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Traffic in France 2008July
As the summer vacations start so does traffic congestion on French roads. Every weekend in July is either red or orange depending on the direction. With the weekend of the 11th to the 14th will have heavy traffic with the 12th (rated depart black in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region) and the 14th being the ones to watch out far as there is Bastille Day on the 14th, so many people will be coming back from short vacation. The last weekend of the month is also one to watch out for as Friday 25th and Sunday 27th are orange and Saturday 26th is red.
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 |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red Paris/Ill de France region and the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
5 |
Saturday |
Red |
Green |
|
6 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
|
7 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
8 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
9 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
10 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
11 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red Paris/Ill de France region and the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
12 |
Saturday |
Red |
Green |
Depart Black in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
13 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
14 |
Monday |
Green |
Orange |
Return Red in the Paris/Ill de France region and the Northwest and North regions. |
15 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
16 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
17 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
18 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red in the Paris/Ill de France region. |
19 |
Saturday |
Red |
Green |
Return Orange in the Burgundy and East region and the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
20 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
|
21 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
22 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
23 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
24 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
25 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Return Red in the Paris/Ill de France region. Return Orange in the Burgundy and East region and the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
26 |
Saturday |
Red |
Green |
Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region and the Southwest region. |
27 |
Sunday |
Green |
Orange |
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28 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
|
29 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
30 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
|
31 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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For more information see the French transportation minister's web site for traffic.
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