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Below is the May 2008 traffic estimation for France. The first two weeks of the month are the worst for traffic. As there are three holidays, Labor Day and Ascension on May 1st and Victory in WWII on May8th. There is also the semi holiday of Pentecost Monday on May 12th.
There are Red days throughout France on the 4th (return), 7th (depart) and 12th (return) and Orange days on the 8th (depart) and 11th (return). After the 12th the rest of the month is green.
| 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 | Thursday | Green | Green | Depart Orange Burgundy and East region along with the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
| 2 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 3 | Saturday | Green | Green | Return Red in the Burgundy and East region and the Paris/Ill de France region. |
| 4 | Sunday | Green | Red | |
| 5 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 6 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 7 | Wednesday | Red | Green | |
| 8 | Thursday | Orange | Green | |
| 9 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 10 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 11 | Sunday | Green | Orange | |
| 12 | Monday | Green | Red | |
| 13 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 14 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 15 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 16 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 17 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 18 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 19 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 20 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 21 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 22 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 23 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 24 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 25 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 26 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 27 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 28 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 29 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 30 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 31 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
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