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Traffic in France 2009December
As the holidays get into full swing there are two national Orange (Moderate) traffic days in France. They are the Friday (18th) and Saturday (19th) before Christmas. Other than that there are a few regional Orange days, see below.
Note that Christmas school vacation starts the evening of the 18th and runs to January 4th. Accessing and exiting selected ski areas during this time could be difficult.
Click here to understand French Traffic Zones.
| 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 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 2 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 3 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 4 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 5 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 6 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 7 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 8 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 9 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 10 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 11 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 12 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 13 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 14 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 15 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 17 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 18 | Friday | Orange | Green | |
| 19 | Saturday | Orange | Green | |
| 20 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 21 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 22 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 23 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 24 | Thursday | Green | Green | Depart Red in the Paris/Ill de France region. |
| 25 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 26 | Saturday | Green | Green | Depart Orange in the Burgundy/East region and the Rhône Valley/Alpes access region. |
| 27 | Sunday | Green | Green | Return Orange Paris/Ill de France region and Burgundy/East region. |
| 28 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 29 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 30 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 31 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
For more information see the French transportation minister's web site for traffic.
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