The A16 autoroute – also known as ''L'Européenne'' and forming between

Abbeville Abbeville (; ; ) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu. Geography Location A ...

and

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

a part of the larger ''Autoroute des estuaires'' – is a

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

in northern

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. The motorway, which has a total length of , starts at a junction with the N104

Francilienne The Francilienne () is a partially completed ring road in Île-de-France (the ''région'' that includes Paris), France, lying outside the A86. The planned ring road is approximately in diameter, similar in size to London's M25 motorway. Star ...

near

Attainville Attainville () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 183 Communes of France, communes of the Val-d'Oise De ...

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

and ends at the Belgian frontier near

Bray-Dunes Bray-Dunes (; ) is a Commune of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is situated on the Belgian border, with Adinkerke being the closest Belgium, Belgian town. Bray-Dunes i ...

, serving en route

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris. The Communes of France, commune o ...

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

and

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...

. From its starting point near Paris, the A16 runs in a northerly direction, continues north parallel to the

English Channel The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...

from Abbeville and then in an easterly direction along the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...

coast. It is one of the two main routes between the

Port of Calais The Port of Calais in northern France is the country's fourth largest port and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais. Background The Port of Calais was the first cable ...

Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel (), sometimes referred to by the Portmanteau, portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at ...

and

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, the other being the A26 and A1 route to the east. The vast majority of the motorway was built in the 1990s to relieve the congested RN1 between Paris and the

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(Boulogne and Calais). An 8 km southern extension between l'Isle-Adam and Attainville to a junction with the Paris ring road N104 (Francilienne) opened in 2020. Between Amblainville and Boulogne it is operated by the

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 (Northern and Eastern French Highways Corporation) is a Autoroutes of France, motorway operator company in France. It operates motorways in the North and East of France as a result o ...

(SANEF) and is tolled. From Boulogne to the Belgian border the road is managed by the Direction Interdépartementale des Routes Nord (DIR Nord), which does not impose a toll. This motorway does not have any officially designated "full" service areas – all of them are designated "Aire de Repos" (rest area).

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Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.< ...

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Montsoult Montsoult () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Montsoult–Maffliers station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise depart ...

Belloy-en-France Belloy-en-France (, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, department in Île-de-France in northern France. Belloy–Saint-Martin station has rail connections to Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris. Population Mo ...

Domont Domont () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. It is twinned with the Leicestershire town of Shepshed. Domont Station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris. Population Twin ...

Sarcelles Sarcelles () is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero#France, centre of Paris. Sarcelles is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of Franc ...

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Porte de la Chapelle Porte de la Chapelle () is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the districts of La Chapelle and Goutte d'Or and the 18th arrondissement. The station opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension of the Nord-Sud company's line A fr ...

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Nerville-la-Forêt Nerville-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 183 Communes of France, communes of the Val-d'Oise Departmen ...

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Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise () is a new town and an agglomeration community in France, in the Val-d'Oise and Yvelines departments, northwest of Paris on the river Oise. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise. Its population ...

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Méry-sur-Oise Méry-sur-Oise (, literally ''Méry on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Méry-sur-Oise station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris. Population See also *Commune ...

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Beaumont-sur-Oise Beaumont-sur-Oise (, literally ''Beaumont on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. The classical cellist Jean-Henri Levasseur (1764–1823) was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise. Population Notable ...

, Mours, Champagne-sur-Oise,

Persan Persan () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, Île-de-France, northern France. Persan–Beaumont station has rail connections to Pontoise, Creil, Sarcelles and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The ...

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Oise Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...

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Méru Méru (; Latin: Matrius, Meruacum) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Méru station has rail connections to Beauvais and Paris. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 ...

Gisors Gisors () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Eure, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, France. It is located northwest from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Gisors, together with the ...

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Auneuil Auneuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Troussures was merged into Auneuil.Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

Mantes-la-Jolie Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, f ...

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Milly-sur-Thérain Milly-sur-Thérain (, literally ''Milly on Thérain'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Milly-sur-Thérain station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport. See also * Communes of the Oise department The follo ...

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Compiègne Compiègne (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise (river), Oise, and its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois'' (). Administration Compiègne is t ...

Creil Creil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction. History Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late ...

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Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. Saint-Just-en-Chaussée station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil and Paris. History Its name refers to Saint Jus ...

Crèvecœur-le-Grand Crèvecœur-le-Grand () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise Departments of France, depa ...

Marseille-en-Beauvaisis Marseille-en-Beauvaisis (; Picard:''Marseille-in-Bieuvésis'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Marseille-en-Beauvaisis station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport. See also * Communes of the Oise departmen ...

Gerberoy Gerberoy (; Picard: ''Gèrbroè'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, in the old '' pays'' of Beauvaisis. Toponymy ''Gerboredum'' 11th Century. Germanic masculine name ''Gerbold'' and Old North French ''roy'' 'ford' (Ce ...

La Corne-en-Vexin La Corne-en-Vexin is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Énencourt-le-Sec (the seat), Boissy-le-Bois and Hardivillers-en-Vexin.Somme __NOTOC__ Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places *Somme (department), a department of France * Somme, Queensland, Australia * Canal de la Somme, a canal in France *Somme (river), a river in France Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Somme'' (book), ...

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Bosquel Bosquel (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bosquel is situated on the D920 road, less than a mile from the A16 autoroute, some south of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Som ...

Essertaux Essertaux (; Picard: ''Chartieu'' ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Essertaux is situated on the junction of the A16 autoroute, the N1 and the D920 roads, some south of Amiens. Population ...

Ailly-sur-Noye Ailly-sur-Noye (, literally ''Ailly on Noye''; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune lies about south of Amiens and about from the border with the Oise department, situated at t ...

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Conty Conty () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Origin of the name Conty comes from ''cond'' (confluence) (of the rivers and streams in the valley). The Princes of Conti, a minor branch of French royalty, to ...

Poix-de-Picardie Poix-de-Picardie (, literally ''Poix of Picardy''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of t ...

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Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin may refer to: Places Canada *Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick * Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick * Saint-Quentin Island, in Trois-Rivières, in Québec France * Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in the Aisne department * Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ...

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Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

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Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

Dieppe Dieppe (; ; or Old Norse ) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...

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Longueau Longueau (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Crei ...

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Arras Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...

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Flixecourt Flixecourt (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Flixecourt is situated on the N1 road and the banks of the river Nièvre, a tributary of the Somme, some south of Abbeville. A junction with ...

, Ville-le-Marclet,

Picquigny Picquigny () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Picquigny is situated at the junction of the N235, the D141 and D3 roads, on the banks of the river Somme, some northwest (and downstream) o ...

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Saint-Riquier Saint-Riquier (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D925 and D32 crossroads. Abbey Saint-Riquier (originally ''Centula'' or ''Centul ...

Pont-Remy Pont-Remy (; also ''Pont-Rémy''; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of the D901 and D183 roads at an ancient crossing point of the river Somme, some ...

Doullens Doullens (; ; former ) is a commune in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France. Its inhabitants are called ''Doullennais'' and ''Doullennaises''. Geography Doullens is situated on the N25 road, in the northern part of the department, st ...

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Le Tréport Le Tréport () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France. The three adjoining towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the "Three Sisters". Geography A small fishing port and light industri ...

Le Crotoy Le Crotoy (; Picard: ''Ch'Crotoé'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as ''Crotellois''. History Isabella of France, queen consort of England, and her son (later Edward III ...

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (, literally ''Saint-Valery on Somme''; ), commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long water ...

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Crécy-en-Ponthieu Crécy-en-Ponthieu (), known in archaic English as Cressy, is a commune located south of Calais in the northern French department of Somme. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and i ...

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Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...

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Berck Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer in French or Berck-su-Mér in Picard language, Picard ( ''Berck on Sea''), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern French Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Situated on ...

Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil-sur-Mer (; or ; ), Montreuil-on-the-Sea, is a subprefecture in the Pas-de-Calais Department in northern France. Though commonly called by this name since at least the twelfth century, it was legally known as Montreuil until 31 Decemb ...

Merlimont Merlimont () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. facing north to the English Channel. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 co ...

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Étaples Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; or ; formerly ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river. History Étapl ...

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (, Picard language, Picard: ''Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache''), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (), is a Communes of France, commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, northern France. ...

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Stella-Plage Cucq (; unofficially also: ''Cucq-Trépied-Stella-Plage''; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is made up of three villages: Cucq itself, the village of Trépied in the north and the coasta ...

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Neufchâtel-Hardelot Neufchâtel-Hardelot (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about south of Boulogne. The commune's western border is the English Channel. History Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly acros ...

, Sainte-Cécile, Dannes,

Condette Condette () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The river Liane forms the northeast commune border. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department ...

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Hesdin-l'Abbé Hesdin-l'Abbé () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highw ...

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Samer Samer (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Population Notable people * Saint Vulmar, hermit who founded Samer Abbey in the 6th century. * Eustace the Monk (c. 1170–1217), pirate an ...

Desvres Desvres (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery. In 2018 its population was 4,930 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of De ...

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Outreau Outreau (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne. History Outrea ...

Le Portel Le Portel (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about southwest of Boulogne town centre. History Le Portel translates as "the little port." The origi ...

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Saint-Martin-Boulogne Saint-Martin-Boulogne (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a farming and light industrial suburb east of Boulogne itself, at the junction of the N42 and ...

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Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; ; Picard: ''Saint-Onmé'') is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Sa ...

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Wimereux Wimereux (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the banks of the small river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern border of the commune and the Englis ...

Wimille Wimille (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about north of Boulogne, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Population The inhab ...

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Beuvrequen Beuvrequen (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the riv ...

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Marquise A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or wid ...

Rinxent Rinxent (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road. Population The inhabitants ar ...

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Guînes Guînes (; ; ) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically, it was spelt ''Guisnes''. On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, completed the first aerial crossi ...

Wissant Wissant (; from , "white sand") is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France approximately north of Boulogne, west-southwest of Calais on the English Channel coast. History Located at the easte ...

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Saint-Inglevert Saint-Inglevert (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about north of Boulogne It is the site of the Saint-Inglevert Airfield. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais departme ...

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Peuplingues Peuplingues () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Calais. The French entrance to the Channel Tunnel is located in Peuplingues. Population See also *Communes o ...

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Coquelles Coquelles (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France. The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in Vieille Coquelles (old Coquelles), part of the L'Européenne autoroute (A16) and the Channel ...

Sangatte Sangatte (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. The name is of Flemish origin, meaning hole or gap in the sand. Engineering Sangatte i ...

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Ardres Ardres (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography Ardres is located 10.1 mi by rail (station is at Pont-d'Ardres, a few kilometers from Ardres) S.S.E. of Calais, with which it is also connected by a ...

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Nouvelle-Église Nouvelle-Église () ( English: New Church) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 6 miles (9 km) east of Calais. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department T ...

Oye-Plage Oye-Plage (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Calais, nearly a mile from the English Channel. Population Twin town On 27 September 1992 Oye-Plage was twinned with the Eng ...

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Gravelines Gravelines ( , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord departments of France, department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa (France), Aa southwest of Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk. It was form ...

Grand-Fort-Philippe Grand-Fort-Philippe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History The commune of Grand-Fort-Philippe was created in 1884, but the town had existed for a long time before that. Heraldry Demography At the creation of t ...

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Bourbourg Bourbourg (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, in the middle of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer. Population In 1945 Bourbourg absorbed the f ...

Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa (, literally ''Saint-Georges on the Aa''; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of ...

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Loon-Plage Loon-Plage (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The ...

Craywick Craywick (; French Flemish: Craeywyck and Dutch: Kraaiwijk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry One of the very few places in France with an English name. Gallery See also *Communes of the Nord department ...

Mardyck Mardyck ( Dutch: ''Mardijk'', ) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is an associated commune with Dunkirk since it joined the latter in January 1980.Dunkerque Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

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Grande-Synthe Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west. History In 1980, a large par ...

Spycker Spycker (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and ...

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Fort-Mardyck Fort-Mardyck (; ; ) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It has been part of the commune of Dunkirk since 9 December 2010. In 2022 it had 3,491 inhabi ...

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Bergues Bergues (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgium, Belgian border. Locally it is referred to ...

Armentières Armentières (; , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. The motto of the town is ''Pauvre mais fi� ...

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Saint-Pol-sur-Mer Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Sea''; ; Picard: ''Saint-Po-dsu-Mér'') is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk.Cappelle-la-Grande , No northbound exit , - , ,

Coudekerque-Branche Coudekerque-Branche (; ; ; ; ) is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is the largest suburb of Dunkirk, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In 2018, Coudekerque-Branche had a population ...

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Téteghem Téteghem (; Dutch and ) is a former commune in the Nord department, northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village.Leffrinckoucke Leffrinckoucke (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry Population Twin towns Leffrinckoucke is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: ...

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Ghyvelde Ghyvelde (; , ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/ A16 passes throug ...

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Steenvoorde Steenvoorde () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or " Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known ...

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Future extensions

Currently the A16 runs from junction number 8 to junction number 65. This leads to speculation that the southern end of the motorway is intended to be extended either directly south by upgrading the RD301/RN1 to meet the A1 at

Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Saint-Denis (, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is the second most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt), with a p ...

, or to the east by upgrading the RN104 to meet the A1 at

Paris-Charles De Gaulle Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport , also known as Roissy Airport, is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital city of France. The airport opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, northeast of Paris. It is named for ...

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References

External links

A16 autoroute
in Saratlas
Extension of the A16

Data on the A16

CPDP PROJET A16
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