List of town tramway systems in France
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This is a list of town tramway systems in France by région
. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
Alsace
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Colmar Colmar Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court.... |
Electric | 16 March 1902 | 31 January 1960 | ||
Mulhouse Mulhouse Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after... * |
Steam | 1 October 1892 | 1894 | ||
Electric | 1894 | 2 May 1956 | |||
Tramway de Mulhouse | Electric | 13 May 2006 | |||
Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Its inhabitants are called Ribeauvillois.The picturesque town is located around north of Colmar and south of Strasbourg.-History:... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Steam | ? | 1937 | |||
Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,... * |
Horse | 22 July 1878 | 1899 | ||
Steam | 1883 | 12 August 1926 | |||
Electric | May 1895 | 30 April 1960 | |||
Tramways in Strasbourg Tramways in Strasbourg The Strasbourg tram system, run by the CTS, consists of six lines, A, B, C, D, E and F. Lines A and D were opened in 1994, lines B and C were opened in 2000, line E was opened in 2007 and line F was opened in 2010.- History :... |
Electric | 25 November 1994 | |||
Turckheim Turckheim Turckheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies west of Colmar, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.-Places of interest:... |
Electric | 3 June 1899 | 1 April 1937 | ||
Aquitaine
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Arcachon Arcachon Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a popular bathing location on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest... |
Electric | 6 August 1911 | 1930 | ||
Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz | B.A.B | Steam | 2 June 1877 | 23 April 1922 | |
Electric | 11 July 1922 | 31 December 1952 | |||
B.L.B | Steam | 18 October 1888 | 31 January 1914 | ||
Electric | 1 February 1914 | 1 October 1948 | |||
V.F.D.M | Electric | 3 December 1917 | 31 January 1939 | ||
Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... * |
Horse | 4 May 1880 | 1901 | ||
Electric | 17 February 1900 | 8 December 1958 | |||
Tramway de Bordeaux Tramway de Bordeaux The Bordeaux tramway network consists of three lines serving the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France. The first line was opened on 21 December 2003; further extensions have increased the route length to . The system is notable for using a ground-level power supply of the Alimentation par Sol... |
Electric | 23 December 2003 | |||
Hendaye Hendaye Hendaye is the most south-westerly town and commune in France, lying in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and located in the traditional province Lapurdi of the French Basque Country... |
Horse | 1906 | 1907 | ||
Electric | 15 August 1908 | 1 January 1937 | |||
Pau | Electric | 8 September 1900 | 1929 | ||
Auvergne
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Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department... |
Electric | 7 January 1890 | 17 March 1956 | ||
La Bourboule La Bourboule La Bourboule is commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*... |
Electric | 1904 | 1914 | ||
Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary... |
Electric | 12 November 1896 | 4 August 1914 | ||
Vichy Vichy Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants... |
Compressed air | 15 december1895 | 31 March 1927 | ||
Basse-Normandie
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Avranches Avranches Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.-History:... |
Electric | April 1907 | 2 August 1914 | ||
Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel.... |
Compagnie des tramways électriques de Caen Tramway de Caen This article is about the first tramway system in Caen, for information about the Guided bus of Caen, see Caen Guided Light Transit.The Tramway de Caen was a tramway system serving the city of Caen, France... |
Electric | 21 December 1901 | 1937 | |
Cherbourg | Steam | 22 May 1897 | 2 August 1914 | ||
Electric | 1910 | 1944 | |||
Deauville Deauville Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and... |
Horse | October 1876 | ca 1905 | ||
Bourgogne
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Dijon Dijon Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area.... * |
Electric | 1 January 1895 | 1 December 1961 | ||
Electric | 2012 | ||||
Bretagne
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Brest Brest, France Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon... |
Electric | 1898 | 1945 | ||
Lorient Lorient Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis... |
Electric | 1901 | 1944 | ||
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season... |
Electric | 1927 | 1948 | ||
Centre
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Blois Blois Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:... |
Electric | 1910 | 1934 | ||
Bourges Bourges Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:... |
Electric | 1898 | 1949 | ||
Orléans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire... * |
Horse | 6 May 1877 | ? | ||
Electric | 28 June 1899 | 31 March 1938 | |||
Tramway d'Orléans | Electric | 20 November 2000 | |||
Tours Tours Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the... |
Electric | 1900 | 1949 | ||
Champagne-Ardenne
