Ecological zone Grenoble

The Validity of Ecological Zones in Grenoble

Low-emissions zone (ZCR)

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

All week 8 am – 8 pm

Passenger cars M1, N1 and motorcycles

Monday - Friday 8 am – 8 pm

Should you ever visit Grenoble in a passenger car, remember that the ecological zones apply to you only during weekdays.

Emergency low-emissions zone (ZPA)

In the event of worsening air quality that lasts for 5 days or more, entrance is allowed only to cars with a valid Crit'Air environmental badge and at a limited speed. After 7 days, the rules are tightened and only vehicles with the Crit'Air E, 1, 2, and 3 may enter the city.

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.

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.

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 plaque has unlimited validity and should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.