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France's public transit

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3.5/ 5

A measured 0-5 score of how much of daily life is reachable without a car, built from GTFS timetables and OpenStreetMap across 40.1M residents — the measured urban footprint of France's 269 scored agglomerations.

Who can reach transit, by mode

Residents within about 800 m of each mode, as a share of France's measured urban footprint. Bars overlap — a resident near both a metro and a bus stop counts in both.

Busnearly everyone
99% (39.5M)

Near-universal — what separates cities is how often the bus comes, not whether there's a stop.

Railabout half of residents
54% (21.7M)
Tram1 in 4 residents
23% (9.4M)
Metro1 in 4 residents
23% (9.1M)
Ferryvery few residents
3% (1.1M)

Coverage means a stop within walking distance. It does not mean frequent service.

Top cities, by mode

Where each network reaches the most residents. Open a city for its own coverage map.

Coverage
~40.1M residents
Resolution
250 m cells
Source
GTFS + OSM
High confidence0.84Last updated Jul 22, 2026