France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 4 cities
Air quality in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Nice has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (AQI 35, Good), and Toulon the worst (AQI 56, Moderate). Aix-en-Provence has the most tree cover, at 39.3% — #3 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 49
Average right now
Good
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 22.9%
- France: 25.5%
- worst air now: Toulon
- 56
- cleanest air now: Nice
- 35
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · average AQI 49
Air quality today across Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, city by city
| Marseille | 53Moderate | 9.4% | 61.1K | #39 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 35Good | 22.1% | 21.1K | #25 of 39 |
| Toulon | 56Moderate | 20.9% | 23.6K | #29 of 39 |
| Aix-en-Provence | 52Moderate | 39.3% | — | #3 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur lost?
Since 2001, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has lost about 47 hectares of forest (about 66 football pitches): 2.9% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (81%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 47 haabout 66 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.9%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 38 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 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2008 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2009 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
The worst year was 2005, when about 6 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?
- Towns and roadscleared for good81% · 38 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown19% · 9 ha
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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