EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, 2 Nov 2026
Fuel prices in France
Petrol, Euro-super 95
€2.158/L
▼ -0.023 vs last week
EU rank 24 of 27 · +0.229 vs EU average
Diesel
€2.371/L
▲ +0.019 vs last week
EU rank 23 of 27 · +0.217 vs EU average
LPG
€1.044/L
National averages with taxes included, from the European Commission’s EU Weekly Oil Bulletin of 2 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0).
France at a glance
Price history and where today sits in it
Petrol vs diesel, 2005 to today
One point per month from the bulletin price developments file, which runs from 2005 (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
The last 12 months, week by week
France’s weekly bulletin prices over the last 12 months (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
How today compares with every week since 2005
Today’s petrol price is higher than in 99% of all weeks since 2005, across the 1,091 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 26 Oct 2026 to find petrol at €2.181/L or more.
Today’s diesel price is higher than in 100% of all weeks since 2005, across the 1,091 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 28 Sep 2026 to find diesel at €2.371/L or more.
Worked out from France’s own weekly bulletin history, held here in full (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Records from France’s own price history
Petrol: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 19 Oct 2026 | €2.229/L |
| Week of 21 Sep 2026 | €2.219/L |
| Week of 28 Sep 2026 | €2.213/L |
| Week of 12 Oct 2026 | €2.212/L |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026 | €2.212/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 3 Jan 2005 | €1.015/L |
| Week of 10 Jan 2005 | €1.028/L |
| Week of 17 Jan 2005 | €1.038/L |
| Week of 5 Jan 2009 | €1.043/L |
| Week of 24 Jan 2005 | €1.057/L |
Diesel: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 21 Sep 2026 | €2.384/L |
| Week of 2 Nov 2026 | €2.371/L |
| Week of 28 Sep 2026 | €2.371/L |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026 | €2.356/L |
| Week of 26 Oct 2026 | €2.352/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 17 Jan 2005 | €0.915/L |
| Week of 10 Jan 2005 | €0.918/L |
| Week of 24 Jan 2005 | €0.920/L |
| Week of 3 Jan 2005 | €0.923/L |
| Week of 14 Feb 2005 | €0.929/L |
First bulletin of the year, selected years
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | €1.015/L | €0.923/L |
| 2010 | €1.253/L | €1.060/L |
| 2015 | €1.288/L | €1.122/L |
| 2020 | €1.537/L | €1.484/L |
| 2022 | €1.629/L | €1.537/L |
| 2026 | €1.683/L | €1.590/L |
The price in the first weekly bulletin of each year, from France’s stored weekly series.
What makes up the price of a litre
Petrol, €2.158/L
- Product and margins€1.108 (51%)
- Excise duty€0.690 (32%)
- VAT at 20%€0.360 (17%)
Diesel, €2.371/L
- Product and margins€1.368 (58%)
- Excise duty€0.608 (26%)
- VAT at 20%€0.395 (17%)
The split applies the bulletin’s own duties and taxes tables (excise duty and the VAT rate) to the pump price of 2 Nov 2026. Whatever is left is the fuel itself and the margins on it. European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
A 50 litre tank across the border
| Country | Petrol, 50L | Diesel, 50L |
|---|---|---|
| France (this page) | €107.90 | €118.55 |
| Belgium | €95.70€12.20 less than here | €119.90€1.35 more than here |
| Germany | €106.40€1.50 less than here | €114.10€4.45 less than here |
| Italy | €100.05€7.85 less than here | €111.90€6.65 less than here |
| Luxembourg | €87.95€19.95 less than here | €105.50€13.05 less than here |
| SpainCheapest neighbour | €86.50€21.40 less than here | €94.90€23.65 less than here |
Each figure is a full 50 litre tank at that country’s bulletin price of 2 Nov 2026, with the difference against France shown alongside.
Calculators for France
The three calculators below work from France’s bulletin prices of 2 Nov 2026, so the numbers move with every new bulletin.
Tank cost
What filling up costs in France, what the same tank costs at the EU average price, and across the cheapest border.
Monthly driving cost
What a month of your driving costs at France prices.
Cross-border detour checker
Is it worth driving to Spain for petrol at €1.730/L instead of €2.158/L here?
Live station prices in France
LIVEFrance publishes its station prices every few minutes under the Prix-Carburants open licence, and the snapshot we hold covers 9,820 stations, taken from the feed of 5 Nov 2026. Start with a region, then a city, cheapest first throughout.
More on fuel prices in France
- Petrol prices in France
- Diesel prices in France
- LPG prices in France
- France price history and monthly archive
- Live station prices in France
- Cheapest petrol in France
- Cheapest diesel in France
- France vs Belgium border prices
- France vs Germany border prices
- France vs Italy border prices
- France vs Luxembourg border prices
- France vs Spain border prices
Questions about fuel prices in France
What is the average price of petrol and diesel in France?
In the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, a litre of petrol (Euro-super 95) cost €2.158 on average in France, and a litre of diesel €2.371, taxes included. That puts France 24 of 27 for petrol and 23 of 27 for diesel, counting from the cheapest.
How does France compare with the EU average?
Across the EU as a whole, the same bulletin put the weighted average at €1.929/L for petrol and €2.154/L for diesel. Against that, France is +11.9% on petrol and +10.1% on diesel.
How much of the price of fuel in France is tax?
Take the pump price in the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026: excise duty, VAT and other indirect taxes account for 49% of every litre of petrol and 42% of every litre of diesel. The stacked bars above show where the rest of the money goes.
What is the most expensive fuel has ever been in France?
Petrol reached its highest point at €2.229/L in the week of 19 Oct 2026. Diesel peaked at €2.384/L in the week of 21 Sep 2026. Both come from France's own weekly bulletin record, which runs back to 2005.
Where is fuel cheaper near France?
Of France's neighbours, Spain has the cheapest petrol at €1.730/L. That is €21.40 less on a 50 litre tank, before you count the drive itself. The detour checker above does that maths for you.
When were prices last this high in France?
Petrol last reached €2.158/L or more in the week of 26 Oct 2026. Diesel last reached €2.371/L or more in the week of 28 Sep 2026.
Sources and method
- Everything on price, history, records and tax on this page comes from one place: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin (European Commission, DG ENER), bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, reused under CC BY 4.0.
- Other currencies are converted at ECB euro reference rates (European Central Bank); the rate in force is the one shown in the header selector.
- Live station prices come from Prix-Carburants, run by the Ministère de l’Économie (DGCCRF) and published via data.economie.gouv.fr under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0.
- How to read this page: the averages are the prices drivers pay at the pump, taxes included, exactly as the bulletin publishes them. Records, extremes and percentiles all come from France’s own stored weekly series, back to 2005. Nothing is estimated, and nothing is borrowed from another country’s data. The calculators use the per-litre prices above as published, to three decimal places.