|
Traffic in France 2007August
With summer in full swing so is traffic congestion on French roads. August has one of the two national Black (very heavy) traffic days of the year – Saturday August 4th. There are also 4 Red (heavy) traffic and 6 Orange (moderate) traffic days. The Red days are all weekends and the Orange either weekends or Fridays. As is often the case the best days to travel by car are during the week Monday to Thursday. The lighter traffic days are near the end of the month.
Traffic Scale
Green - Normal Traffic
Orange - Moderate Traffic
Red - Heavy Traffic
Black - Very Heavy Traffic |
Direction of Traffic
Depart - Leaving from urban areas going to vacation destinations.
Return - Coming back to urban areas from vacation destinations. |
|
Date |
Day |
Depart
(All France) |
Return
(All France) |
Selected regions |
1 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
2 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
3 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red in the Southwest region. Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region along with the Southwest region. |
4 |
Saturday |
Black |
Red |
|
5 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
6 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
7 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
8 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
9 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
10 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
11 |
Saturday |
Red |
Red |
|
12 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
|
13 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
14 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
15 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
16 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
17 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region along with the Southwest region. |
18 |
Saturday |
Green |
Red |
Depart Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region along with the Southwest region. |
19 |
Sunday |
Green |
Orange |
|
20 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
21 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
22 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
23 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
24 |
Friday |
Green |
Orange |
|
25 |
Saturday |
Green |
Orange |
Depart Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. Return Red in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region along with the Southwest region. |
26 |
Sunday |
Green |
Orange |
|
27 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
28 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
29 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
30 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
31 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
|
For more information see the French transportation minister's web site for traffic.
Sign-up for the FREE Americans in France newsletter.
Just type in your e-mail address and click 'Subscribe'.
|
|