A71 autoroute
Encyclopedia
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France
. It is also called the l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans
and ends at Clermont-Ferrand
.
to Salbris
was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges
.
-Gerzat
and St Julien-Combronde
.
There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy
to form part of the A77
to (Moulins
-Roanne
)
to the Atlantic coast.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is also called the l'Arverne. It starts at 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...
and ends at Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
.
Orléans to Bourges
The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between OrléansOrléans
-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...
to Salbris
Salbris
Salbris is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France....
was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
.
Junctions
Exchange A10-A71 Junction with the A10
01 (Orléans-Centre) km 1 Towns served: OrléansOrléans-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...- 02 (Olivet) km 7 Towns served: OlivetOlivet, LoiretOlivet is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Geography:Olivet is located in the septentrional bend of the Loire, which crosses from east to west. Olivet belongs to the vallée de la Loire sector between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, which was in 2000 inscribed by...
Rest Area: Le Bois de Bailly/Le Bois du Télégraphe- Rest Area:Chaumont-sur-Tharonne/La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
- 03 (Lamotte-Beuvron) km 39 Towns served: Lamotte-BeuvronLamotte-BeuvronLamotte-Beuvron is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. The town is located in Sologne on the banks of the Beuvron river.Lamotte-Beuvron is served by the A71 autoroute and the Route nationale 20.-See also:* Tarte Tatin...
- Rest Area: L'Étang du Marais/La Briganderie
- Rest Area: Les Marembets/La Saulot
- 04 (Salbris) km 58 Towns served: SalbrisSalbrisSalbris is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France....
Service Area: Salbris
- Exchange A71-A85 Junction with A85A85 autorouteThe A85 autoroute is a motorway in France. It connects the A11 at Angers to the A71 at Vierzon. It is 270 km long.-History:The motorway was opened in 1997...
- Exchange A20-A71 Junction with A20A20 autorouteThe A20 autoroute or L'Occitane is a highway through central France.-Regions Crossed:The road travels through the areas of Occitania, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. It starts at Vierzon in Cher and finishes in the south at Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne...
- 05 (Vierzon-Nord) km 79 Towns served: VierzonVierzonVierzon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A medium-sized town by the banks of the Cher River with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north...
- 06 (Vierzon-Est) km 85 Towns served: VierzonVierzonVierzon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A medium-sized town by the banks of the Cher River with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north...
- Rest area: Les Croquettes/La Chaussée de César
- Service Area: Bourges
- 07 (Bourges) km 110 Towns served: BourgesBourgesBourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand
This section of the autoroute is operated by SAPRR. It is 2x2 lanes and a toll road. The road has the double numbering A71/A89 between CombrondeCombronde
Combronde is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
-Gerzat
Gerzat
Gerzat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
and St Julien-Combronde
Combronde
Combronde is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
.
- 1987 : The section between MontmaraultMontmaraultMontmarault is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-Tourism:The Petite Valette campground has been named the best camping of the Auvergne by the German ADAC....
and Clermont-Est (71 km) is opened. - 1988 : The section between Forêt-de-TronçaisForest of TronçaisThe Forest of Tronçais is a French national forest, a forêt domaniale, comprising 10,600 hectares in the Allier, managed by the Office national des forêts...
and Montmarault (38 km) is opened. - 1989 : The opening of the section between BourgesBourgesBourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
and the Forêt-de-Tronçais (70 km)
Junctions
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- Rest Area: Le Gîte des Loups/Le Bois des Dames
- Service Area: Centre de la France
- 08 (Saint-Amand) km 152 Towns served: Saint-Amand-MontrondSaint-Amand-MontrondSaint-Amand-Montrond is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small town of farming and a little light industry situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951 with the D300 and D2144 roads....
- Rest Area: Le Grand MeaulnesLe Grand MeaulnesLe Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier. Fifteen-year-old François Seurel narrates the story of his relationship with seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes as Meaulnes searches for his lost love. Impulsive, reckless and heroic, Meaulnes embodies the romantic ideal, the...
/Vallon-en-Sully
- 09 (Vallon-en-Sully) km 182 Towns served: Vallon en Sully and HérissonHérissonHérisson is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
- 10 (Montluçon) km 197 Towns served: MontluçonMontluçonMontluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...
- Service Area: L'Allier
- 11 (Montmarault) km 220 Towns served: MontmaraultMontmaraultMontmarault is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-Tourism:The Petite Valette campground has been named the best camping of the Auvergne by the German ADAC....
