Dijon's short-stay kerb stops at two hours, €4.50, and an unpaid or overstayed ticket becomes a €40 post-parking charge (FPS), €25 if you pay within 15 days. Nothing goes on the windscreen: the notice is posted to whoever the car is registered to.
My plan: leave the car at a free tram park and ride, Valmy or Piscine Olympique, and ride in on a €1.50 ticket. If the car has to sleep in town, I'd put it under Darcy or Sainte-Anne, where 24 hours costs €11.
Parking in Dijon: Two hours at the kerb, €11 a day underground
1. Don't worry about the ZFE this year
Dijon Métropole has had a low-emission zone (ZFE) since 1 January 2025, inside the ring road across ten communes. A general exemption lets every vehicle in, and TyreMap reports an order of 23 December 2025 extending it for 12 months from 1 January 2026. I couldn't open the Métropole's own page to confirm. On the sticker, sources disagree: Roole wrote in 2025 that it's compulsory, TyreMap says it isn't. At €5.11 posted abroad, I'd fit one, and Lyon further south bans Crit'Air 3, 4 and 5 anyway.
2. Read the paint, not the map
Divia, which runs parking for the Métropole, has two kerb zones. The short-stay zone (courte durée, about 1,700 spaces) has white markings and a two-hour limit: €2 for an hour, €4.50 for two. The long-stay zone has orange markings and lets visitors stay 8h30 for €4. On Divia's maps the short-stay zone is blue and the long-stay zone orange or red, so the map and the street don't match.
3. Pay only 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00
Meters charge Monday to Saturday, with a free lunch break; Sundays and public holidays are free. Divia's page says nothing about August, and a booking site says it's charged as usual. Pay at the meter or in PayByPhone, EasyPark or Flowbird.
4. Pay the meter, because the FPS is €40
The FPS is €40, or €25 if you pay within 15 days at stationnement.gouv.fr or by phone. After three months it gains a €50 surcharge. Two hours on the kerb is €4.50; skipping it costs almost nine times as much. Older guides still print €17. Divia runs the service, so its figure wins.
5. Past two hours, go underground
Divia runs 11 car parks with 4,150 spaces, all open 24/7. The centre tier, Darcy-Liberté (505 spaces), Sainte-Anne, Trémouille-Marché and Monge, is €1.90 an hour, €5.40 for four, €11 for 24 hours. Dauphine and Grangier add 10 cents. Tivoli-Berbisey is €8.60 a day. Heights are 1.90 m, except Trémouille's 1.95 m, so a roof box stays outside.
Four hours under Darcy (€5.40) beats two kerb sessions (€9). I'd take the roof every time.
Car parks worth knowing
| Car park | Price | Height | EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy-Liberté (Divia)Rue du Docteur Chaussier, entrance also from Place Darcy; 505 spaces, open 24/7. Tram T1 and T2 at Darcy | €1.90 an hour, €5.40 for four, €11 for 24 hours, billed per 15 minutes; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 20 charging points; price not published. |
| Sainte-Anne (Divia)Rue Sainte-Anne, south of the old centre; 466 spaces, open 24/7 | €1.90 an hour, €11 for 24 hours; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 20 charging points; price not published. |
| Trémouille-Marché (Divia)Boulevard de la Trémouille, by tram stop République; 448 spaces, open 24/7 | €1.90 an hour, €11 for 24 hours; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.95 m, the highest in Divia's centre list. | 1.95 m | Not mentioned on the car park's page. |
| Monge – Cité de la Gastronomie (Divia)Rue des Corroyeurs, also from rue de l'Hôpital, next to the Cité de la gastronomie; 460 spaces, open 24/7. Tram T2 | €1.90 an hour, €11 for 24 hours; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 23 charging points, the most in Divia's list; price not published. |
| Dauphine (Divia)Rue Bossuet, under the Centre Dauphine; 319 spaces, open 24/7 | €2 an hour, €5.50 for four, €11.10 for 24 hours; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 20 charging points; price not published. |
| Grangier (Divia)Place Grangier, by the pedestrian streets and the market; 335 spaces, open 24/7 | €2 an hour, €11.10 for 24 hours; €0.30 an hour 19:00–07:30. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 5 charging points; price not published. |
