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Where can my car drive in France?
Every French low-emission zone we hold, and the Crit'Air level each one admits for a private car.
8 of the 14 French cities that record a rule for a car set a Crit'Air floor; 6 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 car
| City | What you need | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Angers | No sticker needed | Angers Loire Métropole |
| Annecy | No sticker needed | Grand Annecy |
| Annemasse | No sticker needed | Annemasse Agglo |
| Bordeaux | No sticker needed | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Lyon | Crit'Air 3 or cleaner | Métropole de Lyon |
| Marseille-Aix en Provence | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Montpellier | Crit'Air 3 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 |
4 cities record no rule for a car at all. Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, 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 a van or truck drive in France?
- Where can a bus or coach 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.