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Below is the May 2010 traffic estimation for France. May is a vacationer’s dream. As there are three banking holidays, Labor Day on May 1st, Victory in WWII on May 8th and Ascension on the 21st. There is also the semi holiday of Pentecost Monday on May 24th that could effect the last weekend in May. This year Labor Day and Victory in WWII fall on a Saturday, I’m not sure how that will affect traffic.
This all means that there will be some heavy traffic days. There are two red (Heavy Traffic) days 16th and 19th along with six orange (Moderate Traffic) traffic days.
| 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 | Saturday | Green | Green | Labor Day - Bank Holiday Depart Orange in the Burgundy and East region. |
| 2 | Sunday | Green | Orange | |
| 3 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 4 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 5 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 6 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 7 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 8 | Saturday | Green | Green | Victory in WWII - Bank Holiday |
| 9 | Sunday | Green | Orange | Return Red Rhône-Alpes and Southeast region. |
| 10 | Monday | Green | Green> | |
| 11 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 12 | Wednesday | Green | Orange | Depart Red in the Paris/Ill de France and the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast regions. |
| 13 | Thursday | Green | Orange | Ascension - Bank Holiday |
| 14 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 15 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 16 | Sunday | Green | Red | |
| 17 | Monday | Green | Green | |
| 18 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 19 | Wednesday | Red | Green | |
| 20 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 21 | Friday | Orange | Green | Depart Red in the Paris/Ill de France and the Rhône-Alpes and Southeast regions. |
| 22 | Saturday | Orange | Green | |
| 23 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 24 | Monday | Green | Orange | Pentecost* |
| 25 | Tuesday | Green | Green | |
| 26 | Wednesday | Green | Green | |
| 27 | Thursday | Green | Green | |
| 28 | Friday | Green | Green | |
| 29 | Saturday | Green | Green | |
| 30 | Sunday | Green | Green | |
| 31 | Monday | Green | Green | |
* Pentecost is no longer an official bank holiday. But some people still take this day off and don’t work.
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