Route nationale 5 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Route nationale 5, or RN 5, is a trunk road (nationale

Route nationale (France)

A route nationale, or simply nationale, is a trunk road in France. Trunk roads are in France are important roads which cross broad portions of the French territory, as opposed to secondary or communal roads who only serve local areas....

) in France

France

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now connecting Dijon

Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

with the frontier of Switzerland

Switzerland

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. It is also numbered the European route E21

European route E21

European route E 21 is a series of roads in Europe, part of the United Nations International E-road network.It runs from Metz, France to Geneva, Switzerland. It meets the European route E 25, the E 50 and the E 411 at Metz, from where it departs. On its way to Geneva, it crosses...

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The RN 5 originally ran to Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

following the route now numbered RN 6

Route nationale 6

The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road in France between Paris and the frontier with Italy in the Alps.- Reclassification :The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute...

to Sens

Sens

Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...

. Thereafter the road has been downgraded and numbered the D 905.
Of all the national main roads, the RN 5 is one of those (with the RN 16) which suffered the most from the re-numbering since 1970.