Low Bridge Map — France

There are 50,380 recorded height restrictions on roads in France — bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m — anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier — and 17,404 restrictions are under 2.5 m. This map shows all of them, and the data behind it is rebuilt every week.

Updated October 25, 2026

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50,380Restrictions

17,404under 2.5 m

2.00 mLowest

13,846height unknown

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The lowest clearances in France

The 100 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 50,380 is on the map above.

Location	Height	Type	Road	Region
Rue du Commerce · Vannes	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Rue du Val de Grâce · Bièvres	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Boulevard Émile Bollaert · Bron	2.00 m	restriction	—	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Accès Parking Salvador Allende · Nanterre	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Chemin de Madame · Ramonville-Saint-Agne	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Vivy-Saumur · Vivy	2.00 m	restriction	—	Pays de la Loire
Avenue du 81ème Régiment d'Infanterie · Frontignan	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Rue Marco Diener · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Rue Robert Schuman · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Rue Marco Diener · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Rue Marco Diener · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Parking Charles-de-Gaulle - Gare · Rennes	2.00 m	restriction	—	Bretagne
Saint-Grégoire	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Chemin de la Prévalaye · Rennes	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Voie Nouvelle · Neuville-sur-Oise	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Avenue Augustin Fresnel · Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Parking République · Castres	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Rue René Clair · Lattes	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Place de Catalogne · Perpignan	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Allée des Écoles · Mouans-Sartoux	2.00 m	restriction	—	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Serris	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Lognes	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Chemin du Fort · Wambrechies	2.00 m	restriction	—	Hauts-de-France
Chemin de la Censive du Tertre · Nantes	2.00 m	restriction	—	Pays de la Loire
Boulevard des Tribunes · Nantes	2.00 m	restriction	—	Pays de la Loire
Boulevard des Tribunes · Nantes	2.00 m	restriction	—	Pays de la Loire
Quai de la Loire · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	2.00 m	barrier	—	Centre-Val de Loire
Voie Verte de l'Espiguette · Le Grau-du-Roi	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Accès 75 · Le Grau-du-Roi	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Boulevard Lundy · Reims	2.00 m	barrier	—	Grand Est
Vezin-le-Coquet	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Avenue Roger Salengro · Montesson	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Parking du Théâtre de Cornouaille · Quimper	2.00 m	restriction	—	Bretagne
Allée Georges Buffon · Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Avenue Pierre Prost · Brunoy	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Canet-en-Roussillon	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Rue Paul Pesty · Besançon	2.00 m	restriction	—	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rue Seveso · Fenouillet	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Europole - Gare · Grenoble	2.00 m	restriction	—	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chemin d'Encaulet · Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Avenue du Pont de Provence · Aigues-Mortes	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Route de Châtillon-sur-Seiche · Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Autoroute de Normandie · Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Autoroute de Normandie · Vaucresson	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Route Napoléon III · Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
La Poste · Vichy	2.00 m	restriction	—	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chemin du Fagnard · Les Billaux	2.00 m	barrier	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rue de la Gare · Arc-et-Senans	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Quai du Clos des Roses · Compiègne	2.00 m	restriction	—	Hauts-de-France
Quai du Clos des Roses · Compiègne	2.00 m	barrier	—	Hauts-de-France
Boulevard de Verdun · Poitiers	2.00 m	restriction	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Boulevard de Verdun · Poitiers	2.00 m	restriction	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Avenue Paul Langevin · Villeneuve-d'Ascq	2.00 m	barrier	—	Hauts-de-France
Allée de la Tonnelle · Villeneuve-d'Ascq	2.00 m	restriction	—	Hauts-de-France
Rue Alain Lesage · Quéven	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Allée des Anciens Combattants d'Algérie Tunisie Maroc · Aubière	2.00 m	barrier	—	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rue de Fontfroide · Leucate	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Rue de Fontfroide · Leucate	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Résidence Les Sablons 1 · Leucate	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Rue Vladimir Jankélévitch · Émerainville	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Mail des Choucats · Lognes	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Porte de Gabilier · Rocamadour	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Rue Xavier Grall · Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Place de la République · Toul	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Saint-Herblain	2.00 m	barrier	—	Pays de la Loire
Avenue de Remondel · Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Rue Pierre Fresnay · Strasbourg	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Camille Jullian · Bordeaux	2.00 m	restriction	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Place Camille Jullian · Bordeaux	2.00 m	restriction	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rue Lacarre · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Rue Lacarre · Colmar	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Parking Gassendi · Digne-les-Bains	2.00 m	restriction	—	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rue de Beaumont · Sotteville-sur-Mer	2.00 m	barrier	—	Normandie
Petits Champs · Paris	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Mougins	2.00 m	barrier	—	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rue Jean Jaurès · Lons-le-Saunier	2.00 m	restriction	—	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rue du Mailh-Abor · Orcun	2.00 m	barrier	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Allée des Cormorans · Cholet	2.00 m	barrier	—	Pays de la Loire
Route d'Aritxague · Anglet	2.00 m	barrier	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
D 46 · Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze	2.00 m	barrier	D 46	Occitanie
Parking André Chénier · Carcassonne	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Parking Gambetta · Carcassonne	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Parking Gambetta · Carcassonne	2.00 m	restriction	—	Occitanie
Chemin de la Passerelle · Romagnat	2.00 m	barrier	—	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
D 765 · Pont-Croix	2.00 m	barrier	D 765	Bretagne
Chemin de Halage · Guichen	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Chemin du Tumulus · Carnac	2.00 m	barrier	—	Bretagne
Chemin derrière Saint-Jean · Bédoin	2.00 m	barrier	—	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Colleville-sur-Mer	2.00 m	barrier	—	Normandie
Chemin de la Marnière · Urvillers	2.00 m	barrier	—	Hauts-de-France
Rue du Vieux Marché · Erstein	2.00 m	restriction	—	Grand Est
Rue Pierre de Coubertin · Les Ponts-de-Cé	2.00 m	barrier	—	Pays de la Loire
Rue de Saint-Valéry · Woignarue	2.00 m	barrier	—	Hauts-de-France
Rue de Torcy · Croissy-Beaubourg	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Rue des Peupliers · Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	2.00 m	barrier	—	Occitanie
Avenue de Robersart · Wambrechies	2.00 m	barrier	—	Hauts-de-France
Desserte Aristide Boucicaut · Évry	2.00 m	barrier	—	Île-de-France
Allée du Grutier · Évry	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Desserte Aristide Boucicaut · Évry	2.00 m	restriction	—	Île-de-France
Route de La Barre · Tarnos	2.00 m	barrier	—	Nouvelle-Aquitaine

