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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
2 Thursday Green Green
3 Friday Green Green
4 Saturday Green Green
5 Sunday Green Green
6 Monday Green Green
7 Tuesday Green Green
8 Wednesday Green Green
9 Thursday Green Green
10 Friday Green Green
11 Saturday Green Green
12 Sunday Green Green
13 Monday Green Green
14 Tuesday Green Green
15 Wednesday Green Green
16 Thursday Green Green
17 Friday Orange Green
18 Saturday Orange Green
19 Sunday Green Green
20 Monday Green Green
21 Tuesday Green Green
22 Wednesday Green Green
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
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.

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