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{{Short description|Highway system of France}}
[[File:France autoroutes map-fr.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Map of French autoroutes in 2012]]
The '''''autoroute''''' ({{IPA|fr|otoʁut|lang|Fr-Paris--autoroute.ogg}}, '''highway''' or '''motorway''') system in [[France]] consists largely of [[toll road]]s (76% of the total). It is a network of {{convert|11,882|km|mi|abbr=on}} of motorways as of 2014. On road signs, autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo. Toll autoroutes are signalled with the word ''péage'' (toll or toll plaza).

[[File:French A1.jpg|thumb|The French [[Autoroute A1 (France)|autoroute A1]]]]
[[File:French Autoroute.jpg|thumb|A French motorway.]]

{|
|{{Graph:Chart|width=100|height=100|type=pie
|legend=Motorway traffic in billion vehicles km (in 2015)
|x=Privately managed motorways,Interurban motorways, Motorways and urban express roads, National roads with motorway characteristics
|y1=89.7,25.3,35.8,27.6
|y2=9,9,9,8
|colors=#80a1a170,#80fe3030,#80fec100,#803131fe,#80418181,#80814181,#80b1b1b1,
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|-
|Source: Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière.<ref>Bilan de l'accidentalité de l'année 2015</ref>
|}

==Length==

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!Network length (Privately managed & national statistics)
|-
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|xAxisTitle=Year
|yAxisTitle=Kilometers
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Network Length
|type=line
|x=1960,1970,1971,1975,1979,1980,
1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,
1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,
2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,
2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
|y1=1010,1010,3733,,,3733,
5515,,,,,,,,,5515,
7365,,,,,,,,,7365,
8847,,,,,,,,,8847,
8847,8891,9048,9053,9112,9137,9158
|y2=,1010,,,,3733,
,,,,,,,,,5515,
,,,,,,,,,7365,
,,,,,,,,,8847,
8887,8891,9048,9053,9112,9137,9158
|y3=,,,,4895,5287,
5289,5290,5497,5497,5885,6019,6206,6328,6680,6824,
7080,7408,7614,7956,8275,8596,8864,9303,9626,9766,
10068,10223,10379,10486,10800,10848,10958,11042,11163,11392,
11413,11413,11552,11560,11599,11612
|y4=,1542,,3119,
|colors=#80ae3C01,#019A37,#7171fe,#4674C0,#FeAaA5,#FeFe01,
|y1Title=ASFA Privately managed (decades)
|y2Title=ASFA Privately managed (yearly)
|y3Title=Motorways (Eurostat national statistics)
|y4Title=Motorways (Eurostat national statistics, different definition)
}}
|-
|-
| colspan = "2" |  Source ASFA.,<ref name="ASFA-cles17">{{Cite report |url=https://www.autoroutes.fr/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/ASFA_cles17.pdf |title=2017 CHIFFRES CLÉS |date=2017 |publisher=Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA |language=fr}}</ref> ASFA 2018;<ref name="autoroutes.fr"/> Eurostat (road_if_motorwa serie)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics - Eurostat |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ttr00002/default/table?lang=en |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Eurostat}}</ref>
|}

==Numbering scheme==
Unlike other motorway  systems, there is no systematic numbering system, but there is a clustering of Autoroute numbers based on region.

A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A14, A15, A16 radiate clockwise from Paris, with A2, A11, and A12 branching from A1, A10, and A13, respectively. A7 begins in Lyon, where A6 ends. A8 and A9 begin from the A7.

The 20s are found in northern and northwestern France. The 30s are found in eastern and northeastern France. The 40s are found near the Alps. The 50s are in the southeast, near the French Riviera. The 60s are found in southern France. The 70s are found in the center of the country. The 80s are found in western France, except for the [[A89 autoroute]] which goes from southwestern to eastern France.

==Named routes==
{{more citations needed|section|date=February 2020}}
[[File:Autoroute_F.svg|alt=Sign used denote the start of an Autoroute|right|100x100px]]
Autoroutes are often given a name, even if these are not very used:
*A1 is the ''autoroute du Nord'' (Northern motorway).
*A4 is the ''autoroute de l'Est'' (Eastern motorway).
*A6 and A7 are ''autoroutes du Soleil'' (Motorways of the Sun), as both lead from northern France to the sunny beach resorts of southern France.
*A8 is named ''La provençale'' as it cross the geographical region of [[Provence]].
*A9 is named ''La Languedocienne'' as it crosses the geographic region of [[Languedoc]] and also ''La Catalane'' because it leads to the region [[Catalonia]] in [[Spain]].
*A10 is named ''L'Aquitaine'' because it leads to [[Bordeaux]] and the region [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]].
*A11 is named ''L'Oceane'' because it leads to the Atlantic Ocean ([[Nantes]]).
*A13 is named the ''autoroute de Normandie'' as it traverses the region [[Normandy]].
*A16 is named ''L'Européenne'' (the European) because it connects Paris with several European destinations such as the [[Belgium–France border]], as well as [[Calais]], which is connected with England.
*A20 is named ''L'occitane'' as it leads to the region [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]] in south-west France.
*A21 is named the ''rocade minière'' (mining road) because it crosses the [[Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin]], the largest mining stub in France.
*A26 is named the ''autoroute des Anglais'' (motorway of the English) as it connects [[Calais]], the main point of arrival for cars and lorries from the UK, before continuing to [[Troyes]], and through the [[Champagne]] region, whose wines are loved by the British. In addition, it passes near the sites of the most famous battles fought by the [[British Army]] in [[World War I]], such as [[Arras]], [[Cambrai]], and the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] and not far from [[Ypres]] and [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] in Belgium. It also passes sites of earlier UK interest such as [[Crecy]] and [[The Field of the Cloth of Gold]].
*A35 is called ''l'Alsacienne'' or ''autoroute des Cigognes'' ([[Storks]]' motorways) as it passes only through the historical region of [[Alsace]], for whom [[Alsace#In tales|storks are a cultural symbol]].
*A36 is called ''la Comtoise'' after the old region [[Franche Comté]].
*A40 is named the ''autoroute blanche'' (white motorway) as it connects the French winter resort towns and the Alps.
*The A61 and A62 are named ''autoroute des deux mers'' (the two seas motorway) because these roads connect the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] from [[Bordeaux]] via [[Toulouse]] to [[Narbonne]].
*A68 is called ''autoroute du Pastel'' because it leads to Albi and to the ''Lauragais'' where woad was cultivated to produce pastel.
*A71 is called ''L'Arverne''.
*A75 is called ''La Méridienne''.
*A77 is called ''Autoroute de l'Arbre''.
*A84 is called ''Autoroute des Estuaires''. It is part of the main route between Belgium and Spain, avoiding Paris.
*A104, one of Paris's [[beltway]]s, is also known as ''La Francilienne'' because it circles the region of [[Ile-de-France]].

