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Cities (25)

Country Rank	World Rank	City	Days with low traffic	Congestion month by month	Congestion level 2020 \| Change from 2019
1		Paris	94 days		32% 7%p 18% less traffic than in 2019
2		Marseille	69 days		30% 4%p 12% less traffic than in 2019
3		Bordeaux	101 days		27% 5%p 16% less traffic than in 2019
4		Grenoble	105 days		26% 6%p 19% less traffic than in 2019
5		Toulon	89 days		26% 3%p 10% less traffic than in 2019
6		Nice	83 days		25% 6%p 19% less traffic than in 2019
7		Lyon	97 days		25% 5%p 17% less traffic than in 2019
8		Montpellier	84 days		24% 2%p 8% less traffic than in 2019
9		Strasbourg	92 days		22% 6%p 21% less traffic than in 2019
10		Nantes	114 days		22% 5%p 19% less traffic than in 2019
11		Clermont-Ferrand	75 days		21% 5%p 19% less traffic than in 2019
12		Brest	72 days		21% 2%p 9% less traffic than in 2019
13		Toulouse	111 days		21% 7%p 25% less traffic than in 2019
14		Rennes	103 days		20% 4%p 17% less traffic than in 2019
15		Lille	98 days		20% 5%p 20% less traffic than in 2019
16		Le Havre	66 days		20% 1%p 5% less traffic than in 2019
17		Rouen	85 days		18% 4%p 18% less traffic than in 2019
18		Orleans	64 days		18% 2%p 10% less traffic than in 2019
19		Nancy	77 days		18% 3%p 14% less traffic than in 2019
20		Saint-Etienne	88 days		17% 3%p 15% less traffic than in 2019
21		Avignon	75 days		17% 1%p 6% less traffic than in 2019
22		Dijon	69 days		16% 1%p 6% less traffic than in 2019
23		Le Mans	77 days		16% 2%p 11% less traffic than in 2019
24		Tours	69 days		15% 1%p 6% less traffic than in 2019
25		Reims	74 days		15% 1%p 6% less traffic than in 2019

Average days with low traffic

Where congestion levels were at least 50% lower than the corresponding day in 2019.

Day with the highest traffic congestion

Day with the highest traffic congestion

October

29

Thursday

79%

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Changes in congestion level month by month

See how the congestion level has changed month by month in comparison to the same month in 2019. Results show number of cities.

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Weekly congestion

Compare weekly congestion levels in corresponding weeks of 2019 and 2020.

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Working days travel patterns

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Difference in rush hours

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