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Autoroutes of France

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Map of French autoroutes in 2012

The autoroute (French: [otoʁut] ⓘ, highway or motorway) system in France consists largely of toll roads (76% of the total). It is a network of 11,882 km (7,383 mi) of motorways as of 2014. On road signs, autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo. Toll autoroutes are signalled with the word péage (toll or toll plaza). All are in metropolitan France except for the A1 (972) in Martinique.

The French autoroute A1
A French motorway.
Source: Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière.[1]

Length

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KilometersYear0200040006000800010,00012,00019601970198019902000201020202030ASFA Privately managed (decades)ASFA Privately managed (yearly)Motorways (Eurostat national statistics)Motorways (Eurostat national statistics, different definition)Network length (Privately managed & national statistics)
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Numbering scheme

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Unlike other motorway systems, there is no systematic numbering system, but there is a clustering of Autoroute numbers based on region.

A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A14, A15, A16 radiate clockwise from Paris, with A2, A11, and A12 branching from A1, A10, and A13, respectively. A7 begins in Lyon, where A6 ends. A8 and A9 begin from the A7.

The 20s are found in northern and northwestern France. The 30s are found in eastern and northeastern France. The 40s are found near the Alps. The 50s are in the southeast, near the French Riviera. The 60s are found in southern France. The 70s are found in the center of the country. The 80s are found in western France, except for the A89 autoroute which goes from southwestern to eastern France.

Named routes

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Sign used denote the start of an Autoroute

Autoroutes are often given a name, even if these are not very used:

  • A1 is the autoroute du Nord (Northern motorway).
  • A4 is the autoroute de l'Est (Eastern motorway).
  • A6 and A7 are autoroutes du Soleil (Motorways of the Sun), as both lead from northern France to the sunny beach resorts of southern France.
  • A8 is named La provençale as it cross the geographical region of Provence.
  • A9 is named La Languedocienne as it crosses the geographic region of Languedoc and also La Catalane because it leads to the region Catalonia in Spain.
  • A10 is named L'Aquitaine because it leads to Bordeaux and the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
  • A11 is named L'Oceane because it leads to the Atlantic Ocean (Nantes).
  • A13 is named the autoroute de Normandie as it traverses the region Normandy.
  • A16 is named L'Européenne (the European) because it connects Paris with several European destinations such as the Belgium–France border, as well as Calais, which is connected with England.
  • A20 is named L'occitane as it leads to the region Occitanie in south-west France.
  • A21 is named the rocade minière (mining road) because it crosses the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin, the largest mining stub in France.
  • A26 is named the autoroute des Anglais (motorway of the English) as it connects Calais, the main point of arrival for cars and lorries from the UK, before continuing to Troyes, and through the Champagne region, whose wines are loved by the British. In addition, it passes near the sites of the most famous battles fought by the British Army in World War I, such as Arras, Cambrai, and the Somme and not far from Ypres and Mons in Belgium. It also passes sites of earlier UK interest such as Crecy and The Field of the Cloth of Gold.
  • A35 is called l'Alsacienne or autoroute des Cigognes (Storks' motorways) as it passes only through the historical region of Alsace, for whom storks are a cultural symbol.
  • A36 is called la Comtoise after the old region Franche Comté.
  • A40 is named the autoroute blanche (white motorway) as it connects the French winter resort towns and the Alps.
  • The A61 and A62 are named autoroute des deux mers (the two seas motorway) because these roads connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea from Bordeaux via Toulouse to Narbonne.
  • A64 is the Autoroute to Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne, accessible from Tarbes and Lourdes.
  • A68 is called autoroute du Pastel because it leads to Albi and to the Lauragais where woad was cultivated to produce pastel.
  • A71 is called L'Arverne.
  • A75 is called La Méridienne.
  • A77 is called Autoroute de l'Arbre.
  • A84 is called Autoroute des Estuaires. It is part of the main route between Belgium and Spain, avoiding Paris.
  • A104, one of Paris's beltways, is also known as La Francilienne because it circles the region of Ile-de-France.

Administration

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The status of motorways in France has been the subject of debate through years, from their construction until recently. Originally, the autoroutes were built by private companies mandated by the French government and followed strict construction rules as described below. They are operated and maintained by mixed companies held in part by private interests and in part by the state. Those companies hold concessions, which means that autoroutes belong to the French state and their administration to semi-private companies. Vinci controls around 4,380 km (2,720 mi) of motorway. The different companies are as follows:

Only in the Brittany region do most of the autoroutes belong to the government. They are operated by the regional council and are free from tolls.

Privately managed
AdelacAlbeaAlicorneAlienorAlisArcourAprr/areaAsf/ EscotaAtlandesAtmbCofirouteSanef/SapnSftrfAdelacAlbeaAlicorneAlienorAlisArcourAprr/areaAsf/ EscotaAtlandesAtmbCofirouteSanef/SapnSftrfBreakdown of revenues in million of euros (V...
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AdelacAlbeaAlicorneAlienorAlisAprrArcourareaAsfAtlandesAtmbCofirouteEscotaSanefSapnSftrfAdelacAlbeaAlicorneAlienorAlisAprrArcourareaAsfAtlandesAtmbCofirouteEscotaSanefSapnSftrfIn operation (kilometers)
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Safety on French autoroutes

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Motorway speed limits

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France has the following speed limits for limited access roads classified as motorways:

  • Under normal conditions - 130 km/h (80 mph)
  • In rain or wet road conditions - 110 km/h (70 mph)
  • In heavy fog or snowy/icy conditions - 50 km/h (30 mph)

Limited access roads classified as express roads have lower speed limit (90 or 110 km/h, 55 or 70 mph).

