At the beginning of each year TomTom, the specialist in navigation and traffic solutions, publishes the TomTom Traffic Index, a list of the level of congestion in cities around the world last year. In 2022, the study looked at no less than 389 cities from 56 countries and 6 continents, and the results are dire.

Indeed, the study concluded that travel times had increased dramatically in no less than 62% of the cities studied, leading to increased time lost in traffic jams, excessive fuel consumption and polluting emissions. For the first time, TomTom has assessed road traffic in each city and assessed the cost of driving in terms of time, money and the environmental impact of travel.

Paris, the most congested city in France in 2022

If London ranks first among the most congested cities in the world and Europe, French cities have nothing to be ashamed of: for example, Paris takes 11th place^thousand place in the world rankings, with an impressive deterioration as he was 37^thousand last year’s position! The policy of autophobia that has been pursued by the municipal team on the ground for several years is undoubtedly the reason for the worsening of these poor results.

In France, it is precisely in the French capital that there are motorists lost the most time in traffic jams in 2022with an average indicator 109 hours lost by anyone. This means emissions of 313 kg of CO2, as well as a loss of 239 euros in fuel consumption due to traffic jams. On average, it took at least 26 minutes and 10 seconds to cover a distance of 10 km in Paris, i.e. average speed 22.93 km/h.

In second place in the national ranking (28^thousand place in the world ranking), we find Bordeauxwith an average indicator 95 hours lost in traffic (160 kg of CO2 and €123 overspend), and 22 minutes and 40 seconds to cover a distance of 10 km. Third place on the podium (53^thousand place in the world ranking), we find Lyonwith an average indicator 83 hours lost in traffic (201 kg of CO2 and 154 euros of excess consumption) and 20 minutes and 40 seconds to cover a distance of 10 km.

The busiest cities in France in 2022: Top 10

This ranking sorts the cities of France by the average time spent to cover a distance of 10 km:

1. Paris : 26 min 10 s to cover 10 km, 109 hours lost in traffic jams
2. Bordeaux : 22 min 40 s to walk 10 km, 95 hours lost
3. Lyon : 20 min 40 s to overcome 10 km, lost 83 hours
4. pleasantly : 18 min 20 s to overcome 10 km, lost 53 hours
5. Marseille : 17 min 50 s to cover 10 km, 67 hours lost
6. Rouen : 16 min 30 s to walk 10 km, 54 hours lost
7. Nantes : 16 min 20 s to walk 10 km, lost 71 hours
8. Brest : 15 min 30 s to cover 10 km, 44 hours lost
9. Avignon : 15 min 10 s to walk 10 km, 50 hours lost
10. Toulon : 15 min 10 s to cover 10 km, 52 hours lost

Source: TomTom Traffic Index