==Administration==
The status of motorways in France has been the subject of debate through years, from their construction until recently. Originally, the autoroutes were built by private companies mandated by the French government and followed strict construction rules as described below. They are operated and maintained by mixed companies held in part by private interests and in part by the state. Those companies hold concessions, which means that autoroutes belong to the French state and their administration to semi-private companies. [[Vinci SA|Vinci]] controls around {{convert|4380|km|mi|abbr=on}} of motorway. The different companies are as follows:
* ALIS (SEM, SAPN 8%, [[Bouygues]] 20.2%, [[Ixis]] 26%, DTP Terrassement 13.44%), operating the A28 Rouen-Alençon 125&nbsp;km, [http://www.alis-sa.com/ Alis, official site]
* [[Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône|SAPRR]] ([[Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône]]), 1801&nbsp;km, [https://web.archive.org/web/20050713232608/http://www.parisrhinrhone.fr/ SAPRR, official site]
* [[AREA]] ([[Société des Autoroutes Rhône-Alpes]], SAPRR Subsidiary at 99.82%), 381&nbsp;km, [http://www.area-autoroutes.fr/ AREA, official site]
* [[Autoroutes du sud de la France|ASF]] ([[Autoroutes du sud de la France]]), 2325&nbsp;km, [http://www.asf.fr/ ASF, official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206233753/http://www.asf.fr/ |date=2006-12-06 }} (bought by vinci-autoroutes.com [[Vinci (construction)|Vinci]])
* [[Autoroutes et tunnels du Mont-Blanc|ATMB Autoroutes et tunnels du Mont-Blanc]], 107&nbsp;km, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161126113732/http://www.atmb.net/ ATMB, official site]
* [[CEVM]] ([[Viaduc de Millau]], groupe [[Eiffage]]), 2.5&nbsp;km, [https://web.archive.org/web/20020928164322/http://www.viaducdemillaueiffage.com/ CEVM, official site]
* [[Cofiroute]] (Compagnie Industrielle et Financière des Autoroutes, private company part of [[Vinci (construction)|Vinci]] group), 896&nbsp;km, [http://www.cofiroute.fr/ Cofiroute, official site]
* [[Escota]] ([[Société des Autoroutes Esterel-Côte d'Azur]], [[Autoroutes du sud de la France|ASF]] group), 460&nbsp;km, [https://web.archive.org/web/20061123022013/http://www.escota.fr/ Escota, official site] (bought by vinci-autoroutes.com [[Vinci (construction)|Vinci]])
* [[Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France|Sanef]] (Société des autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France), A.C.S. group (Spain), 1317&nbsp;km, [http://www.sanef.com/ SANEF, official site]
* [[Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie|SAPN]] (Société des autoroutes Paris-Normandie, SEM, groupe [[Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France|Sanef]]), 366&nbsp;km, [http://www.sapn.fr/ SAPN, official site]
* [[Société française du tunnel routier du Fréjus|SFTRF]], [[Société française du tunnel routier du Fréjus]], 67&nbsp;km, [https://web.archive.org/web/20000530042518/http://www.tunneldufrejus.com/ SFRTF, official site]

Only in the [[Brittany]] region do most of the autoroutes belong to the government. They are operated by the regional council and are free from tolls.

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!Privately managed
!
|-
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|xAxisTitle=Company
|yAxisTitle=Million euros
|legend=Breakdown of revenues in million of euros (VAT excluded)
|type=pie
|x=Adelac, Albea, Alicorne, Alienor, Alis, Arcour, Aprr/area, Asf/ Escota, Atlandes, Atmb, Cofiroute, Sanef/Sapn, Sftrf
|y1=51.4,8.2,15.3,56.2,75.9,54.5,2327.7,3689.5,124.8,124.4,1363.6,1593.5,43
|showValues=
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|{{Graph:Chart|width=100|height=100
|xAxisTitle=Company
|yAxisTitle=In operation (kilometers)
|legend=In operation (kilometers)
|type=pie
|x=Adelac, Albea, Alicorne, Alienor, Alis, Aprr, Arcour, area, Asf , Atlandes, Atmb, Cofiroute, Escota, Sanef, Sapn, Sftrf
|y1=19.6,17.5,45,150,125,1867.4,101,409.4,2703.1,104,126.3,1100,471,1388.3,372.4,67.5
|showValues=
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|-
|-
|-
| colspan = "2" | Source ASFA<ref name="ASFA-cles17" />
|}

==Safety on French autoroutes==

===Motorway speed limits===
France has the following [[speed limit]]s for limited access roads classified as motorways:
* Under normal conditions - {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
* In rain or wet road conditions - {{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
* In heavy fog or snowy/icy conditions - {{convert|50|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}

Limited access roads classified as express roads have lower speed limit ({{convert|90|or|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5|disp=comma}}).

In normal conditions, there is a minimum speed of {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}} in the leftmost lane. There is no minimum speed on the others lanes, however the speed must be adapted to the conditions and not constitute a hazard by being too slow.

===Safe design===
[[File:Dynamic Information on French Autoroute.jpg|thumb|Dynamic information panel used on the French Autoroute.]]

The ''autoroutes'' are designed to increase driver [[road safety|safety]] and allow for higher speed limits ({{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5|disp=or}}) than on regular roads ({{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5|disp=or}}) without increasing the risk of accidents.