In normal conditions, there is a minimum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) in the leftmost lane. There is no minimum speed on the others lanes, however the speed must be adapted to the conditions and not constitute a hazard by being too slow.

Safe design

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Dynamic information panel used on the French Autoroute.

The autoroutes are designed to increase driver safety and allow for higher speed limits (130 km/h or 80 mph) than on regular roads (80 km/h or 50 mph) without increasing the risk of accidents.

The safety features include:

  • one way driving: the lanes driving in the opposite direction are separated by at least a crash barrier designed to resist the oblique impact of a car at up to 180 km/h (110 mph); there are no intersecting roads but overpasses and underpasses;
  • wider carriageways, with at least 2 (often 3) lanes driving in the same direction, with a larger turning radius - some recently built autoroutes have one-lane-only sections; for privately operated motorways, in 2017, the proportion is 6800 km (74%) in 2x2 lanes, 2252 km (25%) in 2x3 lanes, 84 km (1%) in 2x4 lanes.[2] Each lane is 3.5m wide.[5]
  • long entrance and exit ramps or slip roads to get in or out of the autoroute without disturbing the traffic;
  • an emergency lane, where it is forbidden to drive (except for emergency services), to park (except in case of emergency) and to walk;[6] Since 2000, new emergency lanes on newly built motorways should be 2.5m wide (or 3m if there are more than 2000 trucks a day). According to the 2000 standard, the emergency lane must be included in a 10m wide (8.5m for sections limited to 110 km/h) security zone without obstacles (in case the security zone includes an upwards slope, it is limited to the line where the slope reaches a height of 3m).[5]
  • presence of emergency call boxes every 2 km (1.2 mi) on each side, that allow to call for help with the possibility to locate the call; some call boxes have flashing light that warn when there is a problem ahead;
Sign indicating a picnic place in an aire de repos.
Sign indicating a picnic place in an aire de repos.
  • rest areas (aire de repos, i.e. car park with public toilets) every 10 km (6.2 mi) (4–6 minutes of driving) and service areas (aire de service with a least a gas station) every 40 km (25 mi) (20–30 minutes of driving) - on most recently built autoroutes these distances may be longer, up to 30/60km;
  • regularly patrolling security services, to clear any obstacle and protect drivers in trouble (usually a breakdown or a flat tyre) with appropriate warning signs and beacons;
  • dynamic information panels that warn about possible difficulties ahead (e.g. accident, roadworks, traffic jam);
  • a radio station (107.7 MHz in FM) provides traffic information bulletins every 15 minutes (with a report in English in certain areas) and breaking news for emergencies;
  • on heavy traffic days (e.g. beginning and end of school holidays), specific information and recreation events may be organised in rest areas;
  • radars automatiques (speed cameras) are installed in many locations, and announced by a specific road sign.

Safety results

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Fatalities on motorways have decreased between 2002 and 2016.

Fatalities
FatalitiesYear0501001502002503003502001200420072010201320162019Killed (ASFA)Fatal accidents (ASFA)Hospitalized more than 24h (ASFA)Hospitalized less than 24h (ASFA)Fatalities by year
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Fatalities accidents scenario

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On French motorways, in 2016, 121 fatal accidents are direct/initial accidents representing 82% of fatal accidents, 16 (11%) fatal accidents occurs after a previous accident, and 10 (7%) fatal accidents occur after an incident.[8]

Three scenarios catch two-thirds of initial accidents:[8]

  • A01 simple collision of two vehicle without direction change
  • A06 crash on protection system such as safety traffic barrier
  • A05 loss of vehicle control

Fatalities and accidents remaining factors

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Most of fatalities occur by night.

Fatal accident by Light condition Fatal accident cause
Dark/NightDayDark/NightDayLight condition
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%Cause00.050.10.150.20.250.3SleepinessWrong direction & reversingFatal accident cause (in %)Fatal accident cause (in %)
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Several factor of accidents are more highly probable by night in proportion to the traffic, although inattentiveness remains risky during the day.

Influence of time on the risk of accident
(% of accidents divided by % of traffic)
RatioHour0246810024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficSleepiness, time influence
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RatioHour0123456024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficDangerous manoeuvre, time influence
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RatioHour012345024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficInattentiveness accidents, time influence
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RatioHour012345678024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficExcessive speeding accidents, time influence
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RatioHour024681012024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficAlcohol, drugs and medication, time influence
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RatioHour01234567024681012141618202224% of accidents divided by % of trafficWrong direction & reversing, time influence
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Source ASFA[8]

Young drivers

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Young drivers between 18 and 34 years old represent 19% of motorway drivers, but they are overrepresented in fatal motor vehicle collisions[7] and are involved in more than half of fatal accidents.[7]

Involvement of young drivers in 2016, in fatal accidents
young drivers in dangerous manoeuvre young drivers in inattentiveness young drivers in excessive speeding
< 35 ye...≥35 & ...≥65 years oldundetermined< 35 years old≥35 & ≤ 64 years old≥65 years oldundeterminedAge in dangerous manoeuvre
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< 35 yea...≥35 & ≤ 44 years old≥45 & ≤ ...≥65 years...undetermined< 35 years old≥35 & ≤ 44 years old≥45 & ≤ 64 years old≥65 years oldundeterminedAge in inattentiveness
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< 35 ye...≥35 & ≤ ...≥55 years oldundetermined< 35 years old≥35 & ≤ 54 years old≥55 years oldundeterminedAge in Excessive speeding
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Pedestrians

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Although pedestrians are forbidden on motorways in conformity with the Vienna Convention, they are still sometimes killed on motorways.

