Carte Améthyste

Main article: Public transport fares in the Île-de-France

The Forfait Améthyste is a travel pass for the elderly and disabled (aged over 20). It provides unlimited public transport in the Île-de-France on all services provided by the RATP (the regional public transport authority) and the SNCF (the state-owned national railway operator). It is valid for a year from the date of issue, and can be renewed annually.

Eligibility

The Forfait Améthyste is provided to:

• Those over 65 years of age, or 60 who are recognised as unfit for work
• Those over 20 years of age who are assessed as being more than 80% disabled
• War veterans and their widows over 65 years of age
• Those deported or, interned or placed in concentration camps during the Second World War, and their French dependents over 60 years of age, subject to a means test
• Those that served in reserved occupations, and their widows, without being subject to a means test.