| Tivoli-Berbisey (Divia)Rempart Tivoli, second entrance on Montée de Guise; 113 spaces, open 24/7, no staff on site | Edge-of-centre tier: €1.40 an hour, €3.50 for four, €8.60 for 24 hours. Height 1.90 m. | 1.9 m | 6 charging points; price not published. |
The cheapest way to park, by how long you stay
| If you stay | Cheapest | Cost | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours in the centre | Divia P+R Valmy (tram T2) | Free | Free if you show a Divia ticket validated the same day; a Pass 1h is €1.50, €2 by contactless card. Open 05:00–01:00, exit 24/7, height 1.90 m. Divia says nothing about overnight stays or whether a card tap counts at the barrier. |
| …and the cheapest central garage | Darcy-Liberté (Divia) | €3.80 | height 1.90 m |
| …and the kerb, for comparison | Kerb, short-stay zone (white markings) | €4.50 | Divia's tariff: €2 for one hour, €4.50 for two, which is the limit. The long-stay zone (orange markings) is €4 for 8h30. Unpaid is a €40 FPS, €25 if paid within 15 days. Divia's page says nothing about August. |
| A full day (10 h) | Divia P+R Valmy (tram T2) | Free | Free if you show a Divia ticket validated the same day; a Pass 1h is €1.50, €2 by contactless card. Open 05:00–01:00, exit 24/7, height 1.90 m. Divia says nothing about overnight stays or whether a card tap counts at the barrier. |
| …and the cheapest central garage | Darcy-Liberté (Divia) | €11 | height 1.90 m |
| 24 hours | Tivoli-Berbisey (Divia) | €8.60 | height 1.90 m · Cheapest Divia tier |
| …and the cheapest central garage | Darcy-Liberté (Divia) | €11 | height 1.90 m |
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Towed in Dijon: Dijon's pound opens on Sundays
1. Search the pound before ringing anyone
Divia's DiviaFourrière page has a "find my vehicle" search and suggests checking from the day after. Or ring the pound on 03 80 58 39 69. If you think the car was stolen, call 17.
2. Get the release order first
You need a release order (mainlevée) from the police or gendarmerie. Bring your driving licence, registration document, insurance certificate, roadworthiness certificate and photo ID. The pound is at rue des Ateliers, tram T2 stop Carraz. It opens Monday to Friday 08:00–18:00, Saturday 11:00–18:00, Sunday 10:00–18:00. Card or cash; no cheques.
3. Budget about €180
Dijon's own amounts aren't on the DiviaFourrière page, so plan on the national ceiling from 1 October 2026: €135 to tow, €7.15 a day storage. With a €35 obstruction fine, one day is €177.15. On a pavement or cycle lane the fine is €135, so €277.15.
A pound that opens on Sunday is rare in France. I'd still rather not need it.
If your car has disappeared
- Who took it
- DiviaFourrière, run for Dijon Métropole by Keolis Dijon Multimodalité, the same company as the buses, trams and car parks. Removals are ordered by the police
- Phone
- DiviaFourrière car pound: +33 3 80 58 39 69
DiviaPark car parks (Mon–Sat 07:00–20:00): +33 3 80 11 29 29
Police emergency, if you think the car was stolen: 17 - Collect it at
- DiviaFourrière, guard post and office; tram T2 stop Carraz, buses F42 and F45 stop Les Ateliers.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 08:00–18:00, Saturday 11:00–18:00, Sunday 10:00–18:00.
- What it costs
- Dijon's own amounts are not on the DiviaFourrière page. The national ceiling from 1 October 2026: €135 to tow a car, €7.15 a day storage, €15.20 if the truck came but the car wasn't moved. Pay the fine to the Trésor Public first. Card or cash, no cheques.
- Bring
- A release order (mainlevée) from the police or gendarmerie, then driving licence, registration document, insurance certificate, roadworthiness certificate and photo ID. If the papers are in the car, the office lets you fetch them first.
EV charging in Dijon: 131 plugs under Divia's roofs
1. Charge where you sleep
Divia counts 131 charging points in its car parks: 23 at Monge, 20 each at Darcy, Dauphine and Sainte-Anne, 6 at Tivoli and 5 at Grangier. Trémouille's page lists none.
2. Expect a slow plug
A charger listing from the national register shows Darcy with 7 kW Type 2 and Monge with a 12 kW CCS unit, both run by Bouygues Energies & Services. Neither Divia nor the listing gives a price, so read the screen before you plug in.
3. Take a Type 2 cable
The listing says no cable is attached at Darcy. Bring your own.
My pick is Monge: the most points, a night in the car park for €11, and the Cité de la gastronomie next door.
