* The source adds the following information: "Survey conducted among 10,018 Europeans, including a minimum of 1,000 people in each of the 10 countries surveyed (France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal)."
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Car usage for daily transportation in France 2017, by type
Cars are the means of transport that the French use the most in their professional and personal lives. Nearly seven people out of ten commute to work by car, whereas almost 90 percent of respondents claim to use their car to do grocery shopping.
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Ipsos, & BCG. (April 25, 2017). Share of car usage in France in 2017, by type of commutes [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1172290/car-usage-work-leisure-shopping-commuting-france/
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