Low Emission Zone Grenoble

Do I need a Crit'Air sticker to drive in the low emission zone in Grenoble? What type of environmental badge is required in the environmental zone Grenoble? Please read below.

Required type of Crit'Air sticker in Grenoble

Crit'Air 2 and better

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Grenoble

Vehicles allowed only with a valid Crit’Air environmental badge

Private car

class M1

Needs an eco badge

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Company vehicle

< 3,5t (N1)

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Commercial vehicle

> 3,5t (lorry, bus, coach)

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Motorcycle, moped

class L

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Validity of the Grenoble Low Emission Zone

Low-emissions zone (ZFE)

For buses of category M2 and M3, and lorries of category N1, N2 and N3

All week 24/7

Passenger cars M1 and motorcycles

Monday – Friday 7 am – 7 pm

If you ever drive to Grenoble, remember that the low-emissions rules apply only on weekdays; public holidays are exempt.

Emergency low-emissions zone (ZPA)

In the event of worsening air quality, entrance is allowed only to cars with a valid Crit’Air environmental badge and at a limited speed. The specific rules for entering the Grenoble low emission zone are subject to the current air quality and are announced at least one day in advance.

If you drive without the environmental badge in the low-emissions zone, you will pay a fine of € 68 (i.e. approximately £ 62), which can climb to € 375 (i.e. approximately £ 320) in cases of late payment.

Where to place the Crit’Air environmental sticker?

The environmental badge should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.

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About Green Zone in Grenoble

Ecological Zones in Grenoble

In addition to the capital city of France, Grenoble introduced a low-emissions zone on the 1st November, 2016. This is the so-called emergency low-emissions zone (ZPA), which comes into force in cases of exceptionally bad emissions conditions. As of the 1st April 2017, in days with high air pollution, foreign drivers of passenger cars also need a valid environmental badge.

Other French cities will soon follow suit. Following the example of Germany, Austria and Denmark, France aspires to improve the environment in all major cities, which can introduce the ecological zones by their own volition.

You can read more about the types of environmental badges in the section Types of Environmental Badges.

Driving in Grenoble

Are you going to Grenoble by car?

From 1. 4. 2017, foreign cars must be marked with the “Crit’Air” environmental badge. This so-called emergency low-emissions zone takes effect when the emissions limits are exceeded for more than 5 days. Only vehicles with the crit’air sticker may therefore enter the activated low-emissions zone. The rules then tighten up after 7 days and only vehicles with the classes E, 1, 2, and 3 are allowed to enter the city. There are 6 types of badge in France that express how much the vehicle is involved in air pollution. If you fail to comply with these rules, you risk a fine of € 68 to € 375 (i.e. approximately £ 62 – £ 320).

The low-emissions zone of Grenoble includes the central area of the city and is bounded by the rivers Drac and Isere, as well as the roads D1090 and D1532.

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The date of introduction of the low emission zone in Grenoble

Date	Measures
2030	Diesel is also planned to be phased out by 2030 (a ban on Crit’Air 2 vehicles), subject to a regulatory consultation procedure at a later date.
From 1.1. 2024	vehicles classified as Crit’Air 4 are prohibited in the ZFE.
From 7.7. 2023	vehicles classified as Crit’Air 5 are prohibited from driving within the ZFE zone.
From 1.4. 2017	an emergency low emission zone (ZPA) came into force in Grenoble
On 1.11. 2016	Grenoble introduced a low-emissions zone (ZFE)

Pavlina Pavlina is an author at EnvironmentalBadge.com and our expert on European low-emission zones, with many years’ experience assessing vehicles for environmental badges.

Last update 16.12.2025

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