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Geneva official chestnut tree

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34% trees around it and 849 species recorded.

49Forestyas Score

Notable treeFungiBirdsWildlife

  • trees within 3 km34%
  • wild within 10 km62%
  • species recorded849
  • Altitude401 m

The forest around

34% trees.

Read like the rings of a cut trunk: from the centre out, the land within 1, 3, 6 and 10 km, coloured by what covers it.

Trees 10%Water 11%Bare ground 0%Built-up 79%Trees 37%Grassland 5%Water 14%Cropland 1%Built-up 44%Trees 38%Grassland 12%Water 12%Bare ground 0%Cropland 12%Built-up 26%Trees 37%Grassland 20%Water 7%Bare ground 0%Cropland 22%Built-up 15%34%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km10%
  • 1–3 km37%
  • 3–6 km38%
  • 6–10 km37%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees37%
  • Grassland5%
  • Water14%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland1%
  • Built-up44%

ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m, from Sentinel satellites), sampled every 120 m. A clearing, a road or a lake counts as what it is.

Who lives here

849 species recorded.

The plants, fungi, birds and mammals people have recorded here most often.

Tree of heaven
Tree of heavenAilanthus altissima317 recordsDarkone ( talk · contribs ) · CC BY-SA 2.5
Giant goldenrod
Giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea113 recordsUnknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Western waterweed
Western waterweedElodea nuttallii100 recordsChristian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0
False Acacia
False AcaciaRobinia pseudoacacia86 recordsThis Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cherry laurel
Cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus83 recordsKarduelis · Public domain
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica82 recordsW.carter · CC0
Princesstree
PrincesstreePaulownia tomentosa74 recordsJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.5
American Waterweed
American WaterweedElodea canadensis50 recordsChristian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Horse-chestnutVU
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum50 recordsStephan van Helden · CC BY-SA 4.0
European Beech
European BeechFagus sylvatica47 recordsMalene Thyssen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Butterfly-bush
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii41 recordsEpgrande · CC BY 4.0
Rose of Sharon
Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus31 recordsWilhelm Zimmerling PAR · CC BY-SA 4.0

Open records within 2 km (GBIF, licensed for any use). Busy places are better recorded than remote ones.

In numbers

The forest, measured.

49out of 100

Our own rating, from open data only: tree cover (40 points), wildness (20), species recorded (30) and protection or heritage (10).

  • 34%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 62%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 849Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km
  • 401 mAltitudeabove the sea

When to walk

Best for walking in September.

How good each month is for a walk: mild days and little rain make the bar taller.

  1. Jan2°-4°98 mm
  2. Feb4°-4°73 mm
  3. Mar8°0°90 mm
  4. Apr13°4°75 mm
  5. May17°8°111 mm
  6. Jun21°12°100 mm
  7. Jul24°14°93 mm
  8. Aug23°13°99 mm
  9. Sep19°9°76 mm
  10. Oct15°6°92 mm
  11. Nov8°1°96 mm
  12. Dec4°-3°106 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Geneva official chestnut tree.

Monitored tree in Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva official chestnut tree is a notable tree in Switzerland, 401 m above the sea.

Seen from space, 34% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 62% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

849 species have been recorded around it: 524 plants, 41 fungi, 237 birds and 47 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Tree of heaven, Giant goldenrod and Western waterweed.

The best time to walk is in September.

Geneve Vieille-ville 2011-09-09 12 57 16 PICT4528
Romano1246 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Get there and walk

Plan the visit

A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.

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From above

The forest and its surroundings.

The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the trails, notable trees, picnic sites and huts that OpenStreetMap shows.

Geneva official chestnut tree seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Seen from above: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6 × 6 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around, in OpenStreetMap

  • 38marked trails within 5 kmPont Bochet - Sierne Veyrier, Chougny - Chevrier, Cologny - Chougny and 35 more
  • 10named and notable trees within 6 kmSéquoia foudroyé, bibacier ou bibassier ou néflier du Japon (Eriobotrya japonica), Marronnier Officiel and 7 more
  • 162picnic sites within 4 km
  • 80shelters and huts within 6 kmPlace Neuve and 79 more
  • 26viewpoints within 5 kmLa pointe de la Jonction, Lake Geneva Overlook, Au dessus de l'eau and 23 more
  • 3visitor centres within 6 kmTourist Information Centre, Visitor Centre, Centre Nature de la Pointe à la Bise
  • 807car parks within 3 km
  • 6campsites within 10 kmGymnique Lumière, Camping du Bois-de-Bay, TCS Camping Genève - Vésenaz and 3 more
  • 202places to stay within 10 kmBel'Espérance, Hôtel Suisse, Hôtel Astoria and 199 more
  • 1,044restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

In our other atlases

Around Geneva official chestnut tree.

The mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and canyons around this forest, the viewpoints above it, the birds and the night sky, in the family's atlases.

Peakyas33 mountains within 25 km
Salève1,379 m · 12 kmMontoisey1,668 m · 17 kmGrand Crêt1,702 m · 17 kmCrêt de la Neige1,718 m · 18 kmLe Reculet1,717 m · 18 kmColomby de Gex1,688 m · 18 kmMont Rond1,596 m · 19 kmGrand Crêt d'Eau1,621 m · 22 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 km
Observatory of GenevaBortle 5 · 12 km
Birdyas2 birding sites within 25 km
Allondon251 species · 11 kmrives du lac Léman233 species · 25 km
Canyonyas1 canyons within 20 km
Portes Sarrazines15 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 km
Cave of the Orjobet7.9 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyComing soon
Rhône812 km · 1,780 m³/sArve108 km · 78 m³/s

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

HdV Genève - Treille Centre
Credits to Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marronnier officiel Genève 2024 1
MHM55 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Genève - Tour RTS
Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other forests nearby.

Geneva official chestnut tree

Switzerland

  • 49Forestyas Score
  • 34%Trees
  • 62%Wild
  • 849Species

Risoux

Switzerland · 40 km

  • 89Forestyas Score
  • 86%Trees
  • 98%Wild
  • 1,173Species

See the guide

Forest of Chaux

France · 104 km

  • 83Forestyas Score
  • 96%Trees
  • 82%Wild
  • 1,324Species

See the guide

Geneva Botanic Garden

Switzerland · 3 km

  • 46Forestyas Score
  • 26%Trees
  • 61%Wild
  • 575Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q3294866) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species44,535 open records within 2 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only)
See these recordsgbif.org
Names and photosWikidata (CC0); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
AltitudeCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Temperature and rainNASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2)
What is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Sister atlasesPeakyas, Darkskyas, Birdyas, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit
riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Coming soonVisit
canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Visit birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit
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