Sens Car Rental Guide
The following page gives you information about car rental in Sens and provides a short overview of the car rental and driving restrictions valid in France.
Rental Traditions
To rent a car in France, you must be at least 21 years old and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in France are not allowed to enter the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and the countries of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Driving restrictions
In France, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum driving age is 18 years.
The use of seatbelts is compulsory for all passengers and the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Children must be at least 10 years old to sit in the front; those under 10 must be seated in the rear or in a fitted child seat.
Vehicles parked in dimly lit public places must have their parking lights on. You are only allowed to use the horn in cases of extreme and immediate danger. If a driver flashes their lights behind you, it means they want to pass you.
Broken centre lines show the section of road where passing is allowed.
Parking is forbidden where the curb is painted yellow. Parking on the left side of a street is only allowed on one-way streets. If not indicated otherwise, parking is free of charge from 7 pm to 9 am and on weekends, holidays and in August.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 130-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 or 110 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/Ambulance Service: 17
Fire Service: 18
Road Tolls
In France, there are tolls on most of the motorways. Permission tickets are provided upon entry to the motorway and must be paid upon exiting. The price of the ticket depends on the distance you are travelling and also on the on the type of your vehicle. You can pay in cash or with any major credit card. Trunk roads do not have tolls.
Some useful expressions for tourists travelling in France
Car – voiture
Car rental – loyer de voiture
About Sens
Sens is an impressive town with a glorious past, many testaments of which are on display in the Museum in the shadow of the Cathedral. In addition to its archaeological collections, the museum also contains the cathedral treasure, one of the richest in France. The façade of the Thermal Baths is a great reminder of the splendour of the ancient buildings.
You can enjoy the charming atmosphere of Sens by just walking in the delightful little streets surrounding the marketplace, admiring the boulevards known as “the Promenades” and the island encircled by the water of the Yonne.
Population: 26,700
Country: France
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Monetary unit: Euro
