# Rapid transit in France

There are several rapid transit systems in France. Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Rennes and Toulouse all have metro systems. Twenty-six French cities have light rail and tram systems.

## Metros

| Location | Name | Year opened | Stations | Total route length | Year of last extension |
| Lille | Lille Metro | 1983 | 60 | 45 km (28 mi) | 2000 |
| Lyon | Lyon Metro | 1978 | 42 | 34.4 km (21.4 mi) | 2023 |
| Marseille | Marseille Metro | 1977 | 31 | 22.7 km (14.1 mi) | 2019 |
| Paris | Paris Métro | 1900 | 321 | 245.6 km (152.6 mi) | 2025 |
| Rennes | Rennes Metro | 2002 | 28 | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | 2022 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse Metro | 1993 | 37 | 28.2 km (17.5 mi) | 2007 |

## Trams and light rail

Trams in France go back to 1837 when a 15 km (9.32 mi) steamtram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire. With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years. Although nearly all of the country's tram systems were replaced by bus services in the 1930s or shortly after World War II, France is now in the forefront of the revival of tramways and light rail systems around the globe. Only trams lines in Lille and Saint-Étienne have operated continuously since the 19th century. Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines. As of 2013, there are 25 operational tram networks in France, with 3 under construction and 4 more planned. France is also home to Alstom, a leading tram manufacturer.

### List of trams and light rail systems

| Location | Relevant Wikipedia article | Year opened | Stations | Total route length | Type |
| Angers | Angers tramway | 2011 | 42 | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Tram |
| Avignon | Avignon tramway [fr] | 2019 | 10 | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) | Tram |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux tramway | 2003 | 130 | 77.3 km (48.0 mi) | Tram |
| Brest | Brest tramway | 2012 | 28 | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) | Tram |
| Caen | Caen tramway | 2019 | 37 | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand tramway | 2006 | 34 | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) | Translohr |
| Dijon | Dijon tramway | 2012 | 35 | 19 km (12 mi) | Tram |
| Grenoble | Grenoble tramway | 1987 | 82 | 43.7 km (27.2 mi) | Tram |
| Le Havre | Le Havre tramway | 2012 | 23 | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Tram |
| Le Mans | Le Mans tramway | 2007 | 35 | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) | Tram |
| Lille (to Roubaix and Tourcoing) | Lille tramway | 1909 | 36 | 17.5 km (10.9 mi) | Tram |
| Lyon | Lyon tramway | 2001 | 99 | 73.1 km (45.4 mi) | Tram |
| Lyon | Rhônexpress (airport commuter) | 2010 | 4 | 23 km (14 mi) | Tram/Interurban |
| Marseille | Marseille tramway | 2007 | 32 | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Tram |
| Montpellier | Montpellier tramway | 2000 | 84 | 60.5 km (37.6 mi) | Tram |
| Mulhouse | Mulhouse tramway | 2006 | 29 | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Nantes | Nantes tramway | 1985 | 83 | 44.3 km (27.5 mi) | Tram |
| Nice | Nice tramway | 2007 | 46 | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) | Tram |
| Orléans | Orléans tramway | 2000 | 51 | 29.3 km (18.2 mi) | Tram |
| Paris | Tramways in Île-de-France | 1992 | 278 | 196.5 km (122.1 mi) | Tram, Translohr, Tram-train |
| Reims | Reims tramway | 2011 | 24 | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) | Tram |
| Rouen | Rouen tramway | 1994 | 31 | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) | Tram |
| Saint-Etienne | Saint-Étienne tramway | 1881 | 39 | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Sarreguemines (Saarbrücken, DE) | Saarbahn | 1997 | 1 (42 in Germany) | 44.0 km (27.3 mi) | Tram-train |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg tramway | 1994 | 86 | 49.1 km (30.5 mi) | Tram |
| Toulouse | Toulouse tramway | 2010 | 28 | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) | Tram |
| Tours | Tours tramway | 2013 | 29 | 15 km (9.3 mi) | Tram |