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Traffic in France 2009July
As the summer vacations start so does traffic congestion on French roads. Every weekend in July has at least one day as either red or orange. The heaviest traffic days are the weekend before Bastille Day on July 14th. If you have to travel on a weekend in July try to drive early in the morning or late at night.
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 Traffic Zones |
1 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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2 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
|
3 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red Paris/Ill de France region. |
4 |
Saturday |
Orange |
Green |
Depart red in the Burgundy and East region and the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
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 |
Orange |
Green |
Depart Red Paris/Ill de France region and the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
11 |
Saturday |
Red |
Green |
Depart Black in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. |
12 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
Depart Orange in the Rhône Valley and Alpes access region. Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
13 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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14 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Orange |
Bastille Day Bank Holiday |
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 |
Red |
Green |
Return Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
19 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
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20 |
Monday |
Green |
Green |
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21 |
Tuesday |
Green |
Green |
|
22 |
Wednesday |
Green |
Green |
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23 |
Thursday |
Green |
Green |
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24 |
Friday |
Orange |
Green |
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25 |
Saturday |
Red |
Orange |
Return Red in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
26 |
Sunday |
Green |
Green |
Depar Orange in the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region and the Southwest 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 |
Red |
Orange |
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