The safety features include:
* one way driving: the lanes driving in the opposite direction are separated by at least a crash barrier designed to resist the oblique impact of a car at up to {{convert|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}; there are no intersecting roads but overpasses and underpasses;
* wider carriageways, with at least 2 (often 3) lanes driving in the same direction, with a larger turning radius - ''some recently built autoroutes have one-lane-only sections''; for privately operated motorways, in 2017, the proportion is 6800&nbsp;km (74%) in 2x2 lanes, 2252&nbsp;km (25%) in 2x3 lanes, 84&nbsp;km (1%) in 2x4 lanes.<ref name="ASFA-cles17" /> Each lane is 3.5m wide.<ref name="dtrf.setra.fr">{{Cite report |url=http://dtrf.setra.fr/pdf/pj/Dtrf/0002/Dtrf-0002540/DT2540.pdf?openerPage=notice |title=ICTAAL INSTRUCTION SUR LES CONDITIONS TECHNIQUES D'AMÉNAGEMENT DES AUTOROUTES DE LIAISON |date=12 December 2000 |publisher=Sétra - Service d'études sur les transports, les routes et leurs aménagements |language=fr |via=DTRF - Documentation des Techniques Routières Françaises |format=PDF}}</ref>
* long entrance and exit ramps or slip roads to get in or out of the ''autoroute'' without disturbing the traffic;
* an [[emergency lane]], where it is forbidden to drive (except for emergency services), to park (except in case of emergency) and to walk;<ref>by definition motorways are forbidden to pedestrians</ref> Since 2000, new emergency lanes on newly built motorways should be 2.5m wide (or 3m if there are more than 2000 trucks a day). According to the 2000 standard, the emergency lane must be included in a 10m wide (8.5m for sections limited to 110&nbsp;km/h) security zone without obstacles (in case the security zone includes an upwards slope, it is limited to the line where the slope reaches a height of 3m).<ref name="dtrf.setra.fr"/>
* presence of emergency call boxes every {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} on each side, that allow to [[call for help]] with the possibility to locate the call; some call boxes have flashing light that warn when there is a problem ahead;
[[File:Aire de pique-nique.png|100px|right|Sign indicating a picnic place in an ''aire de repos''.]]
* rest areas (''aire de repos'', i.e. car park with public toilets) every {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} (4–6&nbsp;minutes of driving) and service areas (''aire de service'' with a least a gas station) every {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} (20–30&nbsp;minutes of driving) - ''on most recently built ''autoroutes'' these distances may be longer, up to 30/60km'';
* regularly patrolling security services, to clear any obstacle and protect drivers in trouble (usually a breakdown or a flat tyre) with appropriate warning signs and beacons;
* dynamic information panels that warn about possible difficulties ahead (e.g. accident, roadworks, traffic jam);
* a radio station (107.7&nbsp;MHz in FM) provides traffic information bulletins every 15 minutes (with a report in English in certain areas) and breaking news for emergencies;
* on heavy traffic days (e.g. beginning and end of school holidays), specific information and recreation events may be organised in rest areas;
* ''radars automatiques'' (speed cameras) are installed in many locations, and announced by a specific road sign.

===Safety results===

Fatalities on motorways have decreased between 2002 and 2016.

{| class="wikitable"
!Fatalities
|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=300|height=100
|xAxisTitle=Year
|yAxisTitle=Fatalities
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Fatalities by year
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|x=2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
|y1=328,275,,224,,197,,151,,194,,169,,174,169,166
|y2=,,,,, 173,134,133,133,156,127,138,123,148,147,150
|y3=,,,,, 81,81,73,55,68,99,74,78,89,64
|y4=,,,,, 92,92,87,66,53,88,100,46,92,51
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|-
| Source ASFA<ref name="ASFA-clés-mortels-2016">{{Cite report |url=https://www.autoroutes.fr/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/Chiffres%20cl%C3%A9s%20accidents%20mortels%202016.pdf |title=2016 SÉCURITÉ SUR AUTOROUTE - ACCIDENTS MORTELS - CHIFFRES CLÉS |date=2016 |publisher=Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="accidents-mortels-2016" />
|}

===Fatalities accidents scenario===

On French motorways, in 2016, 121 fatal accidents are direct/initial accidents representing 82% of fatal accidents, 16 (11%) fatal accidents occurs after a previous accident, and 10 (7%) fatal accidents occur after an incident.<ref name="accidents-mortels-2016" />

Three scenarios catch two-thirds of initial accidents:<ref name="accidents-mortels-2016" />
* A01 simple collision of two vehicle without direction change
* A06 crash on protection system such as safety traffic barrier
* A05 loss of vehicle control

===Fatalities and accidents remaining factors===

Most of fatalities occur by night.

{| class="wikitable"
!Fatal accident by Light condition
!Fatal accident cause
|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=70|height=70
|xAxisTitle=Cause
|yAxisTitle=%
|legend=Light condition
|type=pie
|x=Dark/Night, Day
|colors=#81010101,#80b18101
|y1=.58,.42
|y1Title=Fatal accident cause (in %)
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|yAxisTitle=%
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|showValues=format:.0%
}}
|-
|-
|-
|Source Sécurité routière<ref>{{Cite web |title=État de l'insécurité routière &#124; Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière |url=http://www.securite-routiere.gouv.fr/la-securite-routiere/l-observatoire-national-interministeriel-de-la-securite-routiere/accidentalite-routiere/bilans-annuels |website=Observatoire national interministériel de la sécurité routière |language=fr}}</ref>
| Source ASFA<ref name="ASFA-cles17" />
|}

Several factor of accidents are more highly probable by night in proportion to the traffic, although inattentiveness remains risky during the day.

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!Influence of time on the risk of accident (% of accidents divided by % of traffic)
|-
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|type=area
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|y1Title=% of accidents divided by % of traffic
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|interpolate=step-after
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|y1Title=% of accidents divided by % of traffic
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|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=250|height=70
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|yAxisTitle=Ratio
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|yAxisTitle=Ratio
|legend=Alcohol, drugs and medication, time influence
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|interpolate=step-after
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|y1Title=% of accidents divided by % of traffic
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|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=250|height=70
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|yAxisTitle=Ratio
|legend=Wrong direction & reversing, time influence
|type=area
|interpolate=step-after
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|-
| Source ASFA<ref name="accidents-mortels-2016">{{Cite report |url=https://www.autoroutes.fr/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/Analyse%20des%20accidents%20mortels%20et%20corporels%202016%201.pdf |title=2016 SÉCURITÉ SUR AUTOROUTE - ANALYSE DES ACCIDENTS MORTELS ET CORPORELS |date=2016 |publisher=Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA |language=fr}}</ref>
|}

