Deux-Sèvres/Niort Zone ZPAd

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The ZPAd air protection zone of Deux-Sèvres / Niort

On 07.04.2017, an order was signed by the Prefect of the Department of Deux-Sèvres/Niort introducing the Crit’Air Vignette within the department.
The order contains a set of measures that can be applied in case of an air pollution peak. However, the peculiarity lies in the fact that, in the event of an air pollution peak, only the city or municipality within the department is named, in which the weather-dependent zone comes into force.
A ZPAd (regional air protection zone) is no local or regional air protection zone with clearly defined limits (ZPA), but it applies to a whole department where driving restrictions can be temporarily imposed.
The Prefect of the Department of Deux-Sèvres determines which cities and municipalities are affected and to which extent. As a result, within the ZPAd zone of Deux-Sèvres, local, time-limited and variable driving restrictions may be imposed, to which the vehicle owner must comply.

The Department of Deux-Sèvres (Department n° 79) is one of the 12 departments in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and has a population of more than 372,000 inhabitants on an area of around 6,000 km². The capital of the Department of Deux-Sèvres is Niort, which counts approximately 59,000 inhabitants on an area of 68 km², where the prefect also resides.
In order to be prepared for any pollution peak, a temporary environmental zone has now also been introduced in the Department of Deux-Sèvres, which is mandatory for all vehicles in the event of persistent air pollution, in accordance with the prefectural order SIDPC n°6 of 07.04.2017.

Any violation of the badge requirement or traffic restrictions will be punished with a fine of 68 to 375 Euro; if paying directly on site a little less. These fines are based on the articles L.325-1 to L.325-3 and R.411-19 of the French Road Traffic Code.

In case of an air pollution peak, the Prefecture of the Department provides a set of measures divided into several phases. After a pre-warning with no impact on road traffic, the first air pollution alarm is activated. This occurs if, based on the daily or hourly measurement of the responsible institution for air quality, the emission level of 50/80 μg / m³ for particulate matter or 180/240 μg / m³ for ozone or 300/500 μg / m³ for sulphur dioxide or 200/400 μg / m³ for nitrogen dioxide has been exceeded. As a result, the road speed within the ZPAd environmental zone has to be reduced by 20 km/h.
If, in the following days, one of the abovementioned pollutant values still exceeds the indicated values, then traffic restrictions can be applied to all vehicles. The vehicles without a Crit’Air badge and with the Crit’Air class 5 will be first excluded from traffic. Should the pollutant values still exceed the limit values, the vehicles with the Crit’Air class 4 would be then excluded from traffic.
Additional alternative measures could also be applied in order to prohibit the use of even and odd license plates on one day.

The borders of the environmental zone of Deux-Sèvres

In this case, some areas of the Department of Vienne may be affected by traffic restrictions. Only in the case of an air pollution peak, the prefect will communicate with a press release the exact extension of the area affected by concrete traffic restrictions.
In any case, it should be noted that, in the event of an air pollution alarm, the highways A10 (from Paris to Bordeaux) and A83 (from and to Nantes) may be affected.

Table overview of the environmental zone

Name of the environmental zone:

Environmental zone Deux-Sèvres/Niort ZPAd - France

Date of entry into effect of the zone:

07-04-2017

Type of environmental zone:

Regional zone of air protection ZPAd, depending on weather conditions and activated after an early warning stage, if the pollutant values exceed, for example, > 50 µg/m³ for particulate matter and following the prefect’s decision.

Not allowed to drive (temporarily):

The temporary driving bans depend on many factors, such as the age of the vehicle, EURO standard, the first and possibly second fuel type and many more. Sometimes current air values and the general weather situation play a role in connection with holidays and trade fairs. With the Green-Zones App you still keep an overview of the temporary driving bans. On a map of Europe you can see the current (red) and imminent (yellow) driving bans.

Not allowed to drive (permanently):

Permanent driving bans are very complex and partly depend on the type of vehicle, the Euronorm whether an environmental sticker or registration is available and how many people are sitting in the car. To display this correctly, please use our Green-Zones App.

Fines:

68-375 Euro.

Area/extension of the environmental zone:

The ZPAd zone covers theoretically the entire Department of Deux-Sèvres. In case of pollution peak, a press release issued by the prefect will define the exact borders of the activated zone and announce the entry into force of the area. The A10 and A83 highways within the Department may be affected.

Special features:

For information on retrofitting, authorisations or requests for authorisation and, if required, on the necessary documents, please consult the Green-Zones App.

Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions:

Can I drive in even though my vehicle is too old? It may be possible to apply to the city. This information is available in the Green-Zones App.

Exemptions:

Do you drive a vintage car or a wheelchair accessible vehicle? Check whether you are affected or excluded by driving bans and discover many other exemptions in our Green Zones App.

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