In case a vehicle on a carriage cannot move, motorways safety rules remains applicable: it is forbidden for a pedestrian to travel on the motorway by article 421-2 from the "Code de la route" law.[10] For this reason, in case of accident or breakdown, it is advised to turn on hazard warning lights, wear high-visibility clothing, and go in a safer place such as the other side from the traffic barrier where there is no traffic. Since 2008, it is clarified that warning triangles are no longer mandatory when they would endanger the driver of the disabled vehicle.[11]

Pedestrians killed in 2016
Place where pedestrians are killed Reason for pedestrian presence
LanesEmergenc...Rest areaLanesEmergency laneRest areaPlace
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Breakdo...AccidentPedestria...Motorway staffPedestrian providing as...Breakdown& stopping on emergency laneAccidentPedestrians foreign to the motorwayMotorway staffPedestrian providing assistancePedestrians origin
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Economics

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Barrière de péage
Toll barrier in Hordain (north of France), on autoroute A2

The toll roads were granted as concessions to mixed-economy corporations; the free roads are directly administered by the national government. Tolls are either based on a flat-rate for access to the road or on the distance driven. The latter case is the most common for long distances; users take a ticket from an automatic machine when they enter the autoroute, and pay according to the distance when exiting; toll booths accept multiple payment methods.

Sign indicating a péage.
Sign indicating a péage.

In 2005, the Villepin government proposed a controversial plan to sell all of the state's holdings in autoroute companies to private investors. Critics contend that the price announced is well below the profit forecasts for these companies, and thus that the government sacrifices the future to solve current budgetary problems.[12]

Mode of payment
%Year00.20.40.60.811.22014201520162017Cash, cheque, foreign currencyCredit cards (Eurocard, mastercard, visa)Liber-t (automobile)Tis-pl (trucks)Private cardsPaiement mode
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List of autoroutes

