Living in Irgenhöhe, Saarbrücken

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Poor17

Irgenhöhe is an area of Saarbrücken with about 720 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 17 out of 100 (poor): better than 2% of Saarbrücken residents, ranked 44 of 45 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 66.9% tree canopy within 500 m
Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 5 min walk

Weaknesses

Public green space: public green space 18 min walk, large park 32 min walk
Public transport frequency: 4 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Irgenhöhe suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	17 · poor	39 of 45
Family	28 · poor	44 of 45
Over 65	19 · poor	44 of 45
Working from home	28 · poor	43 of 45
Commuter	22 · poor	31 of 45

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	347 m	4 min walk
Pharmacy	1,659 m	21 min walk
Doctor	975 m	12 min walk
Nursery school	2,809 m	35 min walk
Primary school	2,829 m	35 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	269 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	1,517 m	19 min walk
Public green space	1,432 m	18 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,553 m	32 min walk
Playground	380 m	5 min walk
Protected cycle lane	373 m	5 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

66.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 32.6%)
7.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
4 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 8)
Low density

Streets and squares in Irgenhöhe

Am Felsbrunnen · Armand-Peugeot-Straße · Großblittersdorfer Straße · Irgentalweg · Sonnenbergstraße · Tiefentalweg

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-05. Method and sources