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Grand Contournement De Paris
400px, thumb The grand contournement de Paris (French for "Great Paris Bypass") is the fourth ring road around Paris, enclosing the three other ring roads ( Périphérique, the A86, and the Francilienne). The Grand Contournement is actually composed of two incomplete and partially overlapping rings of N-roads (routes nationale) and motorways (autoroutes) and known as the "First Solution" and "Second Solution", ranging from 80 to 200 km distance from Paris. Originally planned to be completed in 2006 the "Second Solution" currently stretches in a clockwise direction for 826 km from Bourges to Troyes. The two rings overlap briefly as they pass through Rouen and again using the A26 autoroute between Reims and Troyes. A section of A26 between Troyes and Auxerre which would partially complete the Second Solution to Autoroute standard is not currently a high priority project and progress is envisaged only well after 2020 while no schedule exists for the remaining section of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of Amiens was 135,429. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron was born in Amiens. The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath, the city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry. It was wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher
Saint-Aignan (), also unofficially ''Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher'' (, literally ''Saint-Aignan on Cher'') is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography Saint-Aignan is located on the river Cher, and is around 35 km (about 21,75 mi) south of Blois. Population Features Saint-Aignan is known for its quiet nature, its gastronomic products, its castle and church and also its history. In the commune is located the ZooParc de Beauval. See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A85 Autoroute
The 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. It starts at the Péage de Corzé north of Angers and in 1997 went to Bourgueil. In 2007 the Bourgueil to Langeais 26 km extension was opened. In December 2007 the remaining Azay-le-Rideau to Theillay section opening making 206 km in total. Junctions *''Exchange A11-A85'' Junction with the A11 autoroute. *01 ('' Beaufort-en-Vallée'') *02 (''Longué-Jumelles'') *03 ('' Vivy- Saumur'')Road site art: Le Cheval de Saumur *04 ('' Brain-sur-Allonnes'') (construction postponed) *05 (''Bourgueil'') *06 (''Restigné'') (construction postponed) *07 ('' Langeais-Est'') *08 ('' Vallères- Villandry'') *09 ('' Druye-Tours'') *''Exchange A10-A85'' Junction with the A10 autoroute. *10 ('' Esvres'') *11 ('' Bléré'') *12 ('' Saint-Aignan'') *13 ('' Selles-sur-Cher'') *14 ('' Villefranche-sur-Cher-Romorantin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierzon
Vierzon () is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north. It is situated some northwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D2020, D2076 and the D918 roads. Motorways encircle the town on three sides: the A85 and A71 on the north and east and the A20 on the north and west. Railways reached Vierzon in 1847 and the central SNCF hub Vierzon-Ville station, serving local and nation rail traffic, has been developed here ever since. History Little evidence remains of any pre- Roman occupation, and the Romans themselves didn't leave much trace of their occupation. Not until 926, when a Benedictine monastery was built (on the site of the current Town Hall) are there any records. The monks came from the abbey of Deuvre, at Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée, after the abbey was sacked by the Normans in 903. They brought with them the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A71 Autoroute
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called ''l'Arverne''. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand. Orléans to Bourges The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between Orléans to Salbris was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges. Junctions * ''Exchange A10-A71'' Junction with the A10 * 1 (''Orléans-Centre'') Towns served: Orléans * 2 (''Olivet'') Towns served: Olivet ** Rest Area: Le Bois de Bailly/Le Bois du Télégraphe ** Rest Area:Chaumont-sur-Tharonne/La Ferté-Saint-Aubin * 3 (''Lamotte-Beuvron'') Towns served: Lamotte-Beuvron ** Rest Area: L'Étang du Marais/La Briganderie ** Rest Area: Les Marembets/La Saulot * 4 (''Salbris'') Towns served: Salbris ** Service Area: Salbris * ''Exchange A71-A85'' Junction with A85 * ''Exchange A20-A71'' Junction with A20 * 6 (''Vierzon-Est'') Towns served: Vierzon ** Rest area: Les Croquettes/La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A13 Autoroute
Autoroute 13, or ''L'Autoroute de Normandie'' links Paris to Caen, Calvados. The motorway starts in Paris at the Porte d'Auteuil, a former gate of the Paris walls, and ends at Mondeville's Mondeville 2 (Porte de Paris) exchange junction on the Boulevard Périphérique (Caen). The A13 is France's oldest motorway (opening in 1946) and is intensively used between Paris and Normandy for both commuting and holiday makers. The A13 is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie from Buchelay toll onwards, whilst the Parisian stretch of motorway is operated by the Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ... Council. Its total length is . The A13 is toll-free within the Île-de-France region and between junctions 21 and 24 to the south of Rouen. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It is located south of Rouen in a loop of the Seine. Created as the new town of Le Vaudreuil in 1972, its name was changed to Val-de-Reuil in 1984 to avoid confusion with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil. International relations Val-de-Reuil is twinned with Workington in the United Kingdom. Population The inhabitants of Val-de-Reuil are called ''Rolivalois''. History Le Vaudreuil (ensemble urbain) was one of the nine new towns created in France in the beginning of the 1970s. *June 1972: creation of the Établissement public d'aménagement of the new town of Le Vaudreuil. *December 1972: creation of the urban community (''ensemble urbain'') of Le Vaudreuil on the territory of several existing communes including Le Vaudreuil. *28 September 1981: the urban community became a commune, created from parts of the communes Incarville, Léry, Porte-Joie, Poses, Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évreux
Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. Geography The city is on the Iton river. Climate History In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ''Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area. Mediolanum was a small regional centre of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Julius Caesar wintered eight legions in this area after his third campaigning season in the battle for Gaul (56-55 BC): Legiones VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV. The present-day name of ''Évreux'' originates from the Gallic tribe of Eburovices, literally ''Those who overcome by the yew?'', from the Gaulish root ''wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eburos, eburos''. Counts of Évreux The first known members of the family of the counts of County of Évreux, Évreux were descended from an illegitimate son of Richard I of Normandy, Richard I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artenay
Artenay () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Artenay station has rail connections to Orléans, Étampes and Paris. Population See also * Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loiret Orléanais {{Loiret-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A19 Autoroute
The A19 autoroute is a motorway in France it connects the A5 with A6 between Sens in Yonne and Courtenay in Loiret. It is long. The extension to the A10 autoroute near Orléans was completed in January 2011. The A19 is part of the outermost Paris ring road. Section from A5 (Sens) to A6 (Courtenay) Facts The motorway is managed by the Paris-Rhine-Rhone company. The A19 is a toll motorway and is 2x2 lanes. It 30 km is long. History * 1993: Start of construction of 5 km section of the A160 from the A5 to RN6 (the future A19). * 1997: Start of the 25 km section to Courtenay Junctions * A5 to A19 * 01 (Direction Sud) to 4 km: served city Sens ** Service Area: Villeroy * 02 (Paron) to 17 km: served city Subligny * A6 to A19 at 30 km: Section from A6 (Courtenay) to A10 (Sougy) Facts The motorway is operated by Arcour, a subsidiary company of the company VINCI. There are proposals to extend the road from Courtenay at exit 17 of the A6. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