By region

Where the 50,380 restrictions in France are, across 101 regions.

Region	Restrictions	Lowest
Bouches-du-Rhône	1,836	2.00 m
Rhône	1,752	2.00 m
Nord	1,731	2.00 m
Haute-Savoie	1,514	2.00 m
Hérault	1,419	2.00 m
Isère	1,382	2.00 m
Haute-Garonne	1,290	2.00 m
Paris	1,280	2.00 m
Essonne	1,201	2.00 m
Yvelines	1,161	2.00 m
Alpes-Maritimes	1,095	2.00 m
Loire-Atlantique	1,094	2.00 m
Hauts-de-Seine	1,064	2.00 m
Val-d'Oise	1,050	2.00 m
Pyrénées-Orientales	1,039	2.00 m
Loiret	1,022	2.00 m
Seien-et-Marne	957	2.00 m
Ille-et-Vilaine	950	2.00 m
Gironde	925	2.00 m
Savoie	828	2.00 m
Seine-Maritime	821	2.00 m
Val-de-Marne	766	2.00 m
Bas-Rhin	758	2.00 m
Var	736	2.00 m
Calvados	724	2.00 m
Pas-de-Calais	714	2.00 m
Gard	696	2.00 m
Doubs	669	2.00 m
Côte-d'Or	560	2.00 m
Morbihan	555	2.00 m
Maine-et-Loire	555	2.00 m
Moselle	544	2.00 m
Landes	530	2.00 m
Indre-et-Loire	519	2.00 m
Pyrénées-Atlantiques	518	2.00 m
Charente-Maritime	512	2.00 m
Vaucluse	506	2.00 m
Haute-Rhin	502	2.00 m
Finistère	499	2.00 m
Saône-et-Loire	467	2.00 m
Seine-Saint-Denis	465	2.00 m
Drôme	465	2.00 m
Puy-de-Dôme	462	2.00 m
Sarthe	441	2.00 m
Ain	441	2.00 m
Oise	433	2.00 m
Aveyron	424	2.00 m
Vendée	424	2.00 m
Aude	420	2.00 m
Marne	397	2.00 m
Yonne	386	2.00 m
Côtes-d'Armor	372	2.00 m
Manche	370	2.00 m
Allier	352	2.00 m
Eure	339	2.00 m
Meurthe-et-Moselle	327	2.00 m
Vienne	323	2.00 m
Loire	322	2.00 m
Deux-Sèvres	280	2.00 m
Ardèche	279	2.00 m
Indre	270	2.00 m
Haute-Vienne	267	2.00 m
Lot	258	2.00 m
Vosges	251	2.00 m
Aube	250	2.00 m
Loir-et-Cher	244	2.00 m
Charente	244	2.00 m
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	242	2.00 m
Eure-et-Loir	240	2.00 m
Jura	236	2.00 m
Hautes-Alpes	211	2.00 m
Corrèze	174	2.00 m
Haute-Loire	172	2.00 m
Nièvre	170	2.00 m
Cher	169	2.00 m
Somme	168	2.00 m
Tarn-et-Garonne	164	2.00 m
Orne	159	2.10 m
Ardennes	152	2.00 m
Mayenne	150	2.00 m
Lozère	144	2.00 m
Haute-Marne	135	2.00 m
Hautes-Pyrénées	134	2.00 m
Aisne	132	2.00 m
Meuse	117	2.00 m
Territoire de Belfort	116	2.00 m
Dordogne	114	2.00 m
Lot-et-Garonne	105	2.00 m
Tarn	93	2.00 m
Creuse	88	2.00 m
Haute-Corse	84	2.00 m
Cantal	83	2.00 m
Haute-Saône	72	2.00 m
Ariège	55	2.00 m
Gers	52	2.10 m
Corse-du-Sud	47	2.00 m
Guyane française	43	2.20 m
Martinique	43	4.30 m
La Réunion	35	2.20 m
Guadeloupe	31	2.00 m
Mayotte	2	2.00 m

How to read this data

Every point on this map comes from open map data, where a height restriction is recorded against the road, the bridge or the barrier it applies to. We rebuild our copy of France once a week, so a clearance corrected on Monday is here by the following weekend. The table lists the 100 lowest restrictions in the country; the map shows every one of them.

Of the 50,380 restrictions in France, 13,846 carry no height at all. That does not mean the road is clear. It means somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording the number — an unsigned height barrier, a sign nobody has read closely, or a tag that says only "lower than the usual limit". Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road. The rest break down as 17,404 under 2.5 m, 4,834 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, 6,637 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 7,659 above 4.0 m, with a median stated clearance of 2.50 m.

Coverage is uneven, and honestly so

This data is surveyed by people, and people survey what they drive. Motorways and trunk roads in France are close to complete; farm tracks, private yards and small village underpasses are not. Bouches-du-Rhône alone accounts for 1,836 of the country's restrictions, which says as much about who maps there as about where the low bridges are. A road with no marker on this map has probably never been surveyed for clearance — it is not a guarantee of headroom.

How tall is your vehicle

Vehicle	Typical height
Small campervan (VW California, Transit Custom)	2.0–2.2 m
Panel van conversion with a roof vent	2.6–2.9 m
Coachbuilt motorhome	3.0–3.5 m
Motorhome with a roof box or satellite dome	up to 3.6 m
Box truck / lorry	4.0 m

Measure yours rather than trusting the brochure: an air conditioner, a solar panel or a roof rack routinely adds 20 cm to a figure that was measured empty, and a loaded suspension does not give it back. Write the number on a sticker on the dashboard — it is the only figure that matters at the moment you are looking at a bridge and a queue of traffic behind you.

Before you drive

Restrictions cluster where old railways cross old roads, and those are exactly the routes a satnav picks to avoid a motorway toll. If your vehicle is over 3 m, plan the route before you start rather than trusting the shortest line on a phone screen.

Questions

How do I find the low bridges on my route in France?

Open the map above and look along your route before you leave: all 50,380 recorded restrictions in France are on it, coloured by clearance, and the table lists the 100 lowest with the town and road each one is on. On the road itself you want something watching ahead for you — a plan made at the kitchen table does not help at a junction you have already reached.

What is the maximum vehicle height allowed in France?

The general limit is 4.00 m, and anything lower than that has to be signed. That is exactly what makes the 50,380 restrictions on this page worth reading: they are the places where the ordinary limit does not apply.

How many low bridges are there in France?

Recorded here are 50,380 height restrictions of every kind — railway bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. 17,404 of them are under 2.5 m and 4,834 are between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band that stops an ordinary campervan — while 7,659 are above 4.0 m.

What is the lowest bridge in France?

The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m; anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier rather than a road. The median stated clearance is 2.50 m, and the table above starts at the lowest and works up.

A restriction on the map has no height. Does that mean the road is clear?

No. 13,846 of the 50,380 restrictions in France carry no number at all: somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording what it is — an unsigned barrier, a sign nobody read closely. Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road.

Where does this data come from, and how current is it?

From OpenStreetMap, rebuilt weekly; these figures were last measured on October 25, 2026. Coverage is uneven and this page says so: Bouches-du-Rhône alone accounts for 1,836 of the restrictions, which is as much about where people survey as about where the low bridges are.

Nearby countries

Spain12,054 · lowest 2.00 m Italy23,486 · lowest 2.00 m Switzerland8,954 · lowest 2.00 m Germany102,381 · lowest 2.00 m Belgium4,344 · lowest 2.00 m Luxembourg588 · lowest 2.00 m

On the road

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