===Young drivers===

Young drivers between 18 and 34 years old represent 19% of motorway drivers, but they are overrepresented in fatal [[Traffic collision|motor vehicle collisions]]<ref name="ASFA-clés-mortels-2016" />
and are involved in more than half of fatal accidents.<ref name="ASFA-clés-mortels-2016" />

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan = "5" | Involvement of young drivers in 2016, in fatal accidents
|-
!young drivers in dangerous manoeuvre
!young drivers in inattentiveness
!young drivers in excessive speeding
|-
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|xAxisTitle=Age
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Age in dangerous manoeuvre
|type=pie
|x=< 35 years old, ≥35 & ≤ 64 years old , ≥65 years old, undetermined
|y1=.53,.34,.07,.06
|y1Title=Killed (ASFA)
|showValues=format:.0%
}}
|{{Graph:Chart|width=70|height=70
|xAxisTitle=Age
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Age in inattentiveness
|type=pie
|x=< 35 years old, ≥35 & ≤ 44 years old , ≥45 & ≤ 64 years old , ≥65 years old, undetermined
|y1=.37,.15,.27,.10,.11
|y1Title=Killed (ASFA)
|showValues=format:.0%
}}
|{{Graph:Chart|width=70|height=70
|xAxisTitle=Age
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Age in Excessive speeding
|type=pie
|x=< 35 years old, ≥35 & ≤ 54 years old ,≥55 years old, undetermined
|y1=.52,.28,.11,.09
|y1Title=Killed (ASFA)
|showValues=format:.0%
}}
|-
| colspan = "3" | Source ASFA<ref name="ASFA-clés-mortels-2016" />
|}

===Pedestrians===
Although pedestrians are forbidden on motorways in conformity with the [[Vienna Convention on Road Traffic|Vienna Convention]], they are still sometimes killed on motorways.

In case a vehicle on a carriage cannot move, motorways safety rules remains applicable: it is forbidden for a pedestrian to travel on the motorway by article 421-2 from the "Code de la route" law.<ref>{{citation|url = https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/section_lc/LEGITEXT000006074228/LEGISCTA000006159606/#LEGISCTA000006159606 | title = Code de la route : Chapitre Ier : Autoroutes. (Articles R421-1 à R421-10) | quote = I.-L'accès des autoroutes est interdit à la circulation : | access-date = 6 August 2022 }}</ref> For this reason, in case of accident or breakdown, it is advised to turn on hazard warning lights, wear [[high-visibility clothing]], and go in a safer place such as the other side from the [[traffic barrier]] where there is no traffic. Since 2008, it is clarified that [[Warning sign|warning triangles]] are no longer mandatory when they would endanger the driver of the disabled vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2020 |title=Gilet et triangle de sécurité |url=https://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Publications/Vie-pratique/Fiches-pratiques/Triangles-de-pre-signalisation-gilets-de-securite |website=Ministère de l'Économie des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique |language=fr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan = "5" | Pedestrians killed in 2016
|-
!Place where pedestrians are killed
!Reason for pedestrian presence
|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=70|height=70
|xAxisTitle=Age
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Place
|type=pie
|x=Lanes, Emergency lane, Rest area
|y1=.69,.28,.03
|y1Title=Killed (ASFA)
|showValues=format:.0%
}}
|{{Graph:Chart|width=70|height=70
|xAxisTitle=Age
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMin=0
|legend=Pedestrians origin
|type=pie
|x=Breakdown& stopping on emergency lane, Accident, Pedestrians foreign to the motorway, Motorway staff, Pedestrian providing assistance
|y1=.40,.28,.27,.03,.02
|y1Title=Killed (ASFA)
|showValues=format:.0%
}}

|-
| colspan = "3" | Source ASFA
|}

==Economics==
[[File:Autoroute A2 - Barrière de péage de Hordain-5699.jpg|alt=Barrière de péage|thumb|Toll barrier in [[Hordain]] (north of France), on [[A2 autoroute (France)|autoroute A2]]]]
The toll roads were granted as [[concession (contract)|concessions]] to [[mixed-economy]] corporations; the free roads are directly administered by the national government. Tolls are either based on a flat-rate for access to the road or on the distance driven. The latter case is the most common for long distances; users take a ticket from an automatic machine when they enter the autoroute, and pay according to the distance when exiting; toll booths accept multiple payment methods.
[[File:Péage.png|150px|right|Sign indicating a ''péage''.]]

In 2005, the [[Dominique de Villepin|Villepin]] government proposed a controversial plan to sell all of the state's holdings in autoroute companies to private investors. Critics contend that the price announced is well below the profit forecasts for these companies, and thus that the government sacrifices the future to solve current budgetary problems.<ref>[http://www.equipement.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Autoroutes_cle7ee15f-1.pdf Press release of 12-14-2005] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061120092646/http://www.equipement.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Autoroutes_cle7ee15f-1.pdf |date=November 20, 2006}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Mode of payment
|-
|{{Graph:Chart|width=150|height=150
|xAxisTitle=Year
|yAxisTitle=%
|yAxisMax=1
|legend=Paiement mode
|type=stackedrect
|x=2014,2015,2016,2017
|yAxisFormat=.1%
|y1=.128,.119,.107,.097
|y2=.369,.364,.361,.348
|y3=.377,.389,.402,.418
|y4=.099,.100,.104,.108
|y5=.031,.028,.026,.029
|y1Title=Cash, cheque, foreign currency
|y2Title=Credit cards (Eurocard, mastercard, visa)
|y3Title=Liber-t (automobile)
|y4Title=Tis-pl (trucks)
|y5Title=Private cards
|showValues=format:.0%,offset:1,fontsize:9
}}
|-
| Source ASFA<ref name="ASFA-cles17" /><ref name="autoroutes.fr">{{Cite report |url=https://www.autoroutes.fr/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/ASFA_Chiffres_Cles18%282%29.pdf |title=2018 CHIFFRES CLÉS |date=2018 |publisher=Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes - ASFA |language=fr}}</ref>
|}

