A66 autoroute
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The A66 autoroute is a motorway in the south of France, also called L'Ariégeoise.
It is in the departments of the Haute-Garonne
and Ariège
, and connects Villefranche-de-Lauragais
with a junction to the A61
at its north and ends at the N20
at Pamiers
to the south. It is operated by the company ASF, and it was finished in early 2002. It forms part of a larger European route:
Paris - Orléans
- Limoges
- Toulouse
- Barcelona
.
The road provides access to the Midi-Pyrénées towards the Principality of Andorra
, and the junctions between Ariégeois
and Toulouse
.
The following exchangers are now on the RN20, but a number is still allotted to them:
dual carriageway between Pamiers
, Foix
and Tarascon-sur-Ariège
is to be upgraded to motorway standard, and renumbered the A66, however no date for this has been announced.
It is in the departments of the Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
and Ariège
Ariège
Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....
, and connects Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Villefranche-de-Lauragais is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
with a junction to the A61
A61 autoroute
The A61 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.It connects Narbonne in Toulouse, where becomes the A62 towards Bordeaux. It also has junctions with the A64 towards Bayonne and A68 towards Albi on the outskirts of Toulouse. It is totally a toll road and operated...
at its north and ends at the N20
Route nationale 20
The Route nationale 20 is a trunk road between Paris and the frontier with Spain heading south through the heart of France and passing through the Cathedral City of Orléans and Toulouse. The road forks at Col de Puymorens with one branch being the Route nationale 22 which leads to Andorra...
at Pamiers
Pamiers
Pamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
to the south. It is operated by the company ASF, and it was finished in early 2002. It forms part of a larger European route:
Paris - Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
- Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
- Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
- Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
The road provides access to the Midi-Pyrénées towards the Principality of Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
, and the junctions between Ariégeois
Ariegeois
-External links:****...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Junctions
Exchange A61-A66 Junction with A61 autorouteA61 autorouteThe A61 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.It connects Narbonne in Toulouse, where becomes the A62 towards Bordeaux. It also has junctions with the A64 towards Bayonne and A68 towards Albi on the outskirts of Toulouse. It is totally a toll road and operated...
to Toulouse.
01 (Nailloux) Towns served: NaillouxNaillouxNailloux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, MontgiscardMontgiscardMontgiscard is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, VenerqueVenerqueVenerque is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...- 02 (Mazères) Towns served: MazèresMazères, AriègeMazères is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, SaverdunSaverdunSaverdun is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois.Saverdun gave its name to the former city of Verdun, Quebec, Canada, now a borough of Montreal, which was founded in 1671 by Zacharie Dupuis, a native of...
) - 03 (Pamiers-Nord) Towns served: PamiersPamiersPamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
- 04 (ZA de Peak) Towns served: PamiersPamiersPamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
The following exchangers are now on the RN20, but a number is still allotted to them:
- 05 (Pamiers-Center) Towns served: PamiersPamiersPamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
, La Bastide-de-LordatLa Bastide-de-LordatLa Bastide-de-Lordat is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of La Bastide-de-Lordat are called Bastidiens.-References:*...
, BelpechBelpechBelpech is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:Belpech is a town of 1300 inhabitants built at 245 meters above sea level; old medieval Bastide located at the foot of a sunny slope of Lauragais, just upstream from the confluence of the Vixiège and the Hers, which is a...
) - 06 (Pamiers-Sud) Towns served: PamiersPamiersPamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
, La Tour-du-CrieuLa Tour-du-CrieuLa Tour-du-Crieu is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of La Tour-du-Crieu are called Critouriens.-References:*...
, MirepoixMirepoix, AriègeMirepoix is a communes in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-History:The original town was virtually destroyed by flooding of the Hers-Vif river on 16 June 1289...
, Saint-Jean-du-FalgaSaint-Jean-du-FalgaSaint-Jean-du-Falga is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants are called Saint-Jeantais.-References:*...
, CarcassonneCarcassonneCarcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
) - 07 (Verniolle) Towns served: VerniolleVerniolleVerniolle is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Verniolle are called Verniollais.-References:*...
- 08 (Varilhes) Towns served: VarilhesVarilhesVarilhes is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Varilhes are called Varilhois.-References:*...
, DalouDalouDalou is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:... - 09 (Saint-Jean-du-Falga) Towns served: Saint-Jean-du-FalgaSaint-Jean-du-FalgaSaint-Jean-du-Falga is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants are called Saint-Jeantais.-References:*...
, CrampagnaCrampagnaCrampagna is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:...
, Centre hospitalier de Foix-Pamiers) - 10 (Foix-Center) Towns served: FoixFoixFoix is a commune, the capital of the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is the least populous administrative centre of a department in all of France, although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas...
, LoubièresLoubièresLoubières is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, VernajoulVernajoulVernajoul is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Vernajoul are called Vernajoulois....
, Underground river of Labouiche, Saint-Bosoms, TarbesTarbesTarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
) - 11 To be constructed
- 12 (Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat) Town served: Saint-Paul-of-Jarrat, LavelanetLavelanetLavelanet is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.-Tour de France:...
, PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
) - 13 (Montoulieu) Towns served: MontoulieuMontoulieu, AriègeMontoulieu is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:...
- 14 (Arignac) Towns served: ArignacArignacArignac is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Arignac are called Arignacois....
, Mercus-GarrabetMercus-GarrabetMercus-Garrabet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
Future
The N20Route nationale 20
The Route nationale 20 is a trunk road between Paris and the frontier with Spain heading south through the heart of France and passing through the Cathedral City of Orléans and Toulouse. The road forks at Col de Puymorens with one branch being the Route nationale 22 which leads to Andorra...
dual carriageway between Pamiers
Pamiers
Pamiers is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is the smaller town of Foix...
, Foix
Foix
Foix is a commune, the capital of the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is the least populous administrative centre of a department in all of France, although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas...
and Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Tarascon-sur-Ariège are called Tarasconnais.-External links:*...
is to be upgraded to motorway standard, and renumbered the A66, however no date for this has been announced.