Lille Metropole low-emission zone (ZFE)

The Lille Métropole (MEL) ZFE low-emission zone has applied since 1 January 2025 in all 95 communes of the MEL, plus the A1, A25, A22, A27, A23, N227, N356, N41 and N47. It is permanent: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Only unclassified vehicles ("non classés", registered before 1 January 1997) are banned. Crit'Air 0 to 5 vehicles are allowed. Motorised two- and three-wheelers are exempt.

A Crit'Air sticker is compulsory for every vehicle driving or parked in the zone, including foreign-registered and transit vehicles.

Foreign vehicles can only order the sticker online at certificat-air.gouv.fr ("véhicule immatriculé à l'étranger"). Price on 10 Nov 2026: EUR 5.11 delivered abroad (EUR 3.85 in France). Allow several weeks: document checks can take up to a month.

No day pass is mentioned in the official sources: check the official website lillemetropole.fr/zfe.

Before you leave: 1) order the Crit'Air sticker only on certificat-air.gouv.fr ("véhicule immatriculé à l'étranger"); 2) have your car's registration certificate ready; 3) allow several weeks, up to a month for checks. Don't order at the last minute.

For your car, only the first registration date on the registration certificate matters: a vehicle registered before 1 January 1997 is "non classé" and banned. All other vehicles are allowed but must display a sticker.

Beware of fake sticker websites and scam SMS: the official pages warn about these frauds. The official price is EUR 5.11 delivered abroad. Only manual police checks are planned (no cameras).

Alternative: the train to Lille-Flandres or Lille-Europe avoids the sticker. The Ilévia P+R car parks are inside the ZFE (the whole MEL), so you still need the sticker to reach them.