== List of autoroutes ==
{{routelist top|name|unit=km}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 1
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute du Nord}}
| length_km = 211
| terminus_a = [[Paris]] ([[Porte de la Chapelle]])
| terminus_b = [[Lille]] (A25)
| established = 1954
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E17|E&nbsp;17]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E19|E&nbsp;19]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E42|E&nbsp;42]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 2
| local = 
| length_km = 77.6
| terminus_a = [[Combles]] (A1)
| terminus_b = [[Belgium]]
| established = 1972
| notes = Part of [[European route E19|E&nbsp;19]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 3
| local = 
| length_km = 18.4
| terminus_a = [[Paris]] ([[Porte de Bagnolet]])
| terminus_b = [[Roissy-en-France]] (A1)
| established = 1969
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 4
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute de l'Est}}
| length_km = 482
| terminus_a = [[Paris]] ([[Porte de Bercy]])
| terminus_b = [[Strasbourg]]
| established = 1970
| notes = Part of [[European route E17|E&nbsp;17]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E25|E&nbsp;25]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E46|E&nbsp;46]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E50|E&nbsp;50]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 5
| local = 
| length_km = 225
| terminus_a = [[Vert-Saint-Denis]] ([[Seine-et-Marne]])
| terminus_b = [[Langres]] (A31)
| established = 1983
| notes = Part of [[European route E17|E&nbsp;17]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E54|E&nbsp;54]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 6
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute du Sud}}, {{lang|fr|Autoroute du Soleil}}
| length_km = 466.3
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]] (A7 / M7)
| terminus_b = [[Paris]] ([[Wissous]]) (A6a / A6b)
| established = 1960
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E21|E&nbsp;21]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E60|E&nbsp;60]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 7
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute du Soleil}}
| length_km = 312
| terminus_a = [[Marseille]]
| terminus_b = [[Lyon]] (A6 / M6)
| established = 1951
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E80|E&nbsp;80]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E714|E&nbsp;714]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 8
| local = {{lang|fr|La Provençale}}
| length_km = 224
| terminus_a = [[La Fare-les-Oliviers]] (A7)
| terminus_b = [[Italy]]
| established = 1961
| notes = Part of [[European route E74|E&nbsp;74]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E80|E&nbsp;80]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 9
| local = {{lang|fr|La Languedocienne}}, {{lang|fr|La Catalane}}
| length_km = 280
| terminus_a = [[Spain]]
| terminus_b = [[Orange, Vaucluse|Orange]] (A7)
| established = 1960
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E80|E&nbsp;80]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 10
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Aquitaine}}
| length_km = 557
| terminus_a = [[Bordeaux]] (A630)
| terminus_b = [[Paris]] ([[Wissous]]) (A6a / A6b)
| established = 1960
| notes = Part of [[European route E5|E&nbsp;5]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 11
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Océane}}
| length_km = 347
| terminus_a = [[Nantes]] 
| terminus_b = [[Ponthévrard]] (A10)
| established = 1966
| notes = Part of [[European route E50|E&nbsp;50]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E60|E&nbsp;60]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E501|E&nbsp;501]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 12
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute de Bretagne}}
| length_km = 8.5
| terminus_a = [[Trappes]]
| terminus_b = [[Rocquencourt, Yvelines|Rocquencourt]] (A13)
| established = 1950
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 13
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute de Normandie}}
| length_km = 226
| terminus_a = [[Caen]] (Porte de Paris)
| terminus_b = [[Paris]] (Porte d'Auteuil)
| established = 1940
| notes = Part of [[European route E5|E&nbsp;5]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E46|E&nbsp;46]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 14
| local = 
| length_km = 21.7
| terminus_a = [[La Défense]]
| terminus_b = [[Orgeval, Yvelines|Orgeval]] (A13)
| established = 1996
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 15
| local = 
| length_km = 24
| terminus_a = [[Gennevilliers]] (A86)
| terminus_b = [[Cergy]]
| established = 1974
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 16
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Européenne}}
| length_km = 319
| terminus_a = [[L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise|L'Isle-Adam]]
| terminus_b = [[Belgium]]
| established = 1991
| notes = Part of [[European route E40|E&nbsp;40]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E44|E&nbsp;44]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E401|E&nbsp;401]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E402|E&nbsp;402]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 19
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Éco Autoroute}}
| length_km = 131
| terminus_a = [[Orléans]] ([[Artenay]]) (A10)
| terminus_b = [[Sens]] (A5)
| established = 1993
| notes = Part of [[European route E511|E&nbsp;511]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 20
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Occitane}}
| length_km = 428
| terminus_a = [[Montauban]] (A62)
| terminus_b = [[Vierzon]] (A71)
| established = 1992
| notes = Part of [[European route E9|E&nbsp;9]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 21
| local = {{lang|fr|Rocade Minière}}
| length_km = 58.9
| terminus_a = [[Aix-Noulette]] at an interchange with the [[A26 autoroute]]
| terminus_b = [[Douchy-les-Mines]] (A2)
| established = 1971
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 22
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute du Nord}}
| length_km = 15.8
| terminus_a = [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]] (A1)
| terminus_b = [[Belgium]]
| established = 1972
| notes = Part of [[European route E17|E&nbsp;17]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 23
| local = 
| length_km = 42.7
| terminus_a = [[Lesquin]] (A27)
| terminus_b = [[Trith-Saint-Léger]] (A2)
| established = 1978
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 24
| local = 
| length_km = 
| terminus_a = [[Amiens]]
| terminus_b = [[Belgium]]
| established = 1980
| decommissioned = 2011
| notes = Proposed, but never built
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 25
| local = 
| length_km = 62.7
| terminus_a = [[Lesquin]] (A1)
| terminus_b = [[Dunkirk]]
| established = 1963
| notes = Part of [[European route E42|E&nbsp;42]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 26
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Anglais}}
| length_km = 395
| terminus_a = [[Troyes]] (A5)
| terminus_b = [[Calais]] (A16)
| established = 1976
| notes = Part of [[European route E15|E&nbsp;15]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E17|E&nbsp;17]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E50|E&nbsp;50]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 27
| local = 
| length_km = 13.7
| terminus_a = [[Lesquin]] (A22)
| terminus_b = [[Belgium]]
| established = 1973
| notes = Part of [[European route E42|E&nbsp;42]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 28
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Estuaires}}
| length_km = 366.5
| terminus_a = [[Abbeville]] (A16)
| terminus_b = [[Tours]] (A10)
| established = 2005
| notes = Part of [[European route E44|E&nbsp;44]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E402|E&nbsp;402]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E502|E&nbsp;502]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 29
| local = 
| length_km = 183
| terminus_a = [[Le Havre]] (A13)
| terminus_b = [[Saint-Quentin, Aisne|Saint-Quentin]] (A26)
| established = 1995
| notes = Part of [[European route E44|E&nbsp;44]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E402|E&nbsp;402]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 30
| local = 
| length_km = 25
| terminus_a = [[Uckange]] (A31)
| terminus_b = [[Crusnes]]
| established = 1963
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 31
| local = 
| length_km = 351
| terminus_a = [[Beaune]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Luxembourg]]
| established = 1966
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 32
| local = 
| length_km = 
| terminus_a = [[Freyming-Merlebach]]
| terminus_b = [[Germany]]
| established = 1972
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 33
| local = 
| length_km = 26.8
| terminus_a = [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] (A31)
| terminus_b = [[Hudiviller]]
| established = 1953
| notes = Local autoroute around Nancy
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 34
| local = 
| length_km = 98
| terminus_a = [[Reims]] (A4)
| terminus_b = [[Sedan, Ardennes|Sedan]]
| established = 1973
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 35
