Overview

• An Insee study reveals that 50% of residents in France's 72 largest urban centers lack access to a public green space within a five-minute walk of their home.
• Paris leads with 60% of its population living within 300 meters of a green space, while La Seyne-sur-Mer ranks lowest at just 12%.
• Only 29% of city dwellers can reach green spaces of at least one hectare within five minutes, and just 9% have access to larger parks or forests of 10 hectares or more.
• Denser cities like Dijon, Paris, and Bordeaux offer better access to green spaces, while less dense areas often rely on peripheral forests or small public parks.
• The findings emphasize the growing importance of urban greening policies, such as the '3-30-300' rule, to enhance public health and social well-being.