Fixed cameras in France: the seven types and where they are
The public file sorts fixed cameras into seven families. Pick a type and a département to see how many there are and where.
The French Interior Ministry sorts fixed automatic cameras into seven types in the file it publishes on data.gouv.fr, here in its version of 30 December 2025. Tower cameras (1,492) are the most common: installed since 2019 according to the file and mounted on a pole, they can watch several lanes and both directions. Next come standard fixed cameras (605), older, and discriminating cameras (554), which can tell a lorry from a car and apply its own limit. Red-light cameras (496) and level-crossing cameras (69) penalise crossing, not speed. Average-speed cameras (66) work out a mean speed, and urban cameras (27), the newest, check speed in towns. For every speed camera with a published limit, the tool shows the measured speed at which a point is lost.
Tower camera · Oise
109
Ranked 1 of 100 départements by number
| Tower camera | 109 |
| Discriminating camera | 10 |
| Red-light camera | 7 |
| Level-crossing camera | 2 |
| Most-checked limit | 50 km/h (56) |
| Towns with a camera | 97 |
| Installed since 2023 | 23 |
Every camera in Oise and the speed that costs points
Speeds as measured by the camera, with the 5 km/h margin deducted (5% above 100 km/h). “—”: limit not published in the file (red light, level crossing, some tower cameras).
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The seven types in figures
| Type | Number | Where there are most |
|---|---|---|
| Tower (ETT) | 1,492 | Oise (109), Landes (52), Bouches-du-Rhône (44) |
| Standard fixed (ETF) | 605 | Yvelines (37), Hauts-de-Seine (33), Paris (23) |
| Discriminating (ETD) | 554 | Nord (27), Loire-Atlantique (16), Rhône (15) |
| Red light (ETFR) | 496 | Nord (28), Val-d'Oise (28), Charente (19) |
| Level crossing (ETPN) | 69 | Nord (7), Hérault (6), Essonne (4) |
| Average speed (ETVM) | 66 | Loiret (4), Var (4), Bouches-du-Rhône (3) |
| Urban (ETU) | 27 | Doubs (6), Haute-Garonne (6), Territoire de Belfort (5) |
The codes in brackets are those of the file published on data.gouv.fr. Most standard cameras date from the 2000s and 2010s; none in the file was installed after 2020. Tower and urban cameras have taken over.
What does not change from one type to another
Whatever the type, a fixed camera applies the same technical margin, 5 km/h below 100 km/h and 5% above, and the same scale. An urban camera checking 50 km/h takes a point from 60 km/h measured and fines at class 4, like any excess in a built-up area.
From what speed do I lose points?
First point lost from
60 km/h
| 2 points from | 75 km/h |
| 3 points and suspension from | 85 km/h |
| Criminal offence (6 points) from | 106 km/h |
Speeds read by the camera, before the margin.
What the file does not say
Neither the direction checked, nor whether the unit works, nor mobile cameras. The map by département shows where every fixed camera is; for the small excesses they most often catch, see the under 20 km/h page.