France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4 cities
Air quality in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Grenoble has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AQI 24, Good), and Clermont-Ferrand the worst (AQI 52, Moderate). Saint-Étienne has the most tree cover, at 30.5% — #7 of 39 cities measured in France.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 37
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 20.5%
- France: 25.5%
- worst air now: Clermont-Ferrand
- 52
- cleanest air now: Grenoble
- 24
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · average AQI 37
Air quality today across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, city by city
| Lyon | 34Good | 12.4% | 52.3K | #38 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 39Good | 30.5% | — | #7 of 39 |
| Grenoble | 24Good | 20.7% | 28.9K | #31 of 39 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 52Moderate | 18.2% | 37.1K | #32 of 39 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in France.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes lost?
Since 2001, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has lost about 7,060 hectares of forest (about 9,900 football pitches): 8.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 799 hectares (11%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,060 haabout 9,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 8.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 799 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 ha | 171 ha | 199 ha |
| 2002 | 20 ha | 86 ha | 106 ha |
| 2003 | 16 ha | 130 ha | 145 ha |
| 2004 | 36 ha | 212 ha | 248 ha |
| 2005 | 47 ha | 209 ha | 256 ha |
| 2006 | 44 ha | 235 ha | 279 ha |
| 2007 | 24 ha | 230 ha | 254 ha |
| 2008 | 64 ha | 361 ha | 424 ha |
| 2009 | 35 ha | 302 ha | 337 ha |
| 2010 | 30 ha | 251 ha | 281 ha |
| 2011 | 31 ha | 238 ha | 269 ha |
| 2012 | 33 ha | 246 ha | 279 ha |
| 2013 | 14 ha | 234 ha | 248 ha |
| 2014 | 40 ha | 148 ha | 188 ha |
| 2015 | 25 ha | 210 ha | 235 ha |
| 2016 | 36 ha | 287 ha | 323 ha |
| 2017 | 24 ha | 339 ha | 363 ha |
| 2018 | 46 ha | 332 ha | 378 ha |
| 2019 | 40 ha | 277 ha | 317 ha |
| 2020 | 24 ha | 406 ha | 430 ha |
| 2021 | 22 ha | 307 ha | 328 ha |
| 2022 | 15 ha | 246 ha | 261 ha |
| 2023 | 54 ha | 278 ha | 332 ha |
| 2024 | 37 ha | 288 ha | 325 ha |
| 2025 | 17 ha | 238 ha | 255 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 300 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 362 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2020, when about 430 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- Loggingcan grow back81% · 5,720 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6.5% · 462 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back6% · 426 ha
Also: towns and roads, mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
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