The A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the ''Autoroute de Deux Mers'' (Two Seas Motorway). The route forms the entirety of European route E 72, which is a part of the
inter-European road system. The route of the A62 / E72 is between the cities of
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
and
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
. The E72 was previously called E76 in 1975.
The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
(as an extension of the
A61) with
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
with a junction with the
A630. The road is a toll road for the majority of its course (free between
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
and
). It is operated by
ASF.
The A62 / E72 is 2x2 lanes between Bordeaux and
Montauban
Montauban (, ; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Oc ...
and was widened to 2x3 lanes between Montauban and Toulouse where it also carries the north–south traffic coming from
A20.
Junctions
*''Exchange A630-A62 / E72''
*01 (''Technopolis'') km 7 Towns served:
Martillac
*01.1 (''La Brède'') km 12 Towns served:
,
Castres-Gironde
**Péage de Saint Selve
**Service Area: Les Landes
*02 (''Podensac'') km 26 Towns served:
Podensac,
Cadillac
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and
Sauternes
*03 (''Langon'') km 37 Towns served:
Langon
**Rest Area: Auros
**Service Area: Bazadais
*04 (''La Réole'') km 55 Towns served:
La Réole
La Réole (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail. La Réole station has rail connections to Age ...
**Rest Area: Chant du Coucou
*05 (''Marmande'') km 72 Towns served:
Marmande
Marmande (; in Occitan language, Occitan, ''Marmanda'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''Departments of France, département'' in south-western France.
Geography
Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the ...
**Rest Area: Mas d'Agenais
**Service Area: Queyran
*06 (''Aiguillon'') km 93 Towns served:
Damazan and
Aiguillon
**Rest Area: Buzet-sur-Baïse
**Rest Area: Bruch
**Service Area: Agen Porte d'Aquitaine
**Rest Area: Estillac
*07 (''Agen'') km 124 Towns served:
Agen
Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485.
Geography
The city of Agen l ...
**Rest area: Moirax
**Rest area: Layrac
**Rest Area: Dunes
*08 (''Valence-d'Agen'') km 149 Towns served:
Valence,
Auvillar
Auvillar (; ) is a commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and the Occitanie region, situated at the edge of the Lomagne region on the banks of the Garonne river. Since 1994, Auvillar has been a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ( ...
**Rest area: Garonne
**Rest Area: La Vallière/Savigny
*09 (''Castelsarrasin'') km 169 Towns served:
Castelsarrasin
Castelsarrasin (; ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. It is served by Ca ...
,
Moissac
Moissac () is a Commune of France, commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the riv ...
**Rest area: Escatalens/Forêt de Saint-Porquier
**Rest Area: Forêt de Montech/Lacourt-Saint-Pierre
*10 (''Montauban'') km 193 Towns served:
Montauban
Montauban (, ; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Oc ...
*''Exchange A62-A20'' Junction with the
A20 to
Limoges
Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
.
**Rest Area: Naudy/se, Campsas sens Toulouse-Bordeaux
**Service Area: Frontonnais
*10.1 (''Eurocentre'') km 213 Towns served:
Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds
Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line.
Population
Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds Mairie.jpg, Town Hal ...
*11 (''Lespinasse'') km 219 Towns served:
Lespinasse
**Péage de Toulouse-nord
*''Exchange A62-A680'' km 225 Motorway becomes the Périphérique de Toulouse serving
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
.
*12 (''Les Izards'') km 226 Towns served:
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
*12 (''Croix Daurade'') km 228 Towns served:
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
*''Exchange A62 / E 72-A68-A61'' Motorway ends in a junction with the
A61,
A68
Route
*
** / :
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
Barcelone ( ) -
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
References
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)A62 Motorway in Saratlas
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