LEZs in comunes in Emilia Romagna, outside the main cities (listed on the left hand menu).
When looking on the Arpa main page, you can also search for LEZ comunes either through clicking on the map, or choosing a comune in the pull-down box underneath the words ‘Blocco del traffico’.
The towns outside the main cities (separately on the left hand menu) on this page have LEZs according to the following dates & standards. The main cities often have different LEZs, please see the links on the city name below.
Dates and Standards - Region
For the years 2012-2015:
1 October to 31 March:
Petrol Euro 1,
Diesel Euro 2 or Euro 2 with diesel particulate filter
2-stroke motorcycles & mopeds Euro 1,
Goods vehicles (M2, M3, N1, N2, N3) Euro 3 if not fitted with a certified diesel particulate filter.
Thursdays from 1 October to 30 November & January 7 to March 31:
Petrol Euro 4
Diesel Euro 3 or fitted with a particulate filter
Mopeds & motorcycles Euro 1
Car free Sundays, banning all private vehicles on the first Sunday of the month between October and March.
The measures operates from 08:30-18:30
There are also emergency measures following 7 consecutive days PM10 exceedence:
After 7 consecutive days exceedence in a province there will be a traffic ban for the following Sunday in the urban areas of the province concerned. If the exceedence remains for a further 7 days in another area of the region the block is extended to the entire region and other measures are also included (reduction of heating controls by 1 degree C, ban of biomass in open fires where another fuel is available, strengthening of controls).
Reggio Emilia Province
The following comunes have LEZs, see our Reggio Emilia page, and the Arpa Provinca di Reggio Emilia page for more details:
- Cavriago
- Correggio
- Montecchio Emilia
- Reggio nell´Emilia
- Rubiera
- San Martino in Rio
- Sant´Ilario d´Enza
Modena Province
The following comunes have LEZs, and they are listed below. See our Modena page or the Carpi page, and the Arpa Provincia di Modena page for more details:
Bologna Province
- The following comunes have LEZs, see our Bologna page, or the Castenaso and Imola pages and the Arpa Provincia di Bologna page for more details:
- Baricella
- Bologna
- Casalecchio di Reno
- Castel San Pietro Terme
- Castenaso
- Dozza
- Granarolo dell´Emilia
- Imola
- Minerbio
- Pianoro
- San Lazzaro di Savena
- Zola Predosa
Forli-Cesena Province
The following comunes have LEZs, see our Forli and Cesena pages, and the Arpa Provinca di Forli-Cesena page for more details:
Faenza, Ferrara, Parma Piacenza, Ravenna, and Rimini also have LEZs, see their individual page on our website.


