieds Grimaud, 6.9 km
Woodland
4.3%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
85 km
1.6 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
11 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Green space nearby
91%
of residents within 800 m of a park or wood
Compared town: 100%
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 Châtellerault?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
Protected land nearbyCarrières des Pieds Grimaud (Natura 2000) is 6.9 km from the town center.Little mapped woodland4.3% of the land, against 13% for the median compared town.
What sets Châtellerault apart: protected land close by. It is shorter on woodland.
Against French towns
How Châtellerault 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
Woodland4.3%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
20out of 100
Footpaths1.6 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
49out of 100
Hiking routes0.2 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
38out of 100
Green space nearby91%Share of residents within 800 m of a mapped park or wood
8out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Châtellerault has the 4th fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (29,706 to 32,455 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 Carpentras (1.1 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 | Guyancourt Yvelines | 8.9 | 22% | 0% | 145 km |
| 3 | Lyon 2e Rhône | 8.3 | 0% | 0% | 251 km |
| 4 | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 8.1 | 18% | 0% | 367 km |
| 5 | Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine | 7.8 | 27% | 0% | 145 km |
| 6 | Tournefeuille Haute-Garonne | 7.5 | 9.4% | 0% | 153 km |
| 7 | L'Haÿ-les-Roses Val-de-Marne | 7.5 | 4% | 0% | 156 km |
| 8 | Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise | 7 | 5.1% | 0% | 138 km |
| 9 | Savigny-le-Temple Seine-et-Marne | 6.5 | 15% | 0% | 183 km |
| 10 | Paris 3e Paris | 6.4 | 0.1% | 0% | 149 km |
| 11 | Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt Yvelines | 6.3 | 21% | 0% | 144 km |
| 12 | Pontoise Val-d'Oise | 6.2 | 11% | 0.5% | 121 km |
| 13 | Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine | 5.6 | 0% | 0% | 151 km |
| 14 | Plaisir Yvelines | 5.5 | 26% | 0% | 135 km |
| 15 | Viry-Châtillon Essonne | 5.4 | 4.4% | 0% | 168 km |
| 16 | Bègles Gironde | 5.3 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 23 km |
| 17 | Liévin Pas-de-Calais | 4.7 | 5.2% | 0% | 74 km |
| 18 | Draveil Essonne | 4.6 | 47% | 0% | 168 km |
| 19 | Ris-Orangis Essonne | 4.6 | 7.7% | 0% | 171 km |
| 20 | Chatou Yvelines | 4.5 | 0.3% | 0% | 138 km |
| 21 | Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne | 4.4 | 2.8% | 0% | 157 km |
| 22 | Vigneux-sur-Seine Essonne | 4.3 | 21% | 0% | 167 km |
| 23 | Décines-Charpieu Rhône | 4.2 | 6.3% | 8.4% | 255 km |
| 24 | Aix-les-Bains Savoie | 3.9 | 14% | 20% | 246 km |
| 25 | Épinal Vosges | 3.7 | 67% | 0% | 413 km |
| 26 | Rillieux-la-Pape Rhône | 3.5 | 16% | 6.1% | 259 km |
| 27 | Menton Alpes-Maritimes | 3.5 | 32% | 20% | On it |
| 28 | Agde Hérault | 3.2 | 4.4% | 22% | On it |
| 29 | Cambrai Nord | 2.8 | 4.5% | 0% | 111 km |
| 30 | Herblay-sur-Seine Val-d'Oise | 2.7 | 10% | 0% | 128 km |
| 31 | Dreux Eure-et-Loir | 2.7 | 24% | 2.4% | 107 km |
| 32 | Bourgoin-Jallieu Isère | 2.7 | 13% | 0% | 240 km |
| 33 | Vienne Isère | 2.6 | 30% | 0.1% | 227 km |
| 34 | La Garenne-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine | 2.2 | 0% | 0% | 141 km |
| 35 | Saint-Laurent-du-Var Alpes-Maritimes | 2.2 | 6.3% | 8.8% | On it |
| 36 | Mont-de-Marsan Landes | 2.1 | 33% | 4.9% | 70 km |
| 37 | Goussainville Val-d'Oise | 1.7 | 2.8% | 0% | 139 km |
| 38 | Châtellerault Vienne | 1.6 | 4.3% | 0% | 140 km |
| 39 | Orange Vaucluse | 1.5 | 8% | 2.3% | 76 km |
| 40 | Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis | 1.4 | 0.7% | 0% | 154 km |
| 41 | Carpentras Vaucluse | 1.1 | 6% | 64% | 69 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 Châtellerault
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Forêt Domaniale de Châtellerault leads, at 587 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Parc de Forclan
Park or garden · 20 m outside the commune
11 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
3.9 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Verger
Park or garden
5.6 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Square Gambetta
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Châtellerault
Directionsto a point inside
Pré de l'Assesseur
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.3 km of path
1 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Place Castellón de la Plana
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Châtellerault
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Aristide Briand
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Châtellerault
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin du Directeur
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks, gardens and woods
Forêt Domaniale de ChâtelleraultWood or forest · 587 ha · 10.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de ForclanPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.4 km of path · just outside
DirectionsParc du VergerPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsSquare GambettaPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPré de l'AssesseurPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPlace Castellón de la PlanaPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Aristide BriandPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsJardin du DirecteurPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSquare Robert ThuillierPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Close to home
9 in 10 residents of Châtellerault 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).
91% within 800 m9.2% further
Residents within 800 m of green space · share of residents
ChâtelleraultVienne medianFrance median
Within 800 m91%
0%50%100%
About 3,000 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
Carrières des Pieds Grimaud is the nearest protected area, 6.9 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
Carrières des Pieds Grimaud
6.9 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
85 km of footpaths and 11 km of hiking routes cross Châtellerault
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
85 km
1.6 km per km²
Hiking routes
11 km
waymarked: 0.2 km per km²
Woodland
4.3%
about 2.2 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ChâtelleraultVienne medianFrance median
Footpaths1.6
Hiking routes0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChâtelleraultVienne medianFrance median
Woodland4.3%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 51% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 80% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Châtellerault: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Courcoue, 25 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) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 69 | 72 | 70 |
July is the driest month (47 mm) and the warmest (highs of 27 °C). 72 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Châtellerault →
Neighbors
Next to Châtellerault
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
ThuréNaintréBeaumont Saint-CyrDangé-Saint-RomainDissayJaunay-MarignyChâtellerault
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Châtellerault | 0% | 4.3% | 1.6 |
| Thuré 2,765 · 5.5 km | 0% | 29% | 0.2 |
| Naintré 5,964 · 6.8 km | 0% | 33% | 1.1 |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 2,908 · 12 km | 20% | 30% | 0.5 |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 2,959 · 14 km | 0% | 20% | 0.1 |
| Dissay 3,101 · 15 km | 24% | 34% | 0.2 |
| Jaunay-Marigny 7,528 · 19 km | 27% | 9.6% | 0.9 |
Beaumont Saint-Cyr, Dissay and Jaunay-Marigny have at least twice as much protected land. Thuré, Naintré and Beaumont Saint-Cyr 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 Châtellerault
Is Châtellerault in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Carrières des Pieds Grimaud, 6.9 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Châtellerault?
OpenStreetMap maps 85 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 1.6 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 11 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Châtellerault is woodland?
4.3% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Châtellerault near the sea?
No: the coast is 140 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Châtellerault?
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 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.