Low-emission zone of Annemasse
Annemasse, the French city that is part of the urban area of Geneva, in Switzerland, implemented a low-emission zone on 1 January 2025. Within this low-emission zone, an emissions sticker is mandatory for motorized vehicles. On this page you will find a map and all the facts you need to know before visiting Annemasse. Want to know which other French cities have low-emission zones? Then check this list. You can find more about France’s emissions sticker in general on the home page.
Map of the low-emission zone in Annemasse
The low-emission zone of Annemasse is marked orange on the map above. In addition to the municipality of Annemasse itself, the municipalities of Ambilly, Gaillard and Vétraz-Monthoux lie entirely within the zone. Ambilly and Ville-la-Grand lie largely within the zone. Easier to keep in mind is that the low-emission zone is bordered to the north by the Foron River; to the east by Rue de Thonon (D903); to the south by the Arve River and its tributary the Menoge; and to the west by the border with Switzerland.
There are two roads that pass through the low-emission zone but do not require an emissions sticker. The first is the A411. This is the highway connecting Annemasse to Geneva. The second exception is the section of the Route des Chasseurs from P+R Altéa to the next roundabout. This is because when you exit the parking lot you can only turn right into the low-emission zone. You then have drive to the roundabout and back again. These two exceptions are indicated on the map by blue lines.
The French A40, which runs from Mont Blanc to the A6 at Lyon, lies outside the low-emission zone of Annemasse.
The low-emission zone of Annemasse
On paper, the low-emission zone of Annemasse is actually called the zone à faibles émissions (ZFE) of the Annemasse-Les Voirons Agglomération. This is a collaboration of Annemasse and 11 other municipalities. The zone, like most smaller low-emission zones in France, operates seven days a week, day and night.
Parking outside the low-emission zone
If you do not have an emissions sticker or your vehicle does not qualify. Then it is possible to park outside the low-emission zone in Annemasse. We have a few recommendations for you. They are shown on the map above.
- P+R Altéa: Route des Chasseurs (D1206), 250 parking spaces, Tango bus to downtown every 10 minutes
- Etrembières: A40 and Route des Déportés, 356 parking spaces, bus line 4 to the center every 30 minutes.
- P+R Moillesulaz: rue de Genève 150a just across the Swiss border, 356 parking spaces, streetcar line 17 to Annemasse every 10 minutes.
Which emissions sticker in Annemasse?
In Annemasse, all colors of the French emissions sticker are allowed. You will only be fined if you do not have an emissions sticker. Depending on changes in air quality, the rules will be tightened by 1 January 2028. Vehicles with a gray (5) emissions sticker would then no longer be allowed to enter the low-emission zone.
Other low-emission zones nearby
Keep in mind there are quite a few low-emission zones in this part of France. About 40 kilometers south, an emissions sticker is required in Annecy and another 50 kilometers further south in Chambéry. Grenoble, 150 kilometers to the south, and Lyon, 150 kilometers to the west, are larger cities with low-emission zones. Driving northwest from Annemasse, there is another low-emission zone in Dijon more than 200 kilometers away.
What to see and do in Annemasse
Annemasse and Lake Geneva, photo by Jérémy Toma (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Although the agglomeration of Annemasse has over 90,000 inhabitants, it was not originally a large city. Only in the 20th century did it grow as a suburb of Geneva in Switzerland, due to lower housing prices. You will not find many tourist attractions in Annemasse. Worth a visit however, is the Téléphérique du Salève. This is a more than a century old cable car that takes you to Mount Salève. From this 1,379-meter-high mountain you have a great view of Lake Geneva.