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Number Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Route name Formed Removed Notes
A 1 211131 Boulevard Périphérique at Porte de la Chapelle, ParisA25/N 356 in Lille Autoroute du Nord 01954-01-011954current Part of E 15 / E 17 / E 19 / E 42
A 2 77.648.2 A1 in ComblesBelgian border near Saint-Aybert 01972-01-011972current Part of E 19
A 3 18.411.4 Boulevard Périphérique at Porte de Bagnolet, ParisA1 in Roissy-en-France 01969-01-011969current Part of E 15
A 4 477296 Boulevard Périphérique at Porte de Bercy, ParisStrasbourg Autoroute de l'Est 01970-01-011970current Part of E 17 / E 25 / E 46 / E 50 / E 54
A 5 238148 N 104 in TigeryA31 near Beauchemin La Champenoise 01990-01-011990current Part of E 17 / E 54 / E 511
A 5a —— A5N 104 —— Western link between A 5 and N 104; renumbered to A5
A 5b —— A5N 104 —— Northern link between A 5 and N 104; renumbered to A105
A 6 446277 M 6 in LimonestA6a/A6b in Wissous Autoroute du Soleil 01960-01-011960current Part of E 15 / E 21 / E 60 / E 70
A 6a 106.2 A6/A10 in WissousBoulevard Périphérique at Porte d'Orléans, Paris Autoroute du Soleil 01960-01-011960current Part of E 5
A 6b 106.2 A6/A10 in WissousBoulevard Périphérique at Porte d'Italie, Paris Autoroute du Soleil 01969-01-011969current Part of E 15 / E 50
A 7 306190 MarseilleM 7 in Lyon Autoroute du Soleil 01951-01-011951current Part of E 15 / E 80 / E 712 / E 714
A 8 224139 La Fare-les-Oliviers (A7)Italy (A10) (Menton) La Provençale 01961-01-011961current Part of E 74 / E 80
A 9 281175 Spanish border at Le PerthusA7 in Orange La Languedocienne
La Catalane		 01960-01-011960current Part of E 15 / E 80
A 10 557346 Rocade de Bordeaux (A630/N 230) in BordeauxA6a/A6b in Wissous L'Aquitaine 01960-01-011960current Part of E 5 / E 50 / E 60 / E 606
A 11 323201 Périphérique (A844) in NantesA10 in Ponthévrard L'Océane 01966-01-011966current Part of E 50 / E 60 / E 501
A 12 8.55.3 N 10 in Montigny-le-BretonneuxA13 in Bailly Autoroute de Bretagne 01950-01-011950current
A 13 225140 Périphérique (N 814) at Porte de Paris, CaenBoulevard Périphérique at Porte d'Auteuil, Paris Autoroute de Normandie 01940-01-011940current Part of E 5 / E 46 / E 402
A 13a 31.9 A13 in Rosny-sur-SeineD 113/D 915 in Bonnières-sur-Seine Bretellede Bonnières-sur-Seine —— Branch of A13
A 14 2113 N 13 in La DéfenseA13 in Orgeval 01996-01-011996current
A 15 2415 A86/N 315 in GennevilliersN 14 in Cergy 01974-01-011974current
A 16 312194 N 104 in AttainvilleBelgian border in Ghyvelde L'Européenne 01991-01-011991current Part of E 15 / E 40 / E 44 / E 402
A 17 —— ParisFontenay-sous-Bois —01973-01-011973 Proposed but never built
A 18 —— ParisMarnes-la-Coquette / Versailles / Vélizy-Villacoublay / Le Chesnay —01976-01-011976 Proposed but never built
A 19 —— ParisRueil-Malmaison (A86) 01965-01-011965— Proposed but never built
A 19 —— ParisMelun —— Proposed but never built; later incorporated into the A5
A 19 13181 Artenay (A10)Sens (A5) L'Éco Autoroute 01993-01-011993current Part of E 60 / E 511
A 20 428266 Montauban (A62)Vierzon (A71) L'Occitane 01992-01-011992current Part of E 9 / E 70
A 21 58.936.6 Bully-les-Mines (D 301 / A26)Douchy-les-Mines (A2) Rocade Minière 01971-01-011971current
A 22 15.89.8 Ronchin (A1)
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (N 227)		Villeneuve-d'Ascq (N 227)
Belgian border in Neuville-en-Ferrain		 Autoroute du Nord 01972-01-011972current Part of E 17; gap in route connected by N 227
A 23 42.726.5 Lesquin (A27)La Sentinelle (A2) 01978-01-011978current
A 24 —— AmiensBelgian border 01980-01-01198002011-01-012011 Proposed but never built
A 25 62.739.0 Lille (A1)Dinkirk (Dunkerque) 01963-01-011963current Part of E 42
A 26 395245 Troyes (A5)Calais (A16) Autoroute des Anglais 01976-01-011976current Part of E 15 / E 17 / E 50
A 27 13.78.5 Lesquin (A22)Belgian border in Camphin-en-Pévèle 01973-01-011973current Part of E 42
A 28 366.5227.7 Abbeville (A16)Tours (A10) Autoroute des Estuaires 02005-01-012005current Part of E 44 / E 402 / E 502
A 29 183114 Beuzeville (A13)Saint-Quentin (A26) 01995-01-011995current Part of E 44 / E 402
A 30 2516 Uckange (A31)Crusnes (N 52) Autoroute de la Vallée de la Fensch 01963-01-011963current Part of E 44 / E 411 
A 31 351218 Beaune (A6)Luxembourg border at Zoufftgen Autoroute de Lorraine-Bourgogne 01966-01-011966current Part of E 17 / E 21 / E 23 / E 25 / E 54 / E 60
A 31 bis —— FameckThionville proposed—
A 32 —— Freyming-Merlebach (A4)German border 01972-01-01197201996-01-011996 Renumbered to A320
A 32 —— ToulLuxembourg border —02010-01-012010 Proposed but never built
A 33 26.816.7 Nancy (A31)Hudiviller (N 4) 01953-01-011953current Local autoroute around Nancy
Part of E 23 
A 34 9861 Reims (A4)Sedan (N 43) L'Ardennaise 01973-01-011973current Part of E 44 / E 46 / E 420
A 35 172107 Swiss border in Saint-LouisGerman border in Scheibenhard Autoroute des Cigognes
L'Alsacienne		 01965-01-011965current Part of E 25 / E 60
A 36 237147 A31 in Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéGerman border in Ottmarsheim La Comtoise 01986-01-011986current Part of E 54 / E 60 
