On this long weekend of 15 August, motorists are particularly numerous on the roads of France. And the good news for them is that, at the same time, they will be able to benefit from much lower fuel prices than last year. The drop is particularly striking in the case of diesel.
Average price last week? 1.66 euros per litre. You have to go back to May 2023 to find a price that low. And compared to the same week in August last year, the saving amounts to 17 cents per litre, or between 8 and 10 euros for a full tank. At 1.66 euros per litre is the average, but you can find it much cheaper.
Diesel at less than 1.56 per litre
For example, five petrol stations are currently selling their diesel at less than 1.56 a litre, according to official figures from the Ministry for Ecological Transition. Four are part of the Leclerc group: Héricourt, between Montbéliard and Belfort, Larmor-Plage and Lanester, near Lorient, and Creutzwald, in the Moselle, which is clearly trying to retain a clientele tempted to stock up on fuel across the border, where prices are even lower. Finally, a station that is used to appearing in this top 5, that of Intermarché in Nyons in Drôme Provençale.
We see it through these examples, Large retailers are back on the offensive with an increase in the cost of operations, particularly at Leclerc centres. In the three major French metropolises, stations supported by Leclerc supermarkets offer the cheapest diesel: in Cabries, near Marseille (1,582 euros), in Vénissieux, in the Lyon metropolitan area (1,589 euros) and, for the inner suburbs of Paris, in Bonneuil-sur-Marne (1,647 euros).
Fuel is usually more expensive in the most touristic areas
Fuel is more expensive in Paris than in Lyon or Marseille, this is a classic. We see the same trend in other tourist areas of France. Thus, at the most affordable stations on the Opal Coast (Intermarché de Marquise), in the Arcachon Bay (Hyper U de Gujean-Mestras), on the Basque Coast (Carrefour d’Anglet), in the Camargue (Leclerc d’Arles), as well as in Nice (Leclerc St-Isidore), a litre of diesel costs 7 cents more than at the five cheapest stations in France.
Source: BFM TV
