A61 autoroute
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The A61 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.
It connects Narbonne
(and a junction on A9
) 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 by ASF. It is with 2x2 lanes on the majority of its course except for the section between Toulouse and the junction with A66 close to Villefranche-de-Lauragais
which is 2x3 lanes. It is also the European route E80.
It connects Narbonne
Narbonne
Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...
(and a junction on A9
A9 autoroute
The A9 autoroute is a motorway in southern France. The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the Scottish "A9" ....
) in 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...
, where becomes the A62
A62 autoroute
The A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting Toulouse with Bordeaux with a junction with the A630...
towards Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
. It also has junctions with the A64
A64 autoroute
The A64 autoroute is a motorway in south western France. It is also called the La Pyrénéenne and numbered the European route E80. It is a toll road for part of its length....
towards Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
and A68
A68 autoroute
The A68 autoroute is a motorway in southern France. It connects Toulouse to Albi. It starts with a junction with the A61 and a junction with the A20 and the N20...
towards Albi on the outskirts of Toulouse. It is totally a toll road and operated by ASF. It is with 2x2 lanes on the majority of its course except for the section between Toulouse and the junction with A66 close to Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Villefranche-de-Lauragais is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
which is 2x3 lanes. It is also the European route E80.
Junction
Exchange A61-A68-A62 Junction with A62A62 autorouteThe A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting Toulouse with Bordeaux with a junction with the A630...
to BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and A68A68 autorouteThe A68 autoroute is a motorway in southern France. It connects Toulouse to Albi. It starts with a junction with the A61 and a junction with the A20 and the N20...
to Albi.
15 km 231 (La Roseraie) Towns served: Toulouse- 16 km 233 (Soupetard) Towns served: Toulouse
- 17 km 235 (Lasbordes) Towns served: Toulouse, Castres via RN126.
- 18 km 236 (Montaudran) Towns served: Toulouse
- 19 km 239 (Le Palays-A620) Junction with A620 spur to Toulouse Centre.
Péage de Toulouse sud
Service Area km 248: Toulouse sud
Rest Area km 256: Ayguesvives/Baziège
- Exchange A61-A66 Junction with the A66A66 autorouteThe 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,...
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. - 20 km 264 (Villefranche de Lauragais) Towns served: Gardouch, Villefranche-de-Lauragais
- Rest Area km 265: Renneville/Villefranche
- Rest Area km 274: Port Lauragais
- 21 km 288 (Castelnaudary) Towns served: CastelnaudaryCastelnaudaryCastelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer....
- Rest Area km 292: Mireval/Castelnaudary
- 22 km 302 (Bram) Towns served: Bram
- Rest Area km 303: Montréal/Bram
- Service Area km 312: Carcassonne-Arzens
- 23 km 319 (Carcassonne ouest) Towns served: 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,...
- Rest Area km 323: Belvédère d'Auriac/Belvédère de la Cité
- 24 km 329 (Carcassonne est) Towns served: Carcassonne
- Service Area km 340: Les Corbières
- Rest Area km 354: Fontcouverte/La Peyrière
- 25 km 357 (Lézignan) Towns served: Lézignan-Corbières
- Rest Area km 366: Bizanet
- Rest Area km 375: Narbonne Jonquières
- Rest Area km 376: Pech Loubat
- Exchange A9-A61 Junction with the A9A9 autorouteThe A9 autoroute is a motorway in southern France. The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the Scottish "A9" ....
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.