La Rochelle was the most bike-friendly mid-sized city (50,000 and 100,000 inhabitatns) in France according to its residents. This coastal city located on the Bay of Biscay was rated 4.04 out of 6 possible points. According to the organizers of the survey, the threshold for a positive response was set at 3.5 out of 6. Grenoble was, thus, one of the 4 cities having 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants that obtained a positive score. The other cities being Chambéry, Versailles, Lorient, and Dunkerque.
Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points
*The number of respondents depends on the cities:
La Rochelle: 781, Chambéry: 1102, Versailles: 513, Lorient: 358, Dunkerque: 176, Saint-Nazaire: 402, Mérignac: 227, Pessac: 218, La-Roche-sur-Yon: 264, Cergy: 105
**This survey includes a series of 26 questions classified in five categories: general feeling, safety, comfort, importance of bicycles, parking.
For each of these questions, an answer between 1 (the worst) and 6 (the best) is expected. The threshold for a positive score is set at 3.5..
All the methodology of the Palmarès des villes cyclables is available here on page 2.
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Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette. (February 2, 2020). Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/
Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette. "Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points." Chart. February 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/
Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette. (2020). Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/
Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette. "Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 Inhabitants Where The Bicycle Situation Is The Most Favorable According to Residents in France in 2019, by Number of Points." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/
Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette, Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants where the bicycle situation is the most favorable according to residents in France in 2019, by number of points [Graph], Fédération des usagers de la Bicyclette, February 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218373/mid-sized-bike-friendly-cities/