A 37 —— BeauneDijon 01974-01-01197401982-01-011982 Became a portion of the A31
A 38 3723 Pouilly-en-Auxois (A6)Dijon (M 274) La Côte-d'Orienne 01973-01-011973current
A 39 14489 Dijon (M 905)Bourg-en-Bresse (A40) Autoroute Verte
La Bressane		 01992-01-011992current
A 40 205.9127.9 Mâcon (A6)Passy (N 205) (Mont Blanc Tunnel) Autoroute Blanche
Autoroute des Titans		 01973-01-011973current Part of E 21 / E 25 / E 62
A 41 112.970.2 Swiss border in Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisN 90/D 1090 in Meylan LIANE (LIaison Annecy Nord Express)
L'Alpine		 01975-01-011975current Part of E 21 / E 62 / E 70 / E 712
A 42 52.332.5 LyonBourg-en-Bresse (Pont-d'Ain) (A40) Autoroute de la Vallée du Rhône 01987-01-011987current Part of E15 / E 611
A 43 208129 LyonItalian border at the Fréjus Road Tunnel Autoroute de la Maurienne 01973-01-011973current Part of E 70 / E 711 / E 712
A 44 —— Limonest (A6)Vienne (A7) —— Lyon western bypass
proposed but never built
A 45 —— LyonSaint-Étienne 01993-01-01199302018-01-012018 Proposed but never built
A 46 47.629.6 Anse (A6)Givors (A7 / A47) La Lyonnaise 01992-01-011992current Lyon eastern bypass
Part of E 50 / E 70 
A 47 29.518.3 Givors (A7 / A46)Saint-Étienne (Saint-Chamond) (N 88) L'Urbaine 01962-01-011962current
A 48 52.532.6 Bourgoin-Jallieu (A43)Grenoble (A480) Autoroute du Dauphiné 01968-01-011968current Part of E 711 / E 713 
A 49 70.443.7 Moirans (A48)Romans-sur-Isère (N 532) 01992-01-011992current Part of E 713
A 50 7043 MarseilleToulon (A57) 01962-01-011962current
A 51 172107 Marseille (Septèmes-les-Vallons) (A7)
Grenoble (Claix) (A480)		Gap (La Saulce)
Col du Fau		 Autoroute du val de Durance
Autoroute du Trièves		 01953-01-011953current Part of E 712
A 52 25.315.7 Fuveau (A8)Aubange (A50) 01974-01-011974current
A 54 4930 Nîmes (A9)Salon-de-Provence (A7) La Camarguaise 01970-01-011970current Part of E 80 
A 55 36.722.8 Marseille (La Joliette)Martigues (RN 568) Autoroute du Littoral 01972-01-011972current
A 56 —— Salon (A54)Fos-sur-Mer (A55) proposed—
A 57 5232 Toulon (A50)Le Cannet-des-Maures (A8) La Toulonnaise 01964-01-011964current
A 58 —— Mandelieu-la-NapouleLa Turbie —02006-01-012006 Proposed but never built; known as A8 bis until 1996
A 61 147.591.7 Toulouse (A62)Narbonne (A9) Autoroute des Deux Mers 01978-01-011978current Part of E 9 / E 80 
A 62 242150 A630 (Rocade de Bordeaux) in BordeauxPériphérique (A61) in Toulouse Autoroute des Deux Mers 01975-01-011975current Part of E 9 / E 72 
A 63 206128 A630 (Rocade de Bordeaux) in BordeauxSpanish border at Biriatou Autoroute de la Côte Basque
Autoroute des Landes
Autoroute des Estuaires		 01972-01-011972current Part of E 5 / E 70 / E 80
A 64 287178 Périphérique (A620) in ToulouseBayonne (A63) La Pyrénéenne 01977-01-011977current Part of E 7 / E 80 
A 65 15395 Langon (A62)Pau (A64) Autoroute de Gascogne 02010-01-012010current Part of E 7
A 66 39.124.3 Vieillevigne (A61)Pamiers (N 20) L'Ariégeoise 02002-01-012002current Part of E 9
A 68 61.938.5 Périphérique (A62/A61) in ToulouseAlbi (N 88) Autoroute du Pastel 01992-01-011992current
A 69 6239 Castelmaurou (A68)Castres —— Under construction
A 71 290.5180.5 Orléans (A10)Clermont-Ferrand (A75) L'Arverne 01986-01-011986current Part of E 9 / E 11 / E 62 / E 70 / E 604
A 72 5635 Saint-Étienne (N 88)Nervieux (A89) L'Autoroute de la Loire 01975-01-011975current
A 75 335208 Clermont-Ferrand (A71)Béziers (A9) La Méridienne 01989-01-011989current Part of E 11 
A 77 161100 Poligny (A6)Nevers (N 7) Autoroute de l'Arbre 01981-01-011981current
A 79 9257 Montmarault (A71)Digoin (N 79) La Bourbonnaise 02022-01-012022current Part of E 62 
A 81 94.858.9 Le Mans (A11)La Gravelle (N 157) L'Armoricaine 01982-01-011982current Part of E 50 
A 82 21.2 Orvault (A844)Sautron (N 165) La Bretonne —— Part of E 60 
A 83 152.594.8 Nantes (N 844)Niort (A10) 02001-01-012001current Part of E 3 
A 84 170.5105.9 Caen (Porte de Bretagne)Rennes Autoroute des Estuaires 02003-01-012003current Part of E 3 / E 401
A 85 270170 Angers (Corzé) (A11)Vierzon (Theillay) (A71) 01997-01-011997current Part of E 60 / E 604 
A 86 80.149.8 Ring road around Paris Le Superpériphérique 02009-01-012009current
A 87 14288 Angers (Écouflant) (A11)La Roche-sur-Yon (D 160) Autoroute de Vendée 02002-01-012002current
A 87 —— Ring road around Paris 01965-01-01196501982-01-011982 Proposed but never built; some completed sections are now the A104 and A126
A 88 117.773.1 Falaise (N 158)Sées (A28) 02010-01-012010current
A 89 544338 Bordeaux (Libourne) (N 89)Lyon (Limonest) (A6/M6) La Transeuropéenne
(also known as the Autoroute des présidents or La Transcorrézienne		 01991-01-011991current Part of E 70
A 102 —— —— —— Renumbered to A104
A 103 10.62 Rosny-sous-Bois (A3)Villemomble Antenne de Villemomble —— Spur of A3
A 104 3019 Épiais-lès-Louvres (A1)Collégien (A4) La Francilienne 01980-01-011980current Francilienne around the Île-de-France region
A 105 106.2 Combs-la-Ville (N 104)Melun (N 105) Antenne de Melun —— Formerly designated A5b; branch of A5