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Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.... |
Electric | 1897 | 1938 | ||
Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.-History:... |
Electric | 1900 | 1914 | ||
Reims Reims Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire.... |
Electric | 1900 | 1939 | ||
Sedan Sedan, France Sedan is a commune in France, a sub-prefecture of the Ardennes department in northern France.-Geography:The historic centre is built on a peninsula formed by an arc of the Meuse River. It is around from the Belgian border.-History:... |
Electric | 1899 | 1914 | ||
Troyes Troyes Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town... |
Electric | 1899 | 1950 | ||
Corse (Corsica)
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Ajaccio Ajaccio Ajaccio , is a commune on the island of Corsica in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud.... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Franche-Comté
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Beaucourt Beaucourt Beaucourt is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France."Beaucourt Revisited" is a war poem by A.P. Herbert.-References:*... |
Electric | 1904 | 1935 | ||
Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-... |
Electric | 29 May 1898 | 1952 | ||
Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008... |
Electric | 21 March 1897 | 24 December 1952 | ||
Haute-Normandie
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Elbeuf Elbeuf -Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:... |
Electric | 1898 | 1926 | ||
Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total... |
Tramway du Havre Tramway du Havre The Tramway du Havre was a tramway system serving the city of Le Havre, France. The tramway operated by Compagnie des tramways électriques du Havre opened in 1894 and closed in 1957, letting trolleybuses take over public transport.... |
Electric | 1894 | 1951 | |
Le Tréport Le Tréport Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D940, the D78 and the D1015 roads... |
Electric | 1902 | 1935 | ||
Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages... * |
Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen Tramway de Rouen The Rouen tramway or Rouen métro is a network of two tramway lines in the city of Rouen, Upper Normandy .The tramway operates on one line with two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and Le Grand-Quevilly... |
Horse | 29 December 1877 | 1896 | |
Electric | 1896 | 28 February 1953 | |||
Tramway de Rouen Tramway de Rouen The Rouen tramway or Rouen métro is a network of two tramway lines in the city of Rouen, Upper Normandy .The tramway operates on one line with two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and Le Grand-Quevilly... |
Electric | 17 December 1994 | |||
Île-de-France
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Fontainebleau Fontainebleau Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau... |
Tramway de Fontainebleau Tramway de Fontainebleau The Tramway de Fontainebleau was a tramway system in Fontainebleau, France.As a royal town, Fontainebleau benefited from an early Metre gauge tram system. At its greatest extent the network comprised three lines with the first one linking the Château to the station from 29 September 1896... |
Electric | 29 September 1896 | 31 December 1953 | |
Melun Melun Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement... |
Electric | 1901 | 1914 | ||
Paris* | Tramways in Paris Tramways in Paris The French region of Île-de-France, encompassing the capital city of Paris, currently has four tram lines, and is planning an additional line. Of the existing lines, three are operated by its public transport authority, RATP, which also operates the Paris Métro and most bus services. The fourth... |
Horse | 1855 | ? | |
Electric | 1895 | 14 August 1938 | |||
Electric | 6 July 1992 | ||||
Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre... |
Tramway de Versailles Tramway de Versailles The Tramway de Versailles or Tramway Versaillais was a standard gauge tramway system serving the French city of Versailles.__noTOC__The first lines opened in 1896 and served:* Square Duplessis - Grandchamps* la Rive Droite - Sénat... |
Horse | 11 November 1876 | 1896 | |
Electric | 1896 | 3 March 1957 | |||
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Aigues-Vives Aigues-Vives, Gard Aigues-Vives is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-External links:**... |
Steam | ? | ? | ||
Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... * |
Electric | 1 January 1898 | 31 January 1949 | ||
Tramway de Montpellier Trams in Montpellier The city of Montpellier, France has a network of two tram lines currently in service, with a third line in construction. Responsibility for trams is held by the agglomeration community of the Montpellier agglomeration , and trams are operated by the Transports de l'agglomération de Montpellier ... |
Electric | 1 July 2000 | |||
Nîmes Nîmes Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:... |
Horse | 1880 | 1900 | ||
Electric | 1899 | 1950 | |||
Perpignan Perpignan -Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the... |
Electric | September 1900 | October 1955 | ||
Sète Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois.... |
Electric | 1901 | 1935 | ||
Limousin
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Limoges Limoges Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.... |
Electric | 6 June 1897 | 2 March 1951 | ||
