Le froid décide de l'agrume que vous pouvez planter ; la terre décide du porte-greffe. Un porte-greffe mal adapté à votre sol végète, jaunit ou dépérit, même sous un climat favorable. Cette carte montre, commune par commune, la terre dominante d'après la carte des sols de France, et ce qu'elle implique pour chacun de nos porte-greffes.
Tapez votre commune ou votre code postal : vous obtenez votre terre, les porte-greffes conseillés chez vous, la couleur de chacun (conseillé, possible avec précautions ou déconseillé) et les plants disponibles qui conviennent. Le bouton « Porte-greffe » montre la carte du meilleur porte-greffe, ou celle de chaque porte-greffe un par un.
Votre parcelle peut être différente de la carte : la carte des sols donne la terre la plus fréquente au centre de la commune. En cas de doute, une analyse de sol (pH, calcaire actif) tranche.
Type the first letters of your town in France or its postcode, then choose from the list.
See also: the cold map and your caution towards frost · your soil and the rootstock (our 5-question test) · how we make these maps
© Greffeur d'agrumes 2026
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Colour: the cold reached one winter in ten, in the lowlands, from 30 winters of weather records. Click a département to zoom in, then open its page: zone by zone, the citrus trees that withstand its cold (in French).
- mostly chalky
- mostly acid
- mostly wet in winter
- mostly clayey
- mostly silty
- salty (hatched)
- no marked constraint
- no soil map
Colour: the most frequent soil at the centre of the towns of the département (soil map).
Colour: the soil at the centre of each town (soil map). Hatching: salty soils (marshes, polders, coast), from the same map.
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Conservative: the worst of the last 30 winters (1996-1997 to 2025-2026), town by town; no colder winter in 30 years. Our plant lists and rootstock colours are still based on the cold of one winter in ten, with a 2 °C margin.
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Cautious: the cold that comes back on average one winter in ten (about 3 winters out of 30), town by town; close to Météo-France’s 10-year return value. Our plant lists and rootstock colours are still based on the cold of one winter in ten, with a 2 °C margin.
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Normal: the cold reached about one winter in five (6 winters out of 30), town by town. Our plant lists and rootstock colours are still based on the cold of one winter in ten, with a 2 °C margin.
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Gambler: the average of the coldest nights of the last 30 winters (USDA hardiness zone method), town by town; about one winter in three goes lower. Our plant lists and rootstock colours are still based on the cold of one winter in ten, with a 2 °C margin.
- −5 °C or milder
- −6 to −7 °C
- −8 to −9 °C
- −10 to −11 °C
- −12 to −13 °C
- −14 to −15 °C
- −16 to −17 °C
- −18 to −19 °C
- −20 °C and colder
Daredevil: the average of the coldest nights of the last 5 winters (2021-2022 to 2025-2026), town by town; a bet that winters stay as mild as in recent years. Our plant lists and rootstock colours are still based on the cold of one winter in ten, with a 2 °C margin.
- Poncirus
- FA5
- 4475
- C35
- none: in a pot
Colour: the rootstock recommended first in each town, from its soil and estimated cold (same rules as the département pages).
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
Poncirus. The most cold-hardy of our rootstocks; it copes with drought better than the 4475. Weak points: salt, and chalk (only if active lime stays below about 5 %). See our Poncirus rootstocks for grafting
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
FA5. Made for chalky, dry soils. Weak points: less cold-hardy than Poncirus, and less at ease in winter-wet soil. See our FA5 rootstocks for grafting
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
4475. Vigorous, very well suited to acid soils; it needs a large, improved planting hole and more water in summer. Weak points: chalk, clay soil, salt, and it is less cold-hardy than Poncirus and FA5. See our 4475 rootstocks for grafting
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
C35. Good in silty or acid soil, and it copes well in dry areas. Weak points: clay soil, and it is not very cold-hardy (like Carrizo). See our C35 rootstocks for grafting
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
Carrizo. Good in silty or acid soil. Weak points: wet soil (here, all of them died from excess water), chalk and salt, and it is not very cold-hardy (like C35). Not offered by our 5-question test: we do not sell it. Map worked out with the same rules, as if it were offered. See our guide “Which rootstock?” (in French)
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
- Recommended: the cold and the soil suit it
- Possible with precautions: cold at its limit or a soil that suits it less well
- Not recommended: too cold for it or an unsuitable soil
Volkameriana. Vigorous, at ease in dry, clay or chalky soil. Weak points: cold (the most tender of our rootstocks) and wet soil. Not offered by our 5-question test: we only recommend it in a pot, for lemon trees. Map worked out with the same rules, for cold and soil only. See our guide “Which rootstock?” (in French)
Colour: town by town, from the estimated cold of one winter in ten and the soil at the centre of the town, with the same rules as our 5-question test. Your plot may be different.
Comment la carte est faite
Pour chaque commune, nous lisons la carte des sols dominants de France (INRAE, Gis Sol) au centre de la commune, et nous en tirons ses contraintes pour les agrumes : terre calcaire, acide, humide l'hiver, argileuse, limoneuse ou salée (marais, polders, bord de mer). Une commune sans contrainte marquée a une terre « ordinaire ».
Le porte-greffe est choisi avec les mêmes règles que notre test en 5 questions, en tenant compte de la terre et du froid d'un hiver sur dix. Les cartes par porte-greffe appliquent ces règles à chaque commune. « Conseillé » : le test le propose en premier ou aussi bien que le premier. « Possible avec précautions » : il le propose avec des réserves (froid à sa limite, terre qui lui convient moins bien) ; le Poncirus en terre calcaire y figure aussi, car il ne convient que si le calcaire actif reste sous 5 % environ. « Déconseillé » : le test l'écarte, le froid est trop fort pour lui ou la terre ne lui convient pas.
Pour aller plus loin sur chaque porte-greffe (Poncirus, FA5, 4475, C35), lisez Choisir son porte-greffe d'agrumes.
Hors de France, nous n'avons pas de carte des sols : pour la Belgique, le Luxembourg et l'Allemagne, nos conseils de porte-greffe ne tiennent compte que du froid.
La carte donne la terre la plus fréquente : votre jardin peut être différent. Une question sur votre terrain ? Écrivez-nous.
Sources : carte des sols dominants de France, INRAE / Gis Sol (Licence Ouverte) ; froid : Météo-France, données climatologiques de base quotidiennes (Licence Ouverte 2.0) ; communes, altitudes et contours : INSEE, IGN (Admin Express, RGE ALTI) et geo.api.gouv.fr (Licence Ouverte).