To continue heating with wood, individuals have the only alternative to equip themselves with a closed fireplace, a stove or an insert, devices presented as up to 30 times less polluting. Open fireplaces will no longer be able to be used from November 1 in the European metropolis of Lille due to emissions of fine particles.
Already 3,400 new pieces of equipment have been installed in private homes in Lille, which has resulted in a reduction of more than 15% in fine particle emissions.
This ban aims to reduce air pollution, with wood heating representing the main source of pollution in Lille, ahead of road traffic.
Éric Norel, who had been making fires in an open fireplace for 30 years, had to convert his installation into a closed fireplace in mid-September.
The use of these open fireplaces will now be punishable by a fine of 1,500 euros.
In the Lille metropolitan area, open fireplaces will be prohibited under penalty of a fine of 1,500 euros.
Éric Norel had been making a fire in an open fireplace for 30 years.
The only possible alternative: equip yourself with a type of closed fireplace, stove or insert, up to 30 times less polluting.