Lorraine
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Épinal Épinal Épinal is a commune in northeastern France and the capital of the Vosges department. Inhabitants are known as Spinaliens.-Geography:The commune has a land area of 59.24 km²... |
Electric | 1906 | 1914 | ||
Forbach Forbach Forbach is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is located near the German border. Population : 22,784.... |
Electric | 1912 | 1950 | ||
Hagondange Hagondange Hagondange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is some 20 km north of Metz and the same distance south from Thionville.La Tour de Guet, a tower from the twelfth century, is found within the commune.... - Maizières-lès-Metz Maizières-lès-Metz Maizières-lès-Metz is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It was the original home of the German de Maizière family which, being Huguenots, had to emigrate from France to Prussia in the 17th century... |
Electric | 1913 | 1964 | ||
Longwy Longwy Longwy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.-Economy:Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic glazed pottery.-History:Longwy initially... |
Electric | 1902 | 1935 | ||
Metz Metz Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place... |
Electric | 1902 | 1948 | ||
Nancy | Horse | 12 August 1874 | c. 1903 | ||
Electric | 1898 | 2 December 1958 | |||
Novéant-sur-Moselle Novéant-sur-Moselle Novéant-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Moselle department*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine... |
Electric | 1911 | 1933 | ||
Saint-Avold Saint-Avold Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken.... |
Electric | 1910 | 1940 | ||
Thionville Thionville Thionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:... |
Electric | 9 May 1912 | 22 September 1952 | ||
Midi-Pyrénées
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Albi | Steam | ? | ? | ||
petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
Lourdes Lourdes Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous... |
Electric | 1899 | 1930 | ||
Rodez Rodez Rodez is a town and commune in southern France, in the Aveyron department, of which it is the capital. Its inhabitants are called Ruthénois.-History:Existing from at least the 5th century BC, Rodez was founded by the Celts... |
Electric | 1902 | 1920 | ||
Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
Horse | 31 July 1887 | ? | ||
Electric | May 1906 | 7 July 1957 | |||
Toulouse tramway Toulouse tramway - Route :Toulouse Tramway operates from Beauzelle to Toulouse passing through Blagnac. It was expected to be opened on November 27, 2010, but this was delayed by industrial action; instead it opened in December 2010... |
Electric | 11 December 2010 | |||
Nord-Pas de Calais
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Armentières Armentières Armentières is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and lies on the Belgian border, northwest of the city of Lille, on the right bank of the river Lys.... |
Electric | 1901 | 1914 | ||
Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer -Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city.... |
Electric | 1897 | 1951 | ||
Calais Calais Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.... |
Electric | 1906 | 1940 | ||
Cambrai Cambrai Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included... |
Electric | 1903 | 1914 | ||
Cassel | Electric | 1900 | 1938 | ||
Douai Douai -Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying... |
Electric | 1898 | 1950 | ||
Dunkerque | Horse | 1 June 1880 | ? | ||
Accumulator (storage battery) | 1899 | 1903 | |||
Electric | 1903 | 3 November 1952 | |||
Étaples Étaples Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river.There is a separate commune named Staple, Nord.-History:... |
Electric | 1900 | 1935 | ||
Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium... * |
Horse | 7 June 1874 | ? | ||
Electric | 1900 | 29 January 1966 | |||
Mongy | Electric | 4 December 1909 | |||
Maubeuge | Electric | 16 March 1902 | 1951 | ||
Roubaix Roubaix Roubaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located between the cities of Lille and Tourcoing.The Gare de Roubaix railway station offers connections to Lille, Tourcoing, Antwerp, Ostend and Paris.-Culture:... |
Horse | 19 March 1877 | ? | ||
Electric | 1894 | 15 July 1956 | |||
Tourcoing Tourcoing Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:... |
Horse | 19 March 1877 | ? | ||
Electric | 1894 | 15 July 1956 | |||
Valenciennes Valenciennes Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded... * |
Steam | 1 January 1881 | 1914 | ||
Electric | 1914 | 2 July 1966 | |||
Tramway de Valenciennes Tramway de Valenciennes The Valenciennes tramway is a tram system in the Valenciennes urban area in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région of northern France. One line has been completed, and eventually the network will include three lines, be 48 km long and serve sixteen cities and villages.- Former network :The former... |
Electric | 3 July 2006 | |||
Pays de la Loire
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Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins.... |
Electric | 21 May 1896 | May 1949 | ||
Electric | 25 June 2011 | ||||
Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux... * |
Electric | 1897 | 1947 | ||
Electric | 17 November 2007 | ||||
Les Sables d'Olonne | Electric | 1898 | 1925 | ||
Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... * |
