Low-emission zones in France: every city, and what you need

French cities run zones à faibles émissions (ZFE), enforced by the Crit'Air vignette. Whether you may enter depends on how clean your engine is — and on which vehicle category you are in, because the categories disagree.

Every city we hold

• AngersAngers Loire MétropoleNo sticker needed
• AnnecyGrand AnnecyNo sticker needed
• AnnemasseAnnemasse AggloNo sticker needed
• BordeauxBordeaux MétropoleNo sticker needed
• Clermont-FerrandClermont Auvergne métropoleNo sticker needed
• DijonDijon MétropoleCheck locally
• GrenobleGrenoble-Alpes MétropoleCrit'Air 3 or cleaner
• LyonMétropole de LyonCrit'Air 3 or cleaner
• Marseille-Aix en ProvenceMétropole d'Aix-Marseille-ProvenceCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• MontpellierMontpellier Méditerranée MétropoleCrit'Air 2–3, by vehicle
• NancyMétropole du Grand NancyCrit'Air 5 or cleaner
• NantesNantes MétropoleNo sticker needed
• ParisVille de ParisCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• ReimsCU du Grand ReimsCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• RennesRennes MétropoleNo sticker needed
• RouenMétropole Rouen NormandieCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• Saint-EtienneSaint-Etienne MétropoleCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• StrasbourgEurométropole de StrasbourgCrit'Air 4 or cleaner
• ToulouseToulouse MétropoleCrit'Air 4 or cleaner

By Crit'Air level

If you already know your sticker, start here — each page lists every city that admits it and every city that bars it, per vehicle class.

• Crit'Air 2Where a Crit'Air 2 vehicle may and may not go
• Crit'Air 3Where a Crit'Air 3 vehicle may and may not go
• Crit'Air 4Where a Crit'Air 4 vehicle may and may not go
• Crit'Air 5Where a Crit'Air 5 vehicle may and may not go

By vehicle

• Where can my car drive in France?Every French low-emission zone we hold, and the Crit'Air level each one admits for a pri…
• Where can a van or truck drive in France?Light commercial vehicles and anything over 3.5t. This is the class most tools flatten i…
• Where can a bus or coach drive in France?Buses and coaches are held to their own Crit'Air floor, and in at least one city it is s…
• Where can a motorcycle drive in France?Two-wheelers, tricycles and quadricycles. They have their own classification table — the…

Which Crit'Air class am I?

Decided by fuel, category and date of first registration, straight from the official table.

• Diesel car
• Petrol car
• Diesel van (up to 3.5t)
• Petrol van (up to 3.5t)
• Diesel truck, bus or coach (over 3.5t)
• Petrol truck, bus or coach (over 3.5t)
• Motorcycle (over 50cc)
• Moped or scooter (up to 50cc)

Showing the rules as they stand on 1 August 2026.