VéloCité Montpellier

Vélocité Grand Montpellier (also referred to as VéloCité Montpellier) is a French cycling advocacy association based in Montpellier, founded in 1998. It is a member of the Fédération française des usagers de la bicyclette (FUB) and serves as the departmental delegate of the Association française pour le développement des véloroutes et des voies vertes. The organisation works to unite and defend cyclists and bicycle use in Montpellier and its surrounding area, arguing that for short and medium-distance urban trips the bicycle is the best alternative to the car. The association promotes cycling as fast, quiet, discreet, economical and beneficial to health, and calls for safe cycling facilities that make everyday use easier. Its stated goal is to help increase the modal share of bicycle trips in urban areas and to promote cycling in connection with public transport. It publishes articles, position papers and municipal-election proposals, and organises events and workshops such as "Tous à Vélo" and "Remise en selle" rides. Vélocité operates in the Montpellier urban area, where it engages with local government on mobility policy. Its public communications highlight issues such as the lack of credible, safe alternative routes on Avenue Clemenceau and the need for stronger pro-cycling commitments from municipal candidates. The association frames cycling within broader debates on congestion, pollution, climate change and public health, citing figures on short car trips and the low share of commuters cycling in the Hérault department. As a non-profit advocacy group rather than a commercial manufacturer or retailer, Vélocité Grand Montpellier's "offerings" are its campaigns, events, workshops and policy proposals aimed at making Montpellier more cycle-friendly.

Vélocité Grand Montpellier was created in 1998 in Montpellier as an association. It became a member of the Fédération française des usagers de la bicyclette (FUB) and a departmental delegate of the Association française pour le développement des véloroutes et des voies vertes. From its founding, the association has worked to bring together and defend cyclists and bicycle use in Montpellier and its surroundings, arguing that for short and medium-distance urban travel the bicycle is the best alternative to the car. Over the years, Vélocité has engaged in public debate on mobility policy in the Montpellier metropolitan area. It has highlighted the stagnation of cycling's modal share in Montpellier between 2003 and 2014, the city's ranking among the most congested in France, and the gap between Montpellier and leading French cycling cities such as Strasbourg, Grenoble and Bordeaux. The association has criticised the metropolitan authority's mobility plans for treating cycling as a minor topic and for lacking dedicated budgets and programmes. Vélocité organises events and workshops to encourage everyday cycling, including the annual "Tous à Vélo" mass ride and "Remise en selle" sessions for people returning to cycling. It also publishes articles and position papers, such as its proposals for the 2026 municipal elections and its updates on cycling conditions on Avenue Clemenceau. Through these activities, the association continues to campaign for safer, more coherent cycling infrastructure and for a higher share of bicycle trips in the Montpellier urban area.

• 2026

  Association publishes proposals for the 2026 municipal elections.

• 2026

  Tous à Vélo 2026 event scheduled for 11 October.

• 1998

  Vélocité Grand Montpellier founded in Montpellier.

Non-profit cycling advocacy association promoting everyday cycling and better cycling infrastructure in the Montpellier area.

• Tous à Vélo

  Annual festive mass cycling event converging on Montpellier from around thirty communes.

• Remise en selle

  Workshops to help people get back on their bikes, with guided rides such as the Corum loop.

• Osez le vélo en ville

  Workshops for people interested in learning urban cycling routes.

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