Île-de-France Region: subsidies for individuals purchasing e-bikes and specific aid for professional cargo bikes; grants sometimes adjusted based on income. City of Paris: subsidies for purchasing cargo bikes and e-bikes (significant aid for certain demographics), subscriptions and incentives for businesses; Véligo Location scheme (long-term rentals subsidized by the region). Departments (e.g., Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis): additional one-off grants for purchases.

Occitanie Region: purchase and rental assistance (e.g., long-term rental), subsidies for local authorities and professionals. Toulouse Métropole: assistance for cargo bikes and electric bicycles, programs for businesses and associations.

Region: support for sustainable mobility including bonuses for bicycles; support schemes for rural businesses. Bordeaux Métropole: local aid for electric and cargo bikes, secure parking.

Grand Est Region: aid for clean mobility, sometimes additional local bonuses. Strasbourg Eurométropole: strong actions in favor of cycling, aid for purchase and infrastructure.

Grants and subsidies for bicycle purchases

The purchase of an electric bicycle (e-bike) or a cargo bike can be supported by a set of national, local, and specific aids. This page provides a synthetic overview of national schemes, aid for cargo bikes, and then a panorama of aid by region and major French cities (main elements, not exhaustive – check with local authorities for up-to-date amounts and conditions).

Different types of aid

Main national aids: bicycle conversion premium (or "electric-assist bicycle purchase aid"), mobility bonus (depending on government schemes), tax exemptions or employer aids (sustainable mobility package).
Aids for cargo bikes: national and local subsidies often higher (specific caps), sometimes funds for businesses/associations.
Local aids: regions, departments, cities offer additional support (subsidies, interest-free loans, repair aids, long-term rental). Amounts and conditions vary greatly depending on the location.

National aid

Electric-assist bike (EAB) purchase assistance: bonus for individuals subject to income conditions and sometimes combinable with a "cargo bike" bonus; variable amount (e.g., up to several hundred euros) depending on the year and national policy.
Conversion aid or mobility bonus: temporary or permanent schemes to encourage the replacement of a combustion vehicle with clean mobility (may include EABs).
Sustainable mobility package: scheme for employers (public/private) allowing them to pay up to an exempt annual ceiling to their employees for home-to-work commutes by bicycle (including EABs).
Aid for local authorities and businesses: specific subsidies for fleets, professional cargo bikes, equipment aid (parking, charging stations for removable batteries).
Reduced VAT and other tax incentives: certain operations related to sustainable mobility may benefit from advantages depending on the professional context.

My cycling aids

Aid by region and major cities

Paris Region

Île-de-France Region: subsidies for individuals purchasing e-bikes and specific aid for professional cargo bikes; grants sometimes adjusted based on income.
City of Paris: subsidies for purchasing cargo bikes and e-bikes (significant aid for certain demographics), subscriptions and incentives for businesses; Véligo Location scheme (long-term rentals subsidized by the region).
Departments (e.g., Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis): additional one-off grants for purchases.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Region: aid for e-bikes and sustainable mobility support schemes; grants for cargo bikes in certain urban areas.
Lyon Métropole: local subsidies for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo bikes, aid for businesses, secure parking.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA)

PACA Region: regional schemes to support active mobility; possible subsidies for electric bicycles.
Marseille, Nice: ad-hoc municipal aid, initiatives in favour of cargo bikes and adaptation of parking spaces.

Occitania

Occitanie Region: purchase and rental assistance (e.g., long-term rental), subsidies for local authorities and professionals.
Toulouse Métropole: assistance for cargo bikes and electric bicycles, programs for businesses and associations.

New Aquitaine

Region: support for sustainable mobility including bonuses for bicycles; support schemes for rural businesses.
Bordeaux Métropole: local aid for electric and cargo bikes, secure parking.

Grand East

Grand Est Region: aid for clean mobility, sometimes additional local bonuses.
Strasbourg Eurométropole: strong actions in favor of cycling, aid for purchase and infrastructure.

Hauts-de-France

Region & metropolitan areas (Lille): local subsidies, programs to encourage cycling, aid for professional cargo bikes.

Brittany

Brittany Region and urban areas (Rennes, Brest): local grants, aid for businesses and individuals, rental support.

Normandy

Regional and local aid; some cities offer grants for e-bikes and cargo bikes.

Loire Country

Regional aid, local schemes (Nantes Métropole is often active on the subject).

Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Regional aid and local initiatives to encourage electric cycling.

Centre-Val de Loire

Local and regional aid promoting active travel.

Corsica

Specific island measures; ad hoc aid depending on the community.