Part of E 54 

A 106 4.62.9 Rungis (A6a/A6b)Orly Airport Antenne d'Orly ——
A 110 —— Chartres (A11)Tours (A10, A28, A85) Autoroute de la Beauce —— Proposed but never built
A 112 —— Bailly (A12)Rueil-Malmaison (A86) —— Proposed but never built; planned extension of A12
A 115 12.37.6 Sannois (A15)Méry-sur-Oise (N 184) Antenne de Taverny 01976-01-011976current
A 120 —— Vert-en-Drouais (A154)Dreux (N 12) proposed— Planned upgrade of N 12
A 126 74.3 Palaiseau (D 35)Chilly-Mazarin (A6) Antenne de Chilly-Mazarin 01976-01-011976current Initially designated as A 87
A 131 3622 Bourneville (A13)Le Havre 01974-01-011974current Part of E 5
A 132 5.53.4 Pont-l'Évêque (A13/D 579)Canapville (D 677) ——
A 133 —— QuincampoixIncarville proposed—
A 134 —— GouySaint-Étienne-du-Rouvray proposed—
A 139 31.9 Oissel (A13)Grand-Couronne (N 138) 01970-01-011970current Formerly A 930
A 140 31.9 Quincy-Voisins (A4)Villenoy (N 330) 01970-01-011970current Section from exit 2 to the roundabout at Meaux redesignated to A2140 (now D 360)
A 147 —— LimogesPoitiers 02018-01-01201802023-01-012023 Proposed but never built
A 150 32.420.1 Rouen (N 338)Les Hauts-de-Caux (A29) 02015-01-012015current Former portion of A15
A 151 1811 Roumare (A150)Varneville-Bretteville (N 27) ——
A 154 95.6 Acquigny (N 154)Val-de-Reuil (A13) ——
A 159 —— —— —— Renumbered to A151
A 160 —— —— —— Renumbered to A19
A 170 85.0 Gonesse (A1/A3/D 170)Mitry-Mory (A104) —— Former section of the A104
A 186 —— Interchange with A3Montreuil —02019-01-012019 Decommissioned for the extension of Line 1 of the Île-de-France tramway
A 199 —— TorcyChamps-sur-Marne 01974-01-01197402006-01-012006 Formerly H3; downgraded to D 199
A 203 —— SedanCharleville-Mézières 01976-01-01197602006-01-012006 Renumbered to A34
A 211 3.52.2 Avion (N 17)Lens (A21) 01976-01-011976current Branch of A21
A 216 31.9 Calais (A16/A26)Calais (N 216) ——
A 260 —— Setques (A26)Boulogne-sur-Mer (A16) —02012-01-012012 Proposed but never built; planned upgrade of RN 42
A 283 —— CaenSées —— Renumbered to A88
A 304 3119 La Francheville (A34)Belgium (N 5) (Gué-d'Hossus) Autoroute des Ardennes 02005-01-012005current Part of E 44 / E 420 
A 311 53.1 Perrigny-lès-Dijon (A31)Longvic (M 274) —— Branch of A31
A 313 2.51.6 Pont-à-Mousson (D 120)Atton (A31) —— Branch of A31
A 314 31.9 Metz (M 603)Lauvallières (A4) —— Former A32
A 315 42.5 Metz (N 431)Mey (A4) Messine
Bifurcation de Mey		 01984-01-011984current
A 319 —— Flagey (A31)Vesoul (N 19) —— Proposed but never built
A 320 13.78.5 A4 in Freyming-MerlebachGerman border in Stiring-Wendel 01996-01-011996current Former A32
A 330 116.8 Flavigny-sur-Moselle (N 57)Nancy (M 674) ——
A 340 —— Brumath (A4)Haguenau D1340 Antenne de Haguenau 01973-01-01197302021-01-012021 Downgraded to D 1340
A 344 106.2 Thillois (A4)Cormontreuil (A34) Traversée urbaine de Reims 02010-01-012010current Former routing of A4 through Reims
A 346 —— A140Meaux —02008-01-012008 Downgraded to D 346
A 350 —— A35Schiltigheim 01983-01-01198302015-01-012015 Downgraded to N 2350, now M 2350
A 351 —— Strasbourg (M 35)Oberschaeffolsheim (D 1004) 01972-01-01197202021-01-012021 Turned over to Strasbourg and downgraded to M 351
A 352 8.65.3 Duttlenheim (A35/A355)Dorlisheim (D 1420) ——
A 354 —— A35 in StrasbourgD 63 in Strasbourg —— Renumbered to A350
A 355 2415 Duttlenheim (A35/A352)Vendenheim (A35/A4) Grand contournement ouest de Strasbourg 02016-01-012016current Strasbourg western bypass
Part of E 25
A 391 4.52.8 PolignyA39 exit 7 —— Branch of A39
A 401 —— Saint-Julien-en-Genevois (A40)Swiss (A1) (Saint-Julien-en-Genevois) 01991-01-01199102008-01-012008 Absorbed into the A41
A 404 20.612.8 Saint-Martin-du-Frêne (A40)Arbent (D 31) 01997-01-011997current
A 406 116.8 Charnay-lès-Mâcon (N 79)Saint-André-de-Bâgé (A40) 02011-01-012011current Mâcon southern bypass
Part of E 62
A 410 2516 Villy-le-Pelloux (A41)Scientrier (A40) 02008-01-012008current Former routing of the A41
Part of E 712
A 411 21.2 Étrembières (A40)Swiss border at Gaillard Autoroute Blanche 01982-01-011982current Former section of the A40
Part of E 712
A 412 —— Machilly (D 1206)Thonon-les-Bains (D 1005) Autoroute du Chablais proposed—
A 430 159.3 Aiton (A43)Gilly-sur-Isère (N 90) 01991-01-011991current
A 431 —— —— —— Renumbered to A430/A432
A 432 3522 Saint-Laurent-de-Mure (A43)Les Échets (A46) —— Lyon third ring road
Part of E 70
A 450 85.0 Brignais (D 386)Pierre-Bénite (A7/M 7) 01966-01-011966current
A 457 —— LyonBrignais —— Former section of A45, renumbered to A450
A 466 5.43.4 A46 in Quincieux (A46)A6 in Les Chères (A6) 02015-01-012015current Part of E 70
