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Air quality in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Besançon has the cleanest air of the 2 cities we track in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (AQI 22, Good), and Dijon the worst (AQI 27, Good). Besançon has the most tree cover, at 29.7% — #9 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.
- cities tracked
- 2
- average tree cover
- 29.0%
- France: 25.5%
- worst air now: Dijon
- 27
- cleanest air now: Besançon
- 22
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Air quality today across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, city by city
| Dijon | 27Good | 28.4% | 5.0K | #13 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon | 22Good | 29.7% | 936 | #9 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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté lost?
Since 2001, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has lost about 7,980 hectares of forest (about 11,000 football pitches): 6.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 258 hectares (3.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7,980 haabout 11,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 258 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 | 16 ha | 159 ha | 175 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 44 ha | 45 ha |
| 2003 | 5 ha | 128 ha | 133 ha |
| 2004 | 6 ha | 71 ha | 77 ha |
| 2005 | 18 ha | 165 ha | 182 ha |
| 2006 | 9 ha | 106 ha | 115 ha |
| 2007 | 21 ha | 108 ha | 129 ha |
| 2008 | 24 ha | 616 ha | 640 ha |
| 2009 | 8 ha | 69 ha | 76 ha |
| 2010 | 16 ha | 969 ha | 985 ha |
| 2011 | 15 ha | 80 ha | 96 ha |
| 2012 | 26 ha | 1,260 ha | 1,290 ha |
| 2013 | 5 ha | 37 ha | 42 ha |
| 2014 | 6 ha | 163 ha | 169 ha |
| 2015 | 7 ha | 95 ha | 102 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 229 ha | 230 ha |
| 2017 | 21 ha | 216 ha | 237 ha |
| 2018 | 15 ha | 346 ha | 361 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 265 ha | 266 ha |
| 2020 | 11 ha | 373 ha | 384 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | 600 ha | 607 ha |
| 2022 | 8 ha | 254 ha | 262 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | 612 ha | 617 ha |
| 2024 | 6 ha | 581 ha | 587 ha |
| 2025 | 3 ha | 169 ha | 172 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 449 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 296 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 1,290 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?
- Loggingcan grow back93% · 7,460 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.9% · 148 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.2% · 259 ha
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, storms, floods and other natural 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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