Citiz

The legal notice states that citiz.coop is edited by France-Autopartage (Réseau Citiz), a consumer cooperative limited company with variable capital, registered at RCS Strasbourg 441 965 043, with its seat at 1 boulevard de Nancy, 67000 Strasbourg. The portal is hosted by a company in Strasbourg.

The home page says Citiz is present in 280 cities with nearly 2,800 shared cars and nearly 130,000 drivers, and names cities such as Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse.

A network of local operators

The legal notice lists the operators of the local sites: SCIC SA companies such as Alpes-Autopartage, Autocool and Citiz Développement, a SPL, and the Régie des transports poitevins. So the contracting entity depends on the city.

That structure suits cooperative-minded users and municipalities, but it means you must check which entity you contract with.

What the fares cover

The FAQ states that fares depend on car category, hours or days and kilometres, and that fuel, maintenance, comprehensive insurance and 24/7 assistance are included. Cars are cleaned twice a month, are non-smoking, and animals are tolerated in a carrier.

Insurance applies with a deductible, and an optional Assurance + product buys back part of it.

Compared with Turo

Citiz is a French network of stations, not a marketplace for private cars. The text we read is in French, and amounts are on local pages.

If you travel across France and want one account, the network structure helps. If you want to pick a specific car model, Turo's host marketplace is stronger.

Where it falls short

French-language pages, local entities that vary by city, and no fare amounts in the pages we read. No private-owner marketplace. For published per-kilometre prices see MILES Mobility.

Is Citiz right for you?

People living in French cities who want a cooperative car sharing network with insurance, fuel and cleaning handled by the operator.