- Rest Area: La Bouble/Chantelle-en-Bourbonnais
- Exchange A71-A719 Junction with A719 spur to
- 12 (Gannat) km 250 Towns served: GannatGannatGannat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5 800 inhabitants. There is a castle , two churches of which one is partly Romanesque with a 19th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July...
- Service Area: Volcans
- 12.1 (Combronde) km 26 Towns served: CombrondeCombrondeCombronde is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
- Exchange A89-A71 Junction with the A89A89 autorouteThe A89 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is known as the La Transeuropéenne. It will connect Lyon with Bordeaux.-Completed Sections:* Antenne de Balbigny* Combronde-Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze-Ussel-Tulle-Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes...
- Rest Area: Montpertuis/Pessat-Villeneuve
- 13 (Riom) km 275 Towns served: RiomRiomRiom is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-History:Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of Auvergne, and the seat of the dukes of Auvergne. The city was of Gaulish origin, the Roman Ricomagus...
- 14 (Gerzat) km 281 Towns served: GerzatGerzatGerzat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
- 15 (Clermont-Ferrand) km 284 Towns served: Clermont-FerrandClermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
- Exchange A710-A71 Junction with the A710 spur to
- 16 (Brezet) km 287 Towns served: Clermont-FerrandClermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
- Exchange A75-A71 km 288 Junction with A75A75 autorouteThe A75 is an autoroute in France.Known also as la Méridienne, it is a developmental project with the aim of speeding up and reducing the cost of car travel from Paris southwards, and apart from the Millau Viaduct, it is entirely free for the between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers...
to St Etienne and LyonLyonLyon , 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....
.
A719
Opened in 1997 between l'Antenne and Gannat (10 km).- Exchange A71-A719
- 13 (Ébreuil) km 1 Towns served: ÉbreuilÉbreuilÉbreuil is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
and GannatGannatGannat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5 800 inhabitants. There is a castle , two churches of which one is partly Romanesque with a 19th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July... - 14 (Gannat Saint-Pourçain) km 6 Towns served: GannatGannatGannat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5 800 inhabitants. There is a castle , two churches of which one is partly Romanesque with a 19th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July...
and Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleSaint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Geography:The commune is located north of Vichy and south of Moulins on the Route nationale 9....
24 km - 15 (Gannat-Est) km 9 Towns served: GannatGannatGannat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5 800 inhabitants. There is a castle , two churches of which one is partly Romanesque with a 19th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July...
and VichyVichyVichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...
There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...
to form part of the A77
A77 autoroute
The A77 autoroute is a motorway in central France. The road starts at the hamlet of Rosiers in Seine-et-Marne and finishes to the south of Nevers in Nièvre. It is also known as the l'Arbre - the motorway of the Tree....
to (Moulins
Moulins, Allier
Moulins is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department.Among its many tourist attractions are the Maison Mantin the Anne de Beaujeu Museum.-History:...
-Roanne
Roanne
Roanne is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It is located northwest of Lyon on the Loire River.-Economy:...
)
Junctions
- Exchange A71-A710 Junction with the A710
- Exchange A89-A710 Junction with the A89A89 autorouteThe A89 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is known as the La Transeuropéenne. It will connect Lyon with Bordeaux.-Completed Sections:* Antenne de Balbigny* Combronde-Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze-Ussel-Tulle-Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes...
(7 km)
A711
- Exchange A75-A711 Junction with the A75A75 autorouteThe A75 is an autoroute in France.Known also as la Méridienne, it is a developmental project with the aim of speeding up and reducing the cost of car travel from Paris southwards, and apart from the Millau Viaduct, it is entirely free for the between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers...
- 01.3 km 4 Towns served: LempdesLempdesLempdes is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-Sights:The parish church of St Stephen is in the Romanesque style and dates from the 12th century. It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.-Further reading:*Lempdes: mémoire d'un village...
- 01.4 km 5 Towns served: Pont-du-ChâteauPont-du-ChâteauPont-du-Château is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-Geography:Located at 15 km from Clermont-Ferrand , Pont-du-Château is a regional town laying near a strategic crossroad of motorways connecting Paris to Barcelona and Lyon to Bordeaux.Pont-du-Château, a...
- Exchange A89-A711 Junction with the A89A89 autorouteThe A89 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is known as the La Transeuropéenne. It will connect Lyon with Bordeaux.-Completed Sections:* Antenne de Balbigny* Combronde-Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze-Ussel-Tulle-Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes...
(11 km)
Future
There are proposals to create a major motorway route through Montluçon as part of a transport route from Central EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to the Atlantic coast.