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Most polluted cities in France, March 2025

86 cities in France ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Dunkirk at 21.5 µg/m³, #485 of 2,500 cities in the world. Cleanest: Aurillac at 5.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Dunkirk 21.5
Every city in France ranked for March 2025, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1DunkirkHauts-de-France
    37
  2. 2DouaiHauts-de-France
    32
  3. 3ValenciennesHauts-de-France
    30
  4. 4ReimsGrand Est
    28
  5. 5StrasbourgGrand Est
    28
  6. 6DenainHauts-de-France
    28
  7. 7NancyGrand Est
    28
  8. 8CreilHauts-de-France
    28
  9. 9Le HavreNormandy
    27
  10. 9AmiensHauts-de-France
    27
  11. 11MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    27
  12. 12CoulommiersÎle-de-France
    27
  13. 13RouenNormandy
    27
  14. 14Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France
    27
  15. 15MulhouseGrand Est
    25
  16. 16ParisÎle-de-France
    25
  17. 17DieppeNormandy
    23
  18. 18LouviersNormandy
    23
  19. 19ThionvilleGrand Est
    23
  20. 20OrléansCentre-Val de Loire
    23
  21. 20CherbourgNormandy
    23
  22. 22ÉpinalGrand Est
    23
  23. 23ÉvreuxNormandy
    23
  24. 24RambouilletÎle-de-France
    22
  25. 25Saint-DizierGrand Est
    22
  26. 25MetzGrand Est
    22
  27. 27OlivetCentre-Val de Loire
    22
  28. 28Saint-AvoldGrand Est
    22
  29. 28RennesBrittany
    22
  30. 28CaenNormandy
    22
  31. 31ChartresCentre-Val de Loire
    22
  32. 32DreuxCentre-Val de Loire
    22
  33. 33AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    20
  34. 33AlençonNormandy
    20
  35. 35MontargisCentre-Val de Loire
    20
  36. 36DomontÎle-de-France
    20
  37. 37ÉtampesÎle-de-France
    20
  38. 37ChâteaurouxCentre-Val de Loire
    20
  39. 39BloisCentre-Val de Loire
    20
  40. 40VannesBrittany
    18
  41. 40PoitiersNew Aquitaine
    18
  42. 40BrestBrittany
    18
  43. 43LorientBrittany
    18
  44. 43FontainebleauÎle-de-France
    18
  45. 43DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté
    18
  46. 46Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    18
  47. 47BourgesCentre-Val de Loire
    18
  48. 48Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire
    18
  49. 49AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    17
  50. 50ToursCentre-Val de Loire
    17
  51. 51QuimperBrittany
    17
  52. 52GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    17
  53. 53MoulinsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  54. 54ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    15
  55. 55MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  56. 56Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  57. 56ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  58. 56LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  59. 59AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    15
  60. 60VillefontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  61. 61VichyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  62. 61MontluçonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    15
  63. 63LormontNew Aquitaine
    15
  64. 64PérigueuxNew Aquitaine
    13
  65. 64NiortNew Aquitaine
    13
  66. 66Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    13
  67. 66MarignaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    13
  68. 68BordeauxNew Aquitaine
    13
  69. 69NiceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    13
  70. 70ManosqueProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    13
  71. 70AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine
    13
  72. 72AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    13
  73. 73ToulouseOccitanie
    13
  74. 73LimogesNew Aquitaine
    13
  75. 73ChambéryAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    13
  76. 73CastresOccitanie
    13
  77. 73CannesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    13
  78. 78MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    12
  79. 79NîmesOccitanie
    12
  80. 80Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    12
  81. 81Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    12
  82. 82BastiaCorsica
    10
  83. 83RodezOccitanie
    10
  84. 84Aix-en-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    10
  85. 85LourdesOccitanie
    10
  86. 86AurillacAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    8
Good0–50
Satisfactory51–100
Moderate101–200
Poor201–300
Very poor301–400
Severe401+

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