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Diesel prices near €3 per litre at some French stations
Diesel, once seen as a cheaper fuel, has cost more than petrol in France since early March.
At a station near Mulhouse, it reached €2.91 per litre, while some rural stations charge more than €2.40.
High prices are making daily travel more expensive for drivers, and some customers are buying less fuel.
The government has released strategic oil reserves, but rural stations that receive deliveries less often may take longer to see an effect.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has promised support for 339 rural stations.
One station owner in Épieds-en-Beauce says he has been selling fuel with little or no profit, and his August turnover fell by nearly a quarter compared with a year earlier.
Fuel distributors are due to meet the government at Matignon on 12 October to discuss lowering prices from 1 November.
Diesel has become more expensive than petrol in France since early March and is nearing €3 per litre at some stations.
A station near Mulhouse was charging €2.91 per litre, among the highest prices in France.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government would help 339 rural service stations.
Rural stations may take longer to benefit from the release of strategic oil stocks because they are supplied less often.
Fuel distributors were due to meet at Matignon on 12 October to discuss lowering prices from 1 November.
- Who
- French motorists, fuel distributors and rural service stations are affected.
- What
- Diesel prices are nearing €3 per litre at some French stations, prompting government measures and planned talks with distributors.
- When
- The report was published on 11 October 2026; diesel had been more expensive than petrol since early March.
- Where
- France, including a station near Mulhouse and a rural station in Épieds-en-Beauce.
- Why
- The report describes high fuel prices and says the government is taking steps to bring them down.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It’s brutal the way it’s happening
It’s becoming really difficult. Getting to work costs me more and more, especially since I drive 80 km a day
My margin per litre is 5 cents before tax. If I add up all my costs, the staff who serve customers and everything else, today I sell fuel with no profit, perhaps even at a loss
Diesel became more expensive than petrol in France.
Georges Henry’s station recorded a year-on-year revenue drop of nearly 25%.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pledged help for 339 rural service stations.
Fuel distributors were due to meet at Matignon to discuss lowering prices from 1 November.
- Price near Mulhouse
- €2.91 per litre
- Rural stations due assistance
- 339
- Diesel price at Épieds-en-Beauce station
- More than €2.40 per litre
- Station operator
- Georges Henry, aged 79
- August revenue
- Nearly 25% lower than a year earlier
Sources
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