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Cigognes}}
| length_km = 172
| terminus_a = [[Germany]]
| terminus_b = [[Switzerland]] ([[Basel]])
| established = 1965
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 36
| local = {{lang|fr|La Comtoise}}
| length_km = 237
| terminus_a = [[Ladoix-Serrigny]] (A31)
| terminus_b = [[Germany]]
| established = 1986
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 38
| local = {{lang|fr|La Côte-d'Orienne}}
| length_km = 37
| terminus_a = [[Pouilly-en-Auxois]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Dijon]]
| established = 1973
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 39
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute Verte}}
| length_km = 144
| terminus_a = [[Dijon]]
| terminus_b = [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] (A40)
| established = 1992
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 40
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute Blanche, Autoroute des Titans}}
| length_km = 205.9
| terminus_a = [[Mâcon]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Italy]] ([[Mont Blanc Tunnel]])
| established = 1973
| notes = Part of [[European route E62|E62]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 41
| local = 
| length_km = 112.9
| terminus_a = [[Switzerland]] ([[Geneva]])
| terminus_b = [[Grenoble]]
| established = 1975
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 42
| local = 
| length_km = 52.3
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]]
| terminus_b = [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] (A40)
| notes = Part of [[European route E611|E611]]
| established = 1987
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 43
| local = 
| length_km = 208
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]]
| terminus_b = [[Italy]]
| established = 1973
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 44
| local = 
| length_km = 
| beltway = Bypassing [[Lyon]] to the west
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 45
| local = 
| length_km = 
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]]
| terminus_b = [[Saint-Étienne]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 46
| local = 
| length_km = 47.6
| terminus_a = [[Anse, Rhône|Anse]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Givors]] (A7 / A47) (bypassing Lyon by east)
| established = 1992
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 47
| local = 
| length_km = 29.5
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]] ([[Givors]]) (A7 / A46)
| terminus_b = [[Saint-Étienne]]
| established = 1962 
| notes = Part of [[European route E70|E70]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 48
| local = 
| length_km = 52.5
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]] (A43)
| terminus_b = [[Grenoble]]
| established = 1968
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 49
| local = 
| length_km = 70.4
| terminus_a = [[Grenoble]]
| terminus_b = [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]]
| established = 1992
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 50
| local = 
| length_km = 70
| terminus_a = [[Marseille]]
| terminus_b = [[Toulon]] (A57)
| established = 1962
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 51
| local = 
| length_km = 172
| terminus_a = [[Marseille]] (A7)
| terminus_b = [[Grenoble]], Val de Durance
| established = 1953
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 52
| local = Great ring of Marseille
| length_km = 25.3
| terminus_a = [[Aix-en-Provence]] (A8)
| terminus_b = [[Aubange]] (A50)
| established = 1974
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 54
| local = 
| length_km = 49
| terminus_a = [[Nîmes]] (A9)
| terminus_b = [[Salon-de-Provence|Salon]] Sud (link with A7)
| established = 1970
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 55
| local = 
| length_km = 36.7
| terminus_a = [[Martigues]]
| terminus_b = [[Marseille]]
| established = 1972
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 56
| local = 
| length_km = 
| beltway = Link between A54 and A55 from Salon to Fos freight port
| established = proposed
| notes = &nbsp;
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 57
| local = 
| length_km = 52
| terminus_a = [[Toulon]] (A50)
| terminus_b = [[Le Cannet-des-Maures]] (A8)
| established = 1964
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 61
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Deux Mers}}
| length_km = 147.5
| terminus_a = [[Toulouse]] (A62)
| terminus_b = [[Narbonne]] (A9)
| established = 1978
| notes = Part of [[European route E80|E80]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 62
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Deux Mers}}
| length_km = 242
| terminus_a = [[Bordeaux]] (A630)
| terminus_b = [[Toulouse]] (A61)
| established = 1975
| notes = Part of [[European route E72|E72]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 63
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute de la Côte Basque}}
| length_km = 206
| terminus_a = [[Bordeaux]] (A630)
| terminus_b = [[Spain]]
| established = 1972
| notes = Part of [[European route E05|E05]]/[[European route E70|E70]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 64
| local = {{lang|fr|La Pyrénéenne}}
| length_km = 287
| terminus_a = [[Toulouse]] (A620)
| terminus_b = [[Bayonne]] (A63)
| established = 1977
| notes = Part of [[European route E80|E80]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 65
| local = 
| length_km = 150
| terminus_a = [[Bordeaux]] (A62)
| terminus_b = [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] (A64)
| established = 2010
| notes = Part of [[European route E07|E7]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 66
| local = 
| length_km = 38.2
| terminus_a = [[Toulouse]] (A61)
| terminus_b = [[Pamiers]]
| established = 2002
| notes = Part of [[European route E09|E9]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 68
| local = 
| length_km = 61.9
| terminus_a = [[Toulouse]] (A62 / A61)
| terminus_b = [[Albi]]
| established = 1992
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 71
| local = {{lang|fr|L'Arverne}}
| length_km = 290.5
| terminus_a = [[Orléans]] (A10)
| terminus_b = [[Clermont-Ferrand]] (A75)
| established = 1986
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 72
| local = 
| length_km = 55
| terminus_a = [[Saint-Étienne]]
| terminus_b = [[Balbigny]] (A89)
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 75
| local = {{lang|fr|La Méridienne}}
| length_km = 335
| terminus_a = [[Clermont-Ferrand]] (A71)
| terminus_b = [[Béziers]] (A9)
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 77
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute de l'Arbre}}
| length_km = 161
| terminus_a = [[Poligny, Seine-et-Marne|Poligny]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Nevers]]
| established = 1981
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 79
| local = {{lang|fr|La Bourbonnaise}}
| length_km = 92
| terminus_a = [[Montmarault]] (A71)
| terminus_b = [[Digoin]]
| established = 2022
| notes = Part of [[European route E62|E&nbsp;62]]&nbsp;
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 81
| local = 
| length_km = 94.8
| terminus_a = [[Le Mans]] (A11)
| terminus_b = [[La Gravelle]]
| established = 1982
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 83
| local = 
| length_km = 152.5
| terminus_a = [[Nantes]]
| terminus_b = [[Niort]] (A10)
| established = 2001
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 84
| local = {{lang|fr|Autoroute des Estuaires}}
| length_km = 170.5
| terminus_a = [[Caen]] (Porte de Bretagne)
| terminus_b = [[Rennes]]
| established = 2003
| notes = Part of [[European route E3|E&nbsp;3]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E46|E&nbsp;46]]&nbsp;/ [[European route E401|E&nbsp;401]]
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 85
| local = 
| length_km = 270
| terminus_a = [[Angers]] (A11)
| terminus_b = [[Vierzon]] (A71)
| established = 1997
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 86
| local = 
| length_km = 80.1
| beltway = {{lang|fr|Paris orbital}}
| established = 2009
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 87
| local = 
| length_km = 129
| terminus_a = [[Angers]] (A11)
| terminus_b = [[La Roche-sur-Yon]]
| established = 2002
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 88
| local = 
| length_km = 117.7
| terminus_a = [[Caen]] (Porte d'Espagne)
| terminus_b = [[Sées]] (A28)
| established = 2010
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 89
| local = 
| length_km = 544
| terminus_a = [[Lyon]] (A6)
| terminus_b = [[Bordeaux]]
| established = 1991
| notes = Part of [[European route E70|E&nbsp;70]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 500
| local = 
| length_km = 2
| terminus_a = [[La Turbie]] (A8)
| terminus_b = [[Monaco]]
| established = 1992
| notes = 
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 507
| length_km = 9.7
| beltway = Ring of Marseille
| established = 2016
| notes = &nbsp;
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 520
| local = 
| length_km = 3
| terminus_a = [[Roquevaire]] (A52)
| terminus_b = [[Auriol, Bouches-du-Rhône|Auriol]]
| state = 
}}
{{Routelist row|local
| country = FRA
| type = A
| route = 557
| local = 
| length_km = 2
| beltway = One-direction ring of Marseille downtown
| established = 1969
| notes = none
| state = 
}}
{{routelist bottom}}

