Origin destination matrix for the commuter flows between France and Switzerland

This repository contains the origin-destination (OD) electric vehicle data used in the publication by Eggimann and Romano (2026).

Eggimann, S., Romano, E. (2026): Using electric vehicles for cross-border electricity transmission in borderland cities. Under review.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8799321/v1 .

We refer to the publication for a detailed methodological description of:

the modelling of the electric vehicle origin–destination matrix

File overview

Syntax
Description

LICENSE
Licensing information

main.py
Main loop of the optimisation code

methods.py
Methods used in the optimisation

trip_OD_matrix.csv
Origin-destination matrix of electric vehicles between France and Switzerland

Links to all used datasets

Different public data sources were collected and used for modelling the OD-matrix in this publication and are listed below:

Observatoirs statistique Transfrontalier. Observatoirs statistique transfrontalier synthèse 2021. Data link)

Federal Statistical Office. Foreign cross-border commuters by commune of work and sex. Data link.

Federal Statistical Office. Foreign cross-border commuters living in France by canton of work, department of residence and sex. Data link

INSEE. Déplacement domicile/travail en 2021 Recensement de la population - Base des tableaux détaillés. Data link

Federal Statistical Office. Transport transfrontalier de personnes sur la route. Data link

Bundesamt für Statistik. Mobilitätsverhalten der Bevölkerung. Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Mobilität und Verkehr 2021. (2023). Data link