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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
    96
  2. 2LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    67
  3. 3ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    66
  4. 4MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    65
  5. 5AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    63
  6. 6Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    62
  7. 7CreilHauts-de-France
    62
  8. 8TarbesOccitanie
    61
  9. 9LimogesNew Aquitaine
    61
  10. 9CastresOccitanie
    61
  11. 11GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    60
  12. 12MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    60
  13. 13DunkirkHauts-de-France
    60
  14. 14PérigueuxNew Aquitaine
    59
  15. 15StrasbourgGrand Est
    59
  16. 16DouaiHauts-de-France
    59
  17. 17RouenNormandy
    58
  18. 18MontaubanOccitanie
    58
  19. 19LormontNew Aquitaine
    58
  20. 19Le HavreNormandy
    58
  21. 21MontpellierOccitanie
    58
  22. 22ParisÎle-de-France
    57
  23. 22AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    57
  24. 24DenainHauts-de-France
    57
  25. 25MulhouseGrand Est
    57
  26. 25MoulinsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    57
  27. 27CalaisHauts-de-France
    57
  28. 27Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France
    57
  29. 29ÉpinalGrand Est
    57
  30. 30ValenciennesHauts-de-France
    56
  31. 31AmiensHauts-de-France
    56
  32. 32Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France
    56
  33. 32CoulommiersÎle-de-France
    56
  34. 34ToulouseOccitanie
    55
  35. 34LourdesOccitanie
    55
  36. 36VannesBrittany
    55
  37. 37NancyGrand Est
    55
  38. 37DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    55
  39. 39DieppeNormandy
    55
  40. 40NiortNew Aquitaine
    54
  41. 40Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    54
  42. 42RennesBrittany
    54
  43. 42RambouilletÎle-de-France
    54
  44. 42PoitiersNew Aquitaine
    54
  45. 45CherbourgNormandy
    54
  46. 45ChambéryAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    54
  47. 45BordeauxNew Aquitaine
    54
  48. 48AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine
    53
  49. 49PauNew Aquitaine
    53
  50. 50LorientBrittany
    53
  51. 51Saint-DizierGrand Est
    52
  52. 52ThionvilleGrand Est
    52
  53. 53LunévilleGrand Est
    52
  54. 53LunelOccitanie
    52
  55. 53ÉvreuxNormandy
    52
  56. 56DomontÎle-de-France
    52
  57. 56CaenNormandy
    52
  58. 56AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    52
  59. 59RodezOccitanie
    51
  60. 60QuimperBrittany
    48
  61. 61ÉtampesÎle-de-France
    46
  62. 62PerpignanOccitanie
    42
  63. 63AurillacAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    42
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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