===Others===
[[File:Autoroute A10.jpg|thumb|[[A10 autoroute]] near [[Paris]]]]
[[File:A13 Giberville.jpg|thumb|A13 in the outskirts of [[Caen]]]]

* '''[[A1 autoroute (Martinique)|A1(972)]]''': Around [[Fort-de-France]]. Autoroute in [[Martinique]], a French overseas territory.
* '''[[A104 autoroute|A104]]''': The [[Francilienne]] around the [[Île-de-France]] (Paris) region
* '''[[A5 autoroute|A105]]''': [[Combs-la-Ville]]
* '''[[A110 autoroute|A110]]''': [[Ablis]] - [[Tours]] (proposed)
* '''[[A115 autoroute|A115]]''': [[A15 autoroute|A15]] ([[Sannois]]) - [[Méry-sur-Oise]]
* '''[[A131 autoroute|A131]]''': [[Bourneville, Eure|Bourneville]] ([[A13 autoroute|A13 exit 26]]) - [[Le Havre]]
* '''[[A132 autoroute|A132]]''': [[A13 autoroute|A13 / Pont-L'Évêque]] - [[Canapville, Calvados|Canapville]]
* '''[[A13 autoroute|A154]]''': [[A13 autoroute|A13]] - [[Louviers]]
* '''[[A199 autoroute|A199]]''': [[Torcy, Seine-et-Marne|Torcy]] - [[Champs-sur-Marne]] (downgraded to D199)
* '''[[A21 autoroute|A211]]''': [[Noyelles-sous-Lens|A21]] - [[Avion, Pas-de-Calais|N17]]
* '''[[A26 autoroute|A216]]''': [[A16 autoroute|A16]]/[[A26 autoroute|A26]] - [[Rocade Est|N216]] [[Calais]]
* '''[[A320 autoroute|A320]]''' : [[A4 autoroute|A4]] - [[Germany]]
* '''[[A33 autoroute|A330]]''': [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] - [[Richardménil]]
* '''[[A39 autoroute|A391]]''': [[A39 autoroute|A39]] - [[RN83]]
* '''[[A404 autoroute|A404]]''': [[Saint-Martin-du-Frêne]] - [[Oyonnax]] - [[Arbent]]
* '''[[A406 autoroute|A406]]''': [[Mâcon]]
* '''[[A430 autoroute|A430]]''': [[Chamousset, Savoie|Chamousset]] - [[Gilly-sur-Isère]]
* '''[[A432 autoroute|A432]]''': [[Saint-Laurent-de-Mure]] - [[Montluel]]
* '''[[A500 autoroute|A500]]''': [[Tunnel]] (access to [[Monaco]])
* '''[[A570 autoroute|A570]]''': [[A57 autoroute|A57]] - [[Hyères]]
* '''[[A620 autoroute|A620]]''': [[A61 autoroute|A61]] - [[A62 autoroute|A62]] (West ring of [[Toulouse]])
* '''[[A620 autoroute|A621]]''': [[Toulouse]] - [[Blagnac]]
* '''[[A620 autoroute|A623]]''': [[A620 autoroute|A620]] - [[A61 autoroute|A61]]
* '''[[A620 autoroute|A624]]''': [[Toulouse]] - [[Colomiers]]
* '''[[A630 autoroute|A630]]''': [[Lormont]] - [[Bègles]]
* '''[[A630 autoroute|A631]]''': [[Bègles]]
* '''[[A64 autoroute|A641]]''': [[Oeyregave]] - [[Orthevielle]]
* '''[[A64 autoroute|A645]]''': [[Ponlat-Taillebourg]] - [[Seilhan]]
* '''[[A63 autoroute|A660]]''': [[Mios]] - [[Gujan-Mestras]]
* '''[[A68 autoroute|A680]]''': [[Castelmaurou]] - [[Verfeil, Haute-Garonne|Verfeil]]
* '''[[A71 autoroute|A710]]''': [[Gerzat]] - [[Clermont-Ferrand]]
* '''[[A71 autoroute|A711]]''': [[Lempdes]] - [[Pont-du-Château]]
* '''[[A71 autoroute|A712]]''': [[Lempdes]] - [[Pont-du-Château]]
* '''[[A71 autoroute|A714]]''': [[Bizeneuille]] - [[Saint-Victor, Allier|Saint-Victor]]
* '''[[A71 autoroute|A719]]''': [[Gannat]] - [[Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot]]
* '''[[A75 autoroute|A750]]''': A75 to [[Clermont-l'Hérault]] - [[Montpellier]]
* '''[[A811 autoroute|A811]]''': [[Carquefou]] - [[Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire]]
* '''[[A813 autoroute|A813]]''':[[Banneville-la-Campagne]]-[[Frénouville]]
* '''[[A83 autoroute|A831]]''': [[Rochefort, Charente-Maritime|Rochefort]] - [[La Rochelle]] - [[Fontenay-le-Comte]]
* '''[[A10 autoroute|A837]]''' ''Autoroute des Oiseaux'': [[Rochefort, Charente-Maritime|Rochefort]] - [[Écurat]] ([[A10 (France)|A10]])
* '''[[A844 autoroute|A844]]''': [[A11 autoroute|A11]]-[[A82 autoroute|A82]]

