The A68 autoroute is a long motorway in southern
France
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. It connects
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 ...
to
Albi
Albi (; ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ...
. It starts with a junction with the
A61 and a junction with the
A62. It is also known as ''L’autoroute du Pastel''.
Junctions
*''A61-A68'' Junction between the
A61 and the A68
*01 (''L'Union'') km 2: Towns served:
L'Union
L'Union (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It is a suburb of Toulouse, located just to the northeast of the city.
History
L'Union was founded in the 1790s after the fusion of ''Belbèze'' and ''Cornaudr ...
**Péage
*02 ''