Reims ZFE 2026: Crit'Air 4 Barred, Two-Wheelers Free
Zone à Faibles Emissions · France · Active since 2022
Source: official source · Verified: 2026-09-27
Reims bars Crit'Air 4, Crit'Air 5 and unclassified vehicles round the clock, across the centre and the A344 between Tinqueux and Cormontreuil. Two-wheelers are excluded; a car pays EUR 68.
Locally the zone is called Zone à Faibles Emissions Reims (France) — that is the wording on the boundary signs, on the official portal and on any penalty notice, so it is the phrase to search for once you are there.
Next
- Check your own car against Reims — enter your fuel and Euro class, get a yes or no in one step.
- Reims has a zone too — the nearest one to Reims, and the rules are not identical.
- If a fine arrives after you get home — who pays on a hire car, and what is actually enforceable across borders.
Practical answers for Reims
- When is the Reims zone active?
- 24/7 That means there is no free window — the restriction applies on Sundays and public holidays too.
- How much does it cost to drive into Reims?
- EUR 5.11 for a foreign-registered car, EUR 3.85 on French plates (including postage) · Crit'Air vignette Get it wrong and the penalty is EUR 68 (cars, motorcycles, light commercial), EUR 135 (HGV, buses, coaches).
- Do I need to register or buy anything first?
- Crit'Air vignette Official portal.
- Who is exempt in Reims?
- Crit'Air 1 and Zero vehicles and Emergency vehicles. Exemptions are usually not automatic — most require registering your number plate in advance.
Didn’t France abolish its low-emission zones?
No — the repeal never took effect. Parliament did vote in April 2026 to abolish France’s ZFEs, which is why so many guides and news reports say they are gone. The Conseil constitutionnel struck that article down on 21 May 2026 (décision n° 2026-903 DC), so the ZFE provisions of the code général des collectivités territoriales (articles L. 2213-4-1 and L. 2213-4-2) stayed on the books.
The zone in Reims is therefore still in force and you still need a Crit'Air vignette on the windscreen. Turning up without one because you read that ZFEs were scrapped is the expensive version of this mistake — the penalty is EUR 68 (cars, motorcycles, light commercial), EUR 135 (HGV, buses, coaches).
One caveat most coverage misses: the article was annulled on procedure, not on its merits — the Council held it was a “cavalier législatif”, an amendment with no link to the bill it was attached to (Constitution, art. 45). Parliament can pass the same repeal again in a properly related bill, so this is settled for now rather than settled for good. Read the decision.
Reims Zone à Faibles Emissions Map
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Reims’s Zone à Faibles Emissions has barred Crit’Air 5 vehicles since 1 January 2022 and Crit’Air 4 since 1 January 2023, around the clock. The zone covers the whole of the Reims city-centre perimeter plus the stretch of the A344 motorway between the Tinqueux and Cormontreuil interchanges, and it applies to cars, vans, lorries, buses and coaches — two-wheelers are excluded (mieuxrespirerenville.gouv.fr). Driving in below the threshold costs EUR 68 for a car or van and EUR 135 for a lorry, bus or coach.
Your case: The vignette only reaches you by post, so a EUR 5.11 sticker ordered too late turns into a EUR 68 fine — check whether your own Euro class clears Reims and the other French ZFEs on your route in the Emission Zone Checker.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Zone | ZFE (Zone à Faibles Emissions) |
| Active since | 2022 (Crit’Air 5), 2023 (Crit’Air 4) |
| Perimeter | Reims city centre + A344 Tinqueux–Cormontreuil |
| Vehicles covered | Cars, vans, lorries, buses, coaches (not two-wheelers) |
| Sticker | Crit’Air vignette |
| Sticker cost | EUR 5.11 |
| Fine | EUR 68 (cars), EUR 135 (lorries) |
| Operating | 24/7 |
| Enforcement | Spot checks + cameras |
| Petrol minimum | Euro 2 |
| Diesel minimum | Euro 4 |
Can your car enter Reims zfe?
Enter your vehicle's fuel + Euro class → instant verdict for Reims zfe (ZFE). Fine if wrong: EUR 68 (cars, motorcycles, light commercial), EUR 135 (HGV, buses, coaches).
Reims ZFE — Overview
The Zone à Faibles Emissions (ZFE) in Reims has been active since 2022. It works from the Crit’Air category printed on your vignette rather than from the Euro number itself: Crit’Air 4, Crit’Air 5 and unclassified vehicles are turned away, which in practice means diesels older than roughly 2006 and petrol cars registered before 1997.
Who Can Enter?
- Petrol vehicles: must meet at least Euro 2 standard
- Diesel vehicles: must meet at least Euro 4 standard
- Electric vehicles: always allowed (exempt)
Sticker & Registration
You need: Crit’Air vignette. Cost: EUR 5.11. Order online at: https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr.
Enforcement
Spot checks + cameras. Operating hours: 24/7.
Fine for Non-Compliance
Driving in the ZFE without meeting the requirements will result in a fine of EUR 68 (cars), EUR 135 (lorries).
Exemptions
The following vehicles are typically exempt:
- Crit’Air 1 and Zero vehicles
- Emergency vehicles
Before You Drive Into Reims
- Check your vehicle’s Euro emission standard (on V5 / registration document).
- Order the Crit’Air vignette online: https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr
- Note that Reims runs 24/7 — there is no evening or weekend window to slip through, and the A344 stretch between Tinqueux and Cormontreuil is inside the zone.
- Plan parking outside the zone if your vehicle does not comply (P+R is usually well-signed).
Recent changes to this page
- Crit'Air sticker price corrected to EUR 5.11 for a foreign-registered car (EUR 3.108 certificate + EUR 2.00 postage, certificat-air.gouv.fr price service); EUR 3.85 applies only to French plates.
- Verified against the national ZFE portal and the consolidated ZFE register on data.gouv.fr: the perimeter (Reims city centre plus the A344 between the Tinqueux and Cormontreuil interchanges) and the exclusion of two-wheelers were added, and the Crit'Air 4 threshold, the 24/7 hours and the EUR 68 / EUR 135 fines were reconfirmed.
- Aligned the page with TyreMap zone data: operating hours are 24/7, not weekdays 08:00-20:00; the zone dates from 2022 (Crit'Air 5) and 2023 (Crit'Air 4), not 2025; and the entry floor is Euro 2 petrol / Euro 4 diesel, replacing the Euro 3 / Euro 5 line in the entry list. Opening answer, title, description and quick answer rewritten.
- Title, description and introduction rewritten from this page's own data (no shared template wording).
- Aligned the dates on this page with TyreMap zone data after it was re-verified against the official register.
- Rewrote title and description around the verified figure this page carries.
- Page created — ZFE active since 2022, fine EUR 68 (cars), EUR 135 (lorries).
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