== Radio coverage ==
[[File:107.7coverage.png|thumb|500x500px|The complete coverage map of FM 107.7.]]

The FM 107.7 radio coverage is available in 2017 on 8902 kilometres of the (ASFA) network.<ref name="autoroutes.fr"/>
This is a list of highways that are updated in 107.7 FM every 15 minutes, live 24/7 (if the highway is said alone, it means that the station covers all around it):

=== Sanef 107.7 (1850km) ===
; Nord
* [[A1 autoroute|A1]]: Roissy-en-France - Carvin
* [[A2 autoroute|A2]]: [[A1 autoroute|A1]] - Hordain
* [[A16 autoroute|A16]]: L'Isle-d'Adam - Boulogne-sur-Mer
* [[A26 autoroute|A26]]: Calais - Saint-Quentin
* [[A29 autoroute|A29]]: Neufchâtel-en-Bray - Saint-Quentin
; Est
* [[A4 autoroute|A4]]: Noisy-le-Grand - Reichstett
* [[A26 autoroute|A26]]: Saint-Quentin - northern Troyes
* [[A314 autoroute|A314]]
* [[A315 autoroute|A315]]
* [[A344 autoroute|A344]]
; Ouest
* [[A13 autoroute|A13]]: Orgeval - Caen
* [[A14 autoroute|A14]]: Carrières-sur-Seine - Orgeval
* [[A29 autoroute|A29]]: (Beuzeville - Saint-Saëns; outside Normandy)
* [[A132 autoroute|A132]]
* [[A139 autoroute|A139]]
* [[A154]]
* [[A813]]

=== Autoroute INFO (2487km) ===
; Centre-Est (live from Dijon)
* [[A5 autoroute|A5]]: Lieusant - Langres
* [[A6 autoroute|A6]]: Fleury-en-Bière - Limonest
* [[A19 autoroute|A19]]: Courtenay - Sens
* [[A26 autoroute|A26]]: northern Troyes - southern Troyes
* [[A31 autoroute|A31]]: Beaune - Toul
* [[A36 autoroute|A36]]: Beaune - Mulhouse
* [[A39 autoroute|A39]]: Dijon - Bourg-en-Bresse
* [[A40 autoroute|A40]]: Mâcon - Bellegarde
* [[A46 autoroute|A46]]: Anse - Vaulx-en-Velin
* [[A71 autoroute|A71]]: Bourges - Clermont-Ferrand
* [[A77 autoroute|A77]]: [[Autoroute française A6|A6]] - Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
* [[A105 motorway (France)|A105]]
* [[A311 autoroute|A311]]
* [[A391]]
* [[A406 autoroute|A406]]
* [[A411]]
* [[A430 autoroute|A430]]
* [[A714]]
; Rhône-Alpes (live from Chambéry)
* [[A40 autoroute|A40]]: Bellegarde - Le Fayet
* [[A41 autoroute|A41]]: Genève - Chambéry - Grenoble
* [[A42 autoroute|A42]]: Bourg-en-Bresse - Vaulx-en-Velin
* [[A43 autoroute|A43]]: Saint-Priest - Chambéry - [[Tunnel du Fréjus]]
* [[A48 autoroute|A48]]: Bourgoin-Jallieu - Saint-Égrève
* [[A49 autoroute|A49]]
* [[A51 autoroute|A51]]: Le Pont de Claix - Col du Fau

==Environment==
99% of the privately managed network is protected by natural fencing.<ref name="autoroutes.fr"/>

Privately managed motorways have 1764 [[wildlife crossing]] structures.<ref name="autoroutes.fr"/>

==See also==
*[[Transport in France]]
*[[List of controlled-access highway systems]]
*[[Evolution of motorway construction in European nations]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscatinline}}
*[http://www.autoroutes.fr/index.htm?lang=en Official Website of the ASFA, with information on the Autoroute network and instructions on how to use them]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092140/http://geocities.com/marcelmonterie/routelists/FA.htm Motorway numbers in France] (route log)
*[http://www.tolltickets.com/country/france/libert.aspx?lang=en-GB The automatic tolling system in France: Liber-t]
*[http://about-france.com/travel.htm Driving in France - autoroutes and other routes]
*[https://www.gocampfrance.co.uk/general-information/autoroutes Go Camp France - List of French autoroute companies]

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