A 480 12.57.8 A51 at ClaixA48 at Saint-Égrève/Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Autoroute du Drac 01982-01-011982current Grenoble western bypass; former B 48
A 490 —— Valence southern ring road —— Downgraded to N 1532; became N 7 in 2002
A 500 21.2 La Turbie (A8)Monaco Bretelle de Monaco 01992-01-011992current
A 501 53.1 Aubagne (A50)Aubagne (A52) —— Aubagne west ring road
A 502 1.50.93 Aubagne (A50)Aubagne (D 8n) ——
A 507 9.76.0 Marseille (A50)Marseille (A7) Rocade L2 02016-01-012016current Marseille eastern ring road
A 515 0.90.56 Bouc-Bel-Air (A51)Bouc-Bel-Air ——
A 516 —— Aix-en-ProvenceA40 —02018-01-012018 Downgraded to N 2516
A 517 1.20.75 Septèmes-les-Vallons (A7)Septèmes-les-Vallons (A51) ——
A 520 31.9 Roquevaire (A52)Auriol ——
A 521 —— —— —— Renumbered to A520
A 557 21.2 One-direction ring of Marseille downtown 01969-01-011969current
A 570 74.3 La Garde (A57)Hyères (N 98) 01992-01-011992current
A 585 —— Digne-les-BainsA51 at Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Antenne de Digne-les-Bains —02012-01-012012 Proposed but never built
A 601 —— —— —— Renumbered to A621
A 602 —— —— —— Renumbered to A624
A 603 —— —— —— Renumbered to A602; now A624
A 610 —— —— —— Renumbered to A837
A 612 —— —— —— Renumbered to A621; now A61/A62
A 614 —— —— —— Toulouse southern ring road
A 620 2012 Toulouse (A62)Toulouse (A61) Périphérique Ouest de Toulouse —— Toulouse western ring road
Part of E 72 / E 80 
A 621 53.1 Toulouse–Blagnac AirportToulouse (A620) 02001-01-012001current
A 623 0.40.25 Toulouse (A61/D 916)Toulouse (A620/M 113A) —— Shortest motorway in France; originally continued to the N 113 (now D 813), but this section was downgraded to the M 113a in 2010
A 624 42.5 N 124 in ColomiersPériphérique (A620) in Toulouse 01988-01-011988current
A 630 4528 Ring road around Bordeaux Rocade de Bordeaux 01967-01-011967current Part of E 5 / E 70 / E 72 / E 606
A 631 —— A630 exit 21 in BoudeauxSaint-Jean Bridge, Boudeaux —02017-01-012017 Downgraded to an urban boulevard
A 641 74.3 Oeyregave (A64)Orthevielle (D 33) Antenne de Peyrehorade 01994-01-011994current
A 645 5.83.6 Seilhan (N 125)Ponlat-Taillebourg (A64) Antenne de Montréjeau 02004-01-012004current
A 650 —— Lescar (A64/A65)Oloron-Sainte-Marie (N 134) —02008-01-012008 Proposed but never built
A 660 2113 La Teste-de-Buch (N 250)Mios (A63) 01975-01-011975current Former A63
A 668 —— —— —— Renumbered to A68
A 680 —— Castelmaurou (A68)Verfeil (N 112) 01996-01-01199602025-01-012025 Renumbered to A69
A 701 —— Saran (A10)Fleury-les-Aubrais (D 2020) —02006-01-012006 Downgraded to D 2701
A 709 2314 Fabrègues (A9)Saint-Brès (A9) 02017-01-012017current Former routing of the A9
A 710 74.3 Clermond-Ferrand (A71/A89)Clermont-Ferrand 01987-01-011987current Branch of A71
A 711 116.8 Clermont-Ferrand (N 89)Les Martres-d'Artière (A89) —— Branch of A71; formerly A720
A 712 1.30.81 Lempdes (A711)Champ-Lamet Roundabout (Lempdes) —— Branch of A71
A 714 106.2 Bizeneuille (A71)Saint-Victor (N 145) 02011-01-012011current Branch of A71; former N 145
A 719 2314 Gannat (A71)Espinasse-Vozelle (D 2209/D 215/D 906) 01997-01-011997current Branch of A71
A 720 —— —— —— Renumbered to A711
A 750 2516 Clermont-l'Hérault (A75)Saint-Georges-d'Orques (N 109) L'Héraultaise ——
A 800 —— —— —— Renumbered to A500
A 801 —— NantesA83 —02006-01-012006 Downgraded to N 801
A 810 —— —— ——
A 811 63.7 Carquefou (A11)Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (N 844) 01980-01-011980current
A 813 42.5 Banneville-la-Campagne (A13)Frénouville (N 613) 02012-01-012012current Southeast bypass of Caen
A 821 —— Carquefou (A11)Sautron (A82) —02006-01-012006 Carquefrou to the River Gesvres became a portion of the A11 in 1996, the section along the Nantes ring road was redesignated to A844 in 2000, and the remaining section from Orvault to Sautron was redesignated to A82 in 2006
A 830 —— —— —— Downgraded to D 844
A 831 —— Fontenay-le-Comte (A83)Rochefort (A837) 02005-01-01200502015-01-012015 Proposed but never built
A 837 36.522.7 Saintes (A10)Rochefort (D 137) Autoroute des Oiseaux 01997-01-011997current Part of E 602
A 844 53.1 Nantes (A11)Orvault (N 844/A82) Boulevard périphérique de Nantes 01993-01-011993current Nantes northern ring road
Part of E 60
A 930 —— —— —— Renumbered to A139
A 932 —— —— —— Renumbered to A132
A 1086 —— —— —— Renumbered to A186
A 1216 —— —— —— Renumbered to A216
A 1501 —— —— —— Renumbered to A151
A 7109 —— —— —— Renumbered to A710
  •       Former
  •       Proposed and unbuilt

