On the road in France this summer?
Heavy traffic is expected on French roads this last weekend of July .
Take care on the roads as the traditional “crossover” between ‘juillettistes et des aoûtiens’ usually brings serious jams on the motorways and on our P-O roads as holidaymakers leave and arrive.
Check out potential hotspots HERE
Other dates to watch…
July 30 to August 2, 2021
August 6-8, 2021
August 13-15, 2021
Roads in and out of holiday resorts and coastal areas are expected to experience traffic difficulties, particularly if the weather is fine, and long queues are possible at some motorway ’
Check out other periods and hotspots to avoid at www.bisonfute.equipement.gouv.fr or ring 0 800 100 200 for real time info. (0033 892 68 78 88 from abroad)
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‘Le chassé-croisé des juillettistes et des aoûtiens’……..
… describes the traffic chaos on the roads of France late July/early August as the whole world and his wife heads off to or home from their hols, and the end of both months when the hols are over.
A chassé-croisé is actually a dance step where dancers criss cross and change partners.
‘Juillettistes’ describes holiday makers heading off or home in July and ‘aoûtiens’ are August travellers.
This crossover of the “juilletistes and aoutiens” sees millions of people moving across the country and traffic monitor Bison Fute issues one of its rare ‘black alerts’ forecasting more than 600km of jams.
Motorways along the Mediterranean coast, and main routes from north to south and vice versa are expected to be very busy at these times. Check out BISON FUTE, government funded advice agency which monitors traffic and gives useful tips and advice for avoiding the hotspots, with a ‘realtime’ map and info constantly updated.
