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Most polluted cities in France, December 2024

63 cities in France ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Sallanches at 33.1 µg/m³, #60 of 2,078 cities in the world. Cleanest: Aurillac at 7.5. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Sallanches 33.1 µg/m³ 30 µg/m³0
Every city in France ranked for December 2024, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    33.1
  2. 2LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    17.7
  3. 3ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    16.9
  4. 4MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    16.6
  5. 5AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15.3
  6. 6Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15.0
  7. 7CreilHauts-de-France
    14.8
  8. 8TarbesOccitanie
    14.5
  9. 9LimogesNew Aquitaine
    14.2
  10. 9CastresOccitanie
    14.2
  11. 11GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    14.0
  12. 12MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    13.9
  13. 13DunkirkHauts-de-France
    13.7
  14. 14PérigueuxNew Aquitaine
    13.4
  15. 15StrasbourgGrand Est
    13.3
  16. 16DouaiHauts-de-France
    13.2
  17. 17RouenNormandy
    13.1
  18. 18MontaubanOccitanie
    13.0
  19. 19LormontNew Aquitaine
    12.7
  20. 19Le HavreNormandy
    12.7
  21. 21MontpellierOccitanie
    12.6
  22. 22ParisÎle-de-France
    12.5
  23. 22AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    12.5
  24. 24DenainHauts-de-France
    12.4
  25. 25MulhouseGrand Est
    12.3
  26. 25MoulinsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    12.3
  27. 27CalaisHauts-de-France
    12.2
  28. 27Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France
    12.2
  29. 29ÉpinalGrand Est
    12.1
  30. 30ValenciennesHauts-de-France
    12.0
  31. 31AmiensHauts-de-France
    11.9
  32. 32Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France
    11.6
  33. 32CoulommiersÎle-de-France
    11.6
  34. 34ToulouseOccitanie
    11.4
  35. 34LourdesOccitanie
    11.4
  36. 36VannesBrittany
    11.2
  37. 37NancyGrand Est
    11.1
  38. 37DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    11.1
  39. 39DieppeNormandy
    11.0
  40. 40NiortNew Aquitaine
    10.7
  41. 40Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    10.7
  42. 42RennesBrittany
    10.6
  43. 42RambouilletÎle-de-France
    10.6
  44. 42PoitiersNew Aquitaine
    10.6
  45. 45CherbourgNormandy
    10.5
  46. 45ChambéryAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    10.5
  47. 45BordeauxNew Aquitaine
    10.5
  48. 48AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine
    10.3
  49. 49PauNew Aquitaine
    10.2
  50. 50LorientBrittany
    10.0
  51. 51Saint-DizierGrand Est
    9.9
  52. 52ThionvilleGrand Est
    9.6
  53. 53LunévilleGrand Est
    9.5
  54. 53LunelOccitanie
    9.5
  55. 53ÉvreuxNormandy
    9.5
  56. 56DomontÎle-de-France
    9.4
  57. 56CaenNormandy
    9.4
  58. 56AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    9.4
  59. 59RodezOccitanie
    9.3
  60. 60QuimperBrittany
    8.6
  61. 61ÉtampesÎle-de-France
    8.3
  62. 62PerpignanOccitanie
    7.6
  63. 63AurillacAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    7.5
Good0–5
Fair6–15
Moderate16–50
Poor51–90
Very poor91–140
Extremely poor141+

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