France · Normandy · 3 cities
Air quality in Normandy today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Rouen has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Normandy (AQI 26, Good), and Le Havre the worst (AQI 31, Good). Rouen has the most tree cover, at 35.8% — #5 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 34
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 25.3%
- France: 25.5%
- worst air now: Le Havre
- 31
- cleanest air now: Rouen
- 26
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Normandy · average AQI 34
Air quality today across Normandy, city by city
| Le Havre | 31Good | 16.1% | 29.7K | #35 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen | 26Good | 35.8% | — | #5 of 39 |
| Caen | 44Good | 23.9% | 19.0K | #22 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 Normandy lost?
Since 2001, Normandy has lost about 2,760 hectares of forest (about 3,900 football pitches): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 85 hectares (3.1%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,760 haabout 3,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 85 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 | 4 ha | 89 ha | 92 ha |
| 2002 | 1 ha | 22 ha | 24 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | 67 ha | 69 ha |
| 2004 | 5 ha | 84 ha | 89 ha |
| 2005 | 7 ha | 60 ha | 67 ha |
| 2006 | 5 ha | 85 ha | 89 ha |
| 2007 | 6 ha | 54 ha | 60 ha |
| 2008 | 9 ha | 623 ha | 632 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 19 ha | 24 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | 264 ha | 272 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | 63 ha | 68 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | 230 ha | 239 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 14 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 32 ha | 33 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 12 ha | 14 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | 57 ha | 58 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 27 ha |
| 2018 | 3 ha | 41 ha | 44 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 78 ha | 80 ha |
| 2020 | 1 ha | 93 ha | 94 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 174 ha | 175 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | 77 ha | 82 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 163 ha | 166 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 192 ha | 193 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 58 ha | 58 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 135 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 61 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 632 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Normandy?
- Loggingcan grow back89% · 2,470 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.8% · 49 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.3% · 36 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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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