Where to charge
- Divia car parks — 131 points — Across the 11 DiviaPark car parks; Monge 23, Darcy, Dauphine and Sainte-Anne 20 each, Tivoli 6, Grangier 5. Divia publishes the count but no price. A charger listing names Bouygues Energies & Services as the operator
- Monge — 23 points — Parking Monge, open 24/7. A national-register listing shows a 12 kW CCS unit here; price not published, so read the screen
- Darcy-Liberté — 20 points — Parking Darcy-Liberté, by the tram. The same listing shows 7 kW Type 2 here: an overnight plug, not a quick top-up
Free parking in Dijon: Free tram parks, Sundays and the lunch break
1. Park at a P+R and ride
Divia's three P+R sites are free if you show a ticket validated the same day: Valmy (190 spaces, tram T2 terminus), Piscine Olympique (243 spaces, T1) and Zénith (T2). Valmy and Piscine open 05:00–01:00, with exit 24/7; all are 1.90 m.
2. Do the family arithmetic
A Pass 1h is €1.50, or €2 with a contactless card. Alone, a return is €3 against €11 for a day under Darcy. A family of four on the 24-hour Tribu pass pays €10.15, about the same as the garage. Divia doesn't say whether a card tap counts at the barrier, so I'd buy a ticket.
3. Use lunch, Sundays and holidays
The kerb is free 12:30–14:00, all Sunday and on public holidays. In the Toussaint holiday that means Sunday 1 November and Wednesday 11 November 2026.
4. Sleep where parking is free
B&B HOTELS' own site says its Dijon Nord Zénith and Les Portes du Sud hotels have free, closed car parks; Nord Zénith also has a charger. B&B Dijon Centre sends guests to Grangier. That's the only free hotel parking I found.
Leave the car at Valmy and take T2 in. Every price on this page was checked on Divia's own pages on 14 October 2026.
Free or nearly-free spots
Divia P+R: free with a same-day ticket
Three sites, all 1.90 m: Valmy (190 spaces, tram T2 terminus), Piscine Olympique (243 spaces, tram T1 and bus B16) and Zénith (tram T2, open 24/7). Valmy and Piscine open 05:00–01:00, exit 24/7. Show a ticket validated that day to leave free; a Pass 1h is €1.50.
Lunch, Sundays and holidays on the kerb
Divia charges the kerb Monday to Saturday 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00 only. Sunday 1 November and Wednesday 11 November 2026 are public holidays, so free.
Disabled badge holders park free
Divia's page says kerb parking is free with the French CMI card: take a free 12-hour ticket at the meter or in PayByPhone or EasyPark (code 21040). It doesn't mention foreign blue badges.
Hotels and their parking
- B&B HOTEL Dijon Nord Zénith — Near the Zénith and Parc Valmy, north-east Dijon Map. The chain's own page: free, closed car park and a charging point; the Zénith P+R and tram T2 are close
- B&B HOTEL Dijon Les Portes du Sud — Marsannay-la-Côte, by the A311, south of Dijon Map. The chain's own page: free, closed car park; on the way to the Côte de Nuits and Beaune
⚠ The small print on 'free' parking
- Dijon Métropole's ZFE has applied since 1 January 2025 inside the ring road across ten communes. A general exemption lets every vehicle in; TyreMap reports an order of 23 December 2025 extending it for 12 months from 1 January 2026. I could not open the Métropole's page to confirm. Roole wrote in 2025 that the Crit'Air sticker is compulsory there; TyreMap says it isn't. I'd fit one (€5.11 posted abroad).
- Driving on to Lyon? Its ZFE bans Crit'Air 3, 4 and 5 around the clock and fines €68; the sticker is required there.
- Old FPS figures still circulate: a parking-booking site prints €17 within 72 hours and €30 after. Divia's own FPS page gives €40, or €25 within 15 days. Divia wins; it runs the service.
- The map colours are not the paint colours: the short-stay zone has white markings but is blue on Divia's maps; the long-stay zone is orange on the ground and orange or red on maps.
- Every Divia car park is 1.90 m except Trémouille-Marché (1.95 m) and all three P+R sites are 1.90 m, so a roof box or a high van stays on the street.
- The FPS notice is posted to the registered keeper; nothing goes on the windscreen. In a hire car the rental company passes it on with its own fee.
Take these places with you
Every place on this page as a file you can keep — car parks with their prices, the free and park-and-ride spots, the chargers and the pound.