Rapid transit in France

Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Rennes and Toulouse all have metro systems.

Trams in France go back to 1837 when a 15 km (9.32 mi) steamtram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire.

[9] With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years.

Although nearly all of the country's tram systems were replaced by bus services in the 1930s or shortly after World War II, France is now in the forefront of the revival of tramways and light rail systems around the globe.

Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines.