Europe
Air quality in France
8µg/m³ national average
Air quality in France
People in France breathe an average of 8 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 2× the WHO guideline. Fairly clean.
Air quality by place in France
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 7 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Provence | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Aix-en-Provence | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Nice | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| French Riviera | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Bordeaux | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Annecy | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Toulouse | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Loire Valley | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Normandy | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Avignon | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Antibes | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Nantes | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Brittany | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Lyon | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Marseille | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Strasbourg | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Paris | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Lille | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Biarritz | 13.8 µg/m³ | 2010 | Moderate |
| Cannes | 19.9 µg/m³ | 2010 | Polluted |
Air quality by place
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- NormandyAir quality
- MontpellierAir quality
- AvignonAir quality
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK: France travel advice
- EU: Entry/Exit System (EES)
- Speedtest Global Index: France
- EF English Proficiency Index: France
- World Bank open data
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