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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 stricter than the one for cars.
7 of the 11 French cities that record a rule for a bus or coach set a Crit'Air floor; 4 record the class but require no sticker.
Rules in force on 13 August 2026, read from each authority's own published zone rather than applied from the car table.
What each city demands for a bus or coach
| City | What you need | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Annecy | No sticker needed | Grand Annecy |
| Annemasse | No sticker needed | Annemasse Agglo |
| Marseille-Aix en Provence | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Montpellier | Crit'Air 2 or cleaner | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Nancy | Crit'Air 5 or cleaner | Métropole du Grand Nancy |
| Nantes | No sticker needed | Nantes Métropole |
| Paris | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Ville de Paris |
| Reims | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | CU du Grand Reims |
| Rennes | No sticker needed | Rennes Métropole |
| Rouen | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Strasbourg | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Eurométropole de Strasbourg |
7 cities record no rule for a bus or coach at all. Angers, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse. Their published zone covers other classes but is silent on this one. Silence is not permission — check with the authority before you travel.
By Crit'Air level
- Where can a Crit'Air 2 vehicle drive?Every city, per vehicle class
- Where can a Crit'Air 3 vehicle drive?Every city, per vehicle class
- Where can a Crit'Air 4 vehicle drive?Every city, per vehicle class
- Where can a Crit'Air 5 vehicle drive?Every city, per vehicle class
Other vehicles
- Where can my car drive in France?
- Where can a van or truck drive in France?
- Where can a motorcycle drive in France?
Rules as published and in force on 13 August 2026. Each city links through to its own page, which carries the source and licence.