“Single rate for transport in Île-de-France, unfair rate for Parisian “bobos””

This is a real price revolution, bold and contrary to common sense. Since 1^is January 2025, any journey in Île-de-France, by metro, train or RER, is paid at the single rate of 2.50 euros. Whether you go from Provins, sub prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, to Notre-Dame de Paris, 77 kilometers away, or whether you want to travel the two kilometers separating the Louvre from Place de la Concorde, the ticket price is the same. Such an upheaval in the pricing of public services is unprecedented in France since the introduction of the postage stamp on 1^is January 1849 which had put an end to the taxation of mail by distance in force previously.

Valérie Pécresse, the president of the Île-de-France region, who in this capacity chairs the public establishment Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), rightly considers herself the high priestess of reform. His enthusiasm knows no bounds: « It is a measure of regional cohesion. The objective…