Is Le Mans safe? France travel risk
Is Le Mans safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Le Mans scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Le Mans scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Le Mans: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 48.0077° N, 0.1984° E within Pays de la Loire, Le Mans is situated 184.8 km ENE of Paris at an altitude of 65 m.
Pays de la Loire
48.0077° N, 0.1984° E
65 m
Europe/Paris
145,182
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Le Mans happened in April, June and July (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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