Quietest cities in Benin

Chronic noise exposure is increasingly recognised as a public health issue. The World Health Organisation's Environmental Noise Guidelines (2018) link sustained exposure above 53 dB(A) daytime to cardiovascular effects, and above 45 dB(A) at night to sleep disturbance. Road traffic, rail corridors, and airport approach paths are the dominant sources in urban Europe.

ClearSpot noise scores are derived from the European Environment Agency's strategic noise maps (END Directive 2002/49/EC) and from OpenStreetMap infrastructure data. They represent the estimated ambient noise pressure at the centre of each city, aggregated to a 0-100% burden score. A score near 0% does not mean silence - it means no major strategic noise source is documented within the default sensitivity radius.

The 50 cities below score lowest on ClearSpot's noise module in Benin - meaning quieter environments by the standards of strategic mapping. For precise measurements at a specific address, open the live map and zoom in.

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Country	City	ClearSpot score	noise %	View on map
BJ	Abomey	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Abomey-Calavi	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Adjaouèrè	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Adjarra	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Agoué	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Allada	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Aplahoué	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Athiémé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Avrankou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Banigbé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Banikoara	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Banté	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Bassila	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Bembèrèkè	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Bétérou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Bohicon	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Boukoumbé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Cobly	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Comé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Cotonou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Cové	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Dassa-Zoumè	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Djakotomé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Djidja	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Djougou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Dogbo	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Ekpé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Ganvié	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Glazoué	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Godomè	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Gogounou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Grand-Popo	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Guilmaro	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Hévié	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Hinvi	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kalalé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kandi	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kérou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kétou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Klouékanmè	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kopargo	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kouandé	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Kpozoun	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Lalo	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Lokossa	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Malanville	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Matéri	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Missérété	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Natitingou	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Ndali	100%	0%	View on map

What counts as quiet on ClearSpot?

ClearSpot's noise module draws from two layers: European strategic noise maps published by the EEA, covering motorways, major railways, and airports; and a secondary layer from the osm-noise-pollution project, which models ambient road noise from OpenStreetMap road network data. Cities that appear in neither layer - or only in low-density zones - score near 100% (minimum noise burden). Cities crossed by major motorways, high-speed rail lines, or under flight paths score lower.

Noise is one of the more stable environmental layers: major infrastructure changes slowly. Scores are refreshed annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.