Do I need a Crit'Air sticker for Paris?

Q: Do I need a Crit'Air sticker for Paris?

You need a Crit'Air 4 sticker or cleaner. This applies to every vehicle type the source covers here.

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France · Low-emission zone (ZFE)

Paris

Run by Ville de Paris

You need a Crit'Air 4 sticker or cleaner

This applies to every vehicle type the source covers here.

As of 1 August 2026

What you need, by vehicle

Your vehicle	What you need	When it applies
Cars	Crit'Air 4 or cleaner Crit'Air 4 is the dirtiest sticker allowed. Lower numbers (and electric) are fine; anything higher, or with no sticker at all, is banned when the zone is active.	Mon–Fri, 08:00–20:00 (except public holidays)
Vans up to 3.5t	Crit'Air 4 or cleaner Crit'Air 4 is the dirtiest sticker allowed. Lower numbers (and electric) are fine; anything higher, or with no sticker at all, is banned when the zone is active.	Mon–Fri, 08:00–20:00 (except public holidays)
Vehicles over 3.5t	Crit'Air 4 or cleaner Crit'Air 4 is the dirtiest sticker allowed. Lower numbers (and electric) are fine; anything higher, or with no sticker at all, is banned when the zone is active.	Every day, 08:00–20:00 (except public holidays)
Buses & coaches	Crit'Air 4 or cleaner Crit'Air 4 is the dirtiest sticker allowed. Lower numbers (and electric) are fine; anything higher, or with no sticker at all, is banned when the zone is active.	Every day, 08:00–20:00 (except public holidays)
Motorbikes & scooters	Crit'Air 4 or cleaner Crit'Air 4 is the dirtiest sticker allowed. Lower numbers (and electric) are fine; anything higher, or with no sticker at all, is banned when the zone is active.	Mon–Fri, 08:00–20:00 (except public holidays)

In force since 1 June 2021.

How to get a Crit'Air sticker

You can order it yourself from the official government service for a few euros — it's the only legitimate source, it's tied to your registration plate, and it arrives by post. Order it well before you travel; delivery abroad takes longer than you'd expect. We don't sell stickers and never will — any site charging you extra for one is just a middleman.

Official Crit'Air service (certificat-air.gouv.fr) →

The published boundary

This is Ville de Paris's own geometry, not our tracing of it.

The zone covers central Paris. Boundaries follow specific streets, so check before you rely on being just outside it.

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Open Paris in OpenStreetMap →

Paris's own zone information: www.zonefaiblesemissionsmetropolitaine.fr

Source & licence: Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Paris

What you need, by vehicle

This is Ville de Paris's own geometry, not our tracing of it.

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