Others

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A10 autoroute near Paris
A13 in the outskirts of Caen

Radio coverage

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The complete coverage map of FM 107.7.

The FM 107.7 radio coverage is available in 2017 on 8902 kilometres of the (ASFA) network.[3] This is a list of highways that are updated in 107.7 FM every 15 minutes, live 24/7 (if the highway is said alone, it means that the station covers all around it):

Sanef 107.7 (1850km)

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Nord
  • A1: Roissy-en-France - Carvin
  • A2: A1 - Hordain
  • A16: L'Isle-d'Adam - Boulogne-sur-Mer
  • A26: Calais - Saint-Quentin
  • A29: Neufchâtel-en-Bray - Saint-Quentin
Est
Ouest
  • A13: Orgeval - Caen
  • A14: Carrières-sur-Seine - Orgeval
  • A29: (Beuzeville - Saint-Saëns; outside Normandy)
  • A132
  • A139
  • A154
  • A813

Autoroute INFO (2487km)

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Centre-Est (live from Dijon)
  • A5: Lieusant - Langres
  • A6: Fleury-en-Bière - Limonest
  • A19: Courtenay - Sens
  • A26: northern Troyes - southern Troyes
  • A31: Beaune - Toul
  • A36: Beaune - Mulhouse
  • A39: Dijon - Bourg-en-Bresse
  • A40: Mâcon - Bellegarde
  • A46: Anse - Vaulx-en-Velin
  • A71: Bourges - Clermont-Ferrand
  • A77: A6 - Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
  • A105
  • A311
  • A391
  • A406
  • A411
  • A430
  • A714
Rhône-Alpes (live from Chambéry)
  • A40: Bellegarde - Le Fayet
  • A41: Genève - Chambéry - Grenoble
  • A42: Bourg-en-Bresse - Vaulx-en-Velin
  • A43: Saint-Priest - Chambéry - Tunnel du Fréjus
  • A48: Bourgoin-Jallieu - Saint-Égrève
  • A49
  • A51: Le Pont de Claix - Col du Fau

Environment

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99% of the privately managed network is protected by natural fencing.[3]

Privately managed motorways have 1764 wildlife crossing structures.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Bilan de l'accidentalité de l'année 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 2017 CHIFFRES CLÉS (PDF) (Report) (in French). Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA. 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2018 CHIFFRES CLÉS (PDF) (Report) (in French). Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA. 2018.
  4. ↑ "Statistics - Eurostat". Eurostat. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  5. 1 2 ICTAAL INSTRUCTION SUR LES CONDITIONS TECHNIQUES D'AMÉNAGEMENT DES AUTOROUTES DE LIAISON (PDF) (Report) (in French). Sétra - Service d'études sur les transports, les routes et leurs aménagements. 12 December 2000 – via DTRF - Documentation des Techniques Routières Françaises.
  6. ↑ by definition motorways are forbidden to pedestrians
  7. 1 2 3 4 2016 SÉCURITÉ SUR AUTOROUTE - ACCIDENTS MORTELS - CHIFFRES CLÉS (PDF) (Report) (in French). Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA. 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 2016 SÉCURITÉ SUR AUTOROUTE - ANALYSE DES ACCIDENTS MORTELS ET CORPORELS (PDF) (Report) (in French). Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA. 2016.
  9. ↑ "État de l'insécurité routière | Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière". Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière (in French).
  10. ↑ Code de la route : Chapitre Ier : Autoroutes. (Articles R421-1 à R421-10), retrieved 6 August 2022, I.-L'accès des autoroutes est interdit à la circulation :
  11. ↑ "Gilet et triangle de sécurité". Ministère de l'Économie des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique (in French). 23 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Press release of 12-14-2005 Archived November 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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