The Route nationale 8, or ''RN 8'', was a trunk road ( nationale) in southeast

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between Aix-en-Provence and

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Reclassification

In a recent reorganisation of the French road network (2005) the RN8 has been downgraded and re-numbered as the RD8n in

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...

and RDN8 in

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Route

Aix-en-Provence to Marseille (0 km to 23 km)

The road begins at a junction with the RN 7 in Aix as the Avenue Pierre Brossolette and heads South crossing the A8 autoroute as well as the

A51 autoroute The A51 autoroute is a partly completed motorway in southeast France. It is the long-term project to connect Marseille to Grenoble via Aix-en-Provence, the Durance Valley and the Hautes-Alpes department. Route The motorway passes the cities ...

heading towards the ''Chaine de l'Étoile'' (670 m). The road crosses the

A7 autoroute The A7 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil (English: the Motorway of the Sun) is a French motorway. It continues the A6 and links Lyon to Marseille. The autoroute du Soleil is long and forms part of European routes E15, E80, and ...

before entering the north west suburbs of

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

reaching the water front in the city centre.

Marseille to Toulon (23 km to 84 km)

The RN 8 heads East alongside the

A50 autoroute 300px, right The A50 autoroute is a French motorway connecting Marseille to Toulon. The motorway is 65 km and has a mixture of 2x2 and 2x3 lanes that run through mountainous coastal terrain along the Mediterranean. As such, it has some relativ ...

to Aubagne passing north of Mt. St. Cyr (609 m). The road heads Southeast below the ''Massif de la Sainte Baume'' and over the ''Col de l'Ange'' (218 m). The road then passes the Parc d'OK Corral and motor racing circuit Circuit du Castellet Paul Ricard. The road turns South past Le Beausset and the ''Gorges de Saint Anne'' as well as the ''le Gros Cerveau''. The road then enters

La Seyne-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 62,888. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is ...

and Western Toulon running along the waterfront and harbour. The road ends at the start of the

A57 autoroute The A57 autoroute is a motorway in south eastern France. It is 55 km long and runs from the ''Tunnel de Toulon'' to the A8 near Le Luc. The road is a toll motorway north of Toulon. It is operated by ESCOTA. It connects with the A570 spur t ...

and the RN 97 and RN 98.

References

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