Compressed air | 13 February 1879 | 1917 | ||
Electric | 1913 | 25 January 1958 | |||
Tramway de Nantes Tramway de Nantes The Nantes tramway is a tramway system located around the city of Nantes, France. The first tramway in Nantes opened in 1879 and closed in 1958 due to bombing damage during World War II, while the present tramway was re-introduced to the city in 1985.... |
Electric | 7 January 1985 | |||
Picardie
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Amiens Amiens Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy... |
Electric | 1899 | 1940 | ||
Tergnier Tergnier Tergnier is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:... |
Electric | 1910 | 1939 | ||
Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin, Aisne Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century.... |
Electric | 6 March 1899 | 27 May 1956 | ||
Poitou-Charentes
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Angoulême Angoulême -Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the... |
Electric | 1900 | 1935 | ||
Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque... |
Electric | 1899 | 1947 | ||
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Avignon Avignon Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the... |
Electric | 1901 | 1932 | ||
Cannes Cannes Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department.... |
Electric | 1899 | 1923 | ||
La Ciotat La Ciotat La Ciotat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is part of the metropolitan area of Marseille Provence. La ciotat is located to the east of Marseille at an equal distance from Marseille and Toulon... |
Electric | 1935 | 1955 | ||
Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... * |
Tramway de Marseille Tramway de Marseille Marseille tram is a tramway system in the French city of Marseille. The tramway opened on 21 January 1876 and, unlike most other French cities, has never closed and continues to this day to operate.- History :... |
Horse | 21 January 1876 | ? | |
Steam | 1892 | ? | |||
Electric | 1900 | ||||
Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... * |
Tramway de Nice et du Littoral Tramway de Nice et du Littoral The Tramway de Nice was a tramway system serving the city of Nice, France. The tramway began operations on 27 February 1879 using horse drawn tramcars.... |
Horse | 27 February 1878 | ? | |
Electric | 1900 | 10 January 1953 | |||
Tramway de Nice Tramway de Nice This article is about the new tramway of Nice, for the old network, see Tramway de Nice et du LittoralThe Nice tramway is a tram system of 8.7-km rail, currently composed of one line, and operated by the Société nouvelle des transports de l'agglomération niçoise, under the trade name of Lignes... |
Electric | 24 November 2007 | |||
Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... |
Horse | July 1886 | ? | ||
Electric | July 1897 | 15 April 1954 | |||
Rhône-Alpes
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Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:... |
Compressed air | 18 April 1897 | 1908 | ||
Annemasse Annemasse Annemasse is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the border with Switzerland. It is the second town in the Haute-Savoie department with a population estimated to 29'450 in 2010.-Geography:... |
Steam | 22 October 1883 | 1902 | ||
Electric | 2 January 1902 | 31 December 1958 | |||
Évian-les-Bains Évian-les-Bains Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France... |
Electric | 1898 | 1908 | ||
Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... * |
Electric | 17 April 1897 | 31 August 1952 | ||
Tramway de Grenoble Tramway de Grenoble The Grenoble tramway network is 35 km long, and comprises four lines: lines A, B, C and D. Line A was opened in 1987, line B in 1990, line C on 20 May 2006 and line D on October 2007. There previously existed a network of tramways in Grenoble, between 1894 and 1952... |
Electric | 5 September 1987 | |||
Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.... * |
Horse | 21 June 1897 | ? | ||
Steam | 1888 | ? | |||
Electric | 26 August 1894 | 30 January 1956 | |||
Tramway de Lyon | Electric | 23 December 2000 | |||
Moûtiers Moutiers Moutiers and Les Moutiers is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:*Moutiers, in the Eure-et-Loir département*Moutiers, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département*Moutiers, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département... |
Electric | 1899 | 1929 | ||
Roanne Roanne Roanne is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It is located northwest of Lyon on the Loire River.-Economy:... |
Electric | 1901 | 1935 | ||
Saint-Chamond Saint-Chamond Saint-Chamond is a commune in the Loire department in the Rhône-Alpes region in central France.-Overview:It is situated 13 km east of the city of Saint-Étienne and approximately 45 km southwest of Lyon... |
Electric | 1906 | 1931 | ||
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon... * |
Tramway de Saint-Étienne Tramway de Saint-Étienne The Saint-Étienne tramway is a tram system in the French city of Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes , its particularity is that is has functionned non stop since its opening in 1881... |
Steam | 4 December 1881 | 1912 | |
Electric | 17 April 1897 | ||||
Valence Valence, Drôme Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois... |
Electric | 1927 | 1950 | ||
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems