Overview
- Airparif confirms a particle‑pollution episode in Île‑de‑France, with the Paris police prefecture ordering reduced driving speeds and limiting road traffic on Sunday from 5:30 a.m. to midnight.
- Speed limits in the Paris region will drop to 110 km/h on stretches normally at 130, to 90 where usually 110, and to 70 where 90 as well as on national and departmental roads signed at 80 or 90, with individual wood heating banned.
- Atmo Normandie places Calvados, Eure, Seine‑Maritime, Manche and Orne on alert, triggering a persistence alert in Calvados with a 20 km/h speed reduction, bans on open agricultural burning and restrictions on generator use.
- Prev’Air reports elevated particulate levels across large swaths of northern and eastern France and warns of a possible deterioration on March 7–8 reaching Normandie, Hauts‑de‑France, Île‑de‑France, Centre‑Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire.
- Authorities advise residents to limit car travel, favor public transport or carpooling, reduce heating and other emissions, and shorten outdoor activities or intense exercise, especially for vulnerable people.