A7 autoroute
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The A7 Autoroute
, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil (English: the Motorway of the Sun) is a French motorway. It continues the A6
and links Lyon
to Marseille
. The autoroute du Soleil is 302.5 km (188 mi) long and forms part of European routes E15
, E80
, and E714.
countries and Germany
and the Mediterranean passes through the Rhône valley, and thus along the A7. Traffic is also generated by local transit around the larger cities of the region (Lyon, Vienne, Valence, Orange, Avignon). During holiday periods, traffic is particularly congested, southbound at the beginning of holidays, northbound at the end. the last week-end of July and the first week-end of August are particularly crowded in both directions; jams can occasionally stretch for hundreds of kilometers.
Autoroutes of France
The Autoroute system in France consists largely of toll roads, except around large cities and in parts of the north. It is a network of worth of motorways. Autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo...
, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil (English: the Motorway of the Sun) is a French motorway. It continues the A6
A6 autoroute (France)
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...
and links Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
to Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
. The autoroute du Soleil is 302.5 km (188 mi) long and forms part of European routes E15
European route E15
The European route E 15 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is a north-south "reference road", running from Inverness, Scotland south through England and France to Algeciras, Spain...
, E80
European route E80
European route E 80, also known as Trans-European Motorway or TEM, is an A-Class West-East European route, extending from Lisbon, Portugal to Gürbulak, Turkey, on the border with Iran...
, and E714.
Sorties (Exits)
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A7-A6A6 autoroute (France)The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...
Junction -
01 1.8 km: Lyon-centre - 02 2.3 km: Lyon-centre
- 03 4 km: Oullins
- 04 5.5 km: Pierre-Bénite
- 05 5.5 km: St.-Fons (vers le Boulevard Périphérique, via le Boulevard Pierre-Sémard)
- 06 9.1 km: VénissieuxVénissieuxVénissieux is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to the southeast.-Transport:...
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Aire de Solaize - 07 13.5 km: Solaize
- 07a 14 km: Sérézin-du-Rhône
- Aire de Sérézin-du-Rhône (southbound)
- A7-A46A46 autorouteThe A46 autoroute is a highway in central France. It connects the town of Givors to Anse and eastern Lyon. It was completed in 1992.- Characteristics :* 2x2 lanes * 65 km long...
-A47A47 autorouteThe A47 autoroute is a highway in central France. Completed in 1983 it connects Givors to Saint-Étienne. It also serves the suburbs south-west of Lyon and east of Saint-Étienne.-History:...
Junction - 08 21.5 km: chasse-sur-Rhône (de Marseille)
- 09 26 km: Vienne, Valence par N7, GrenobleGrenobleGrenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
par RN (de Lyon) - 10 32 km: Vienne, L'Isle d'Abeau (de Marseille)
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Péage de Vienne -
Aires de repos : Auberives (northbound) Grande Borne (Southbound)
- Aire de SRoussilon (northbound Petrol only)
- 12 33 km: Chanas AnnonayAnnonayAnnonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...
/ N82 - Aire de St Rambert d'Albon
- Aires de repos : Blacheronde (northbound) Combe Tourmente (southbound)
- Aires de repos : Bornaron/La Galaure
- Aires de repos : Bouterne (southbound)
- 13 : Tain l'Hermittage RomansRomans-sur-IsèreRomans-sur-Isère or Romans is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Geography:...
- Aire de Pont de l'Isere/Latitude 45'
- 14: Valence nord
- 15: GapGap, Hautes-AlpesGap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
Valence vers A49A49 autorouteThe A49 autoroute is a motorway in France. It was completed in 1991. It connects Romans with Grenoble.- History :The first section was opened in 1991 between the junction with the A48 towards Voreppe and the junction at Tullins...
/ N532 - Aire de Portes les Valence
- Aires de repos : Bellevue/Livron
- 16: Loriol-sur-DrômeLoriol-sur-DrômeLoriol-sur-Drôme is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
CrestCrest, DrômeCrest is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Crestois.-Sights:* The Tour de Crest, one of the highest medieval keeps in France - 52 m. Its height dominates the town. The tower was part of a castle which guarded one of the entrances to the...
PrivasPrivasPrivas is a commune of France, capital of the Ardèche department. It is the second-smallest administrative center of any department in France, larger than only the commune of Foix. It is the fifth-largest commune in the Ardèche, behind Annonay, Aubenas, Guilherand-Granges, and Tournon-sur-Rhône. It... - Aire de Bras de Zil (AR)/Saulce
- 17: MontélimarMontélimarMontélimar is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence.-History:...
Le TeilLe TeilLe Teil is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
DieulefitDieulefitDieulefit is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:... - Aire de Montélimar
- Aires de repos : Coucourde/Le logis neuf
- Aires de repos : Savasse/Roubion
- 18: Montélimar AubenasAubenasAubenas is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.It is the seat of several government offices...
Le Puy-en-VelayLe Puy-en-VelayLe Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary... - Aires de repos : Donzere (southbound) Pierrelate (northbound)
- Aires de repos : Tricastin (southbound)
- 19: BollèneBollèneBollène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
AlèsAlèsAlès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:... - Aire de Mornas les Adrets (southbound) Mornas village (northbound)
- A7-A9A9 autorouteThe A9 autoroute is a motorway in southern France. The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the Scottish "A9" ....
Junction - 21 167 km: Orange
- Aires de repos : Orange le Gres/Orange le Coudoulet
- Aires de repos : Le Fournalet (northbound)
- 22 172 km: Orange sud CarpentrasCarpentrasCarpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon...
- Aire de Sorgues (southbound)
- Aire de Repos: Le Fournalet (northbound)
- 23 188 km: AvignonAvignonAvignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
nord CarpentrasCarpentrasCarpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon... - Aire de Morieres (northbound)
- 24 198 km: AvignonAvignonAvignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
sud, AptApt, VaucluseApt is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It lies on the left bank of the Calavon, east of Avignon... - Aires de repos : Noves (southbound) Cabannes (northbound)
- Aires de repos : Cavaillon
- * 25 211 km: CavaillonCavaillonCavaillon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune....
ArlesArlesArles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
Beaucaire et TarasconTarasconTarascon , sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:... - Aires de repos : Sénas
- 26 221 km: Sénas
- Aires de repos : Lamanon (southbound)
- 27 229 km: Rognac, Avignon et Lyon par RN
- A7-A54A54 autoroute-Route:The motorway connects Salon-de-Provence with Nîmes and merges with the N113 between Saint-Martin-de-Crau and Arles.-History:Its first section was opened south of Salon-de-Provence in 1970, at the same time as the section of the A7 between Sénas and Rognac....
Junction - Péage de Lançon Provence
- Aires de repos :
- A7-A8A8 autorouteThe A8 autoroute, La Provençale, is a -long highway in France between Aix-en-Provence and the A7 to the Côte d'Azur.- Route :The A8 is an extension of the A7 starting to the west of Aix-en-Provence at La Fare-les-Oliviers. The road passes through the Departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and...
Junction - 29 254 km: Rognac Berre
- Aire de Vitrolles
- 30 : Vitrolles
- 29: Aéroport Marignane
- 30: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Marseille)
- A7-A55A55 autorouteThe A55 autoroute is a free motorway totalling 35 km in southern France.The road starts at Marseille at La Joliette and ends to the west of Martigues where it becomes the N568 towards Arles and Nîmes.-Junctions:...
Junction - 31: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Lyon)
- A7-A51A51 autorouteThe A51 autoroute is a projected motorway in south east France. It is the long term project to connect Marseille to Grenoble via Aix-en-Provence, the Durance valley and the Department Hautes-Alpes.-Route:...
Junction - 32: St Antoine (N8)
- 33: Les Ayguelades
- 34: Les Arnavaux
- 35: La Rose, AubagneAubagneAubagne is a commune located east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there...
, ToulonToulonToulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
par RN - 36: A557 liaison vers A55, Bd.-Plombière (depuis Lyon)
- 37: Saint Charles
- Terminus at Porte d'AixPorte d'AixPorte d'Aix is a triumphal arch in Marseille, in the south of France, marking the old entry point to the city on the road from Aix-en-Provence. The classical design by Michel-Robert Penchaud was inspired by the triumphal arches of the Roman Empire...
Traffic
This autoroute is fairly heavy throughout the year. Much of the transit of heavy goods between northern France and the BeneluxBenelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
countries and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the Mediterranean passes through the Rhône valley, and thus along the A7. Traffic is also generated by local transit around the larger cities of the region (Lyon, Vienne, Valence, Orange, Avignon). During holiday periods, traffic is particularly congested, southbound at the beginning of holidays, northbound at the end. the last week-end of July and the first week-end of August are particularly crowded in both directions; jams can occasionally stretch for hundreds of kilometers.