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Traffic in France 2010December
As the holidays get into full swing there are two national Orange (Moderate) traffic days in France. They are the Friday (17th) and Saturday (18th) before Christmas. Other than that there are a few regional Orange days, see below.
School vacation starts the evening of the 17th and runs to January 2nd. Accessing and exiting some 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 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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2 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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3 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
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4 |
Saturday |
Green |
Green |
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5 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
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6 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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7 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
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8 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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9 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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10 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
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11 |
Saturday |
Green |
Green |
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12 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
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13 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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14 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
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15 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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16 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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17 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
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18 |
Saturday |
Orange |
Green |
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19 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
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20 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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21 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
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22 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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23 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Paris/Ill de France region. |
24 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Paris/Ill de France region and Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
25 |
Saturday |
Green |
Green |
Christmas - Bank Holiday |
26 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Burgundy and East region and the Burgundy and East region. Return Orange in the Paris/Ill de France region and the Burgundy and East region. |
27 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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28 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
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29 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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30 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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31 |
Friday |
Green |
Green |
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For more information see the French transportation minister's web site for traffic.
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