The EPZ (Where Low emission zones) is a complex topic. Since its inception, the various current rules have continued to evolve and deadlines have shifted. In short, a real gas factory!

And these gray areas are shared by the vast majority of motorists. According to the survey, only 37% of French people know how to correctly identify ZFE. And that’s even 1 of 2 car owners who does not know how to give a classification correctly Critical air related to his vehicle.

What volume is valid for Greater Paris ZFE?

The ZFE of Paris, or rather of the Paris agglomeration, has now changed several times. From 2021, the ZFE restrictions apply not only to internal studies in Paris, but brand new extended perimeter.

Now the square extends along the perimeter of the villageA86, a highway that forms a complete ring around the capital. In summary, this covers almost 5.61 million inhabitants, with almost 77 municipalities located on all or part of the perimeter of the A86.

Here is the town is fully within the scope of application :

Alfortville, Arcay, Annières-sur-Seine, Bagnier, Bagnolet, Bois-Colombe, Boulogne-Billancourt, Bourg-la-Rhine, Cachan, Charenton-le-Pont, Chatillon, Chaville, Chevilly-Larieux, Clichy, Courbevoie, Fontainebleau- aux-Roses, Garches, Gentilly, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ivry-sur-Seine, La Garenne-Colombes, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Les Lilas, Levallois-Perret, L’Aÿ-les- Rose, Malakoff, Medon, Montrouge, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Pantin, Paris, Puteau, Romainville, Saint-Cloud, Saint-Mande, Saint-Ouen, Saus, Sèvres, Surens, Vanves, Viejuif, Vincennes.

Below is the official map from the site Metropolis of Greater Paris:

Source: metropolegrandparis.fr

Finally, here are the municipalities that are partially included in this field:

Antony, Aubervilliers, Bobigny, Bondi, Champigny-sur-Marne, Chatenay-Malabry, Choisy-le-Roi, Clamard, Colombe, Cretaille, Drancy, Fontenay-sous-Bois, Frans, Genvilliers, Joanville-les-Ponts, La- Courneuve, Le Plessis-Robinson, Ile-Saint-Denis, Maison Alfort, Marne-la-Coquette, Montreuil, Nanterre, Nogent-sur-Marne, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois, Ruey-Malmaison, Rungy, Saint-Denis, Saint-Maurice, Thieu, Vaucresson, Ville-d’Avre, Villeneuve-la-Garen, Vitry-sur-Seine.

finally, four municipalities announced that they did not want to be included in the ZFE at this moment This is Bobigny (93), Drancy (93), Bondi (93) and Choisy-le-Roi (94).

Which vehicles are prohibited in Greater Paris?

Currently, Greater Paris ZFE prohibits all light and heavy vehicles classified with Crit’Air 4 and 5 stickers. We remind you that this traffic ban is only valid weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Similarly, unclassified vehicles are also not allowed to travel during this time.

On the other hand, verbalization is currently not effective enough. It should be said that police control at the entrance to the ZFE is almost non-existent, except for episodes of intense pollution. But the situation may change by 2024 The government has just announced the introduction of automated checks in Paris by video-verbalization from the second half of 2024…

The date has been rescheduled for Crit’Air 3

This week the Greater Paris ZFE again experienced a slight recovery towards the next deadline. Indeed, the date favors a ban on secret vehicles Crit’Air 3 was at first set for July 2022. Later this date was moved to January 1, 2023.

In fact, it is almost 842,318 cars that will no longer be able to drive in Paris and its surroundings, that is, 32.3% of the private car fleet of the metropolis.

But as of this week, a new twist has further changed the fateful date. So it must be effective. after the 2024 Olympics according to V Patrick Oliver, president of the Metropolis of Greater Paris. In the meantime, don’t forget that this date of September 2024 still needs to be put to a City Council vote in December or January.