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Where can a motorcycle drive in France?
Two-wheelers, tricycles and quadricycles. They have their own classification table — there is no Crit'Air 5 for them at all.
6 of the 12 French cities that record a rule for a motorcycle 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 motorcycle
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rennes | No sticker needed | Rennes Métropole |
| Rouen | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Strasbourg | Crit'Air 4 or cleaner | Eurométropole de Strasbourg |
6 cities record no rule for a motorcycle at all. Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Montpellier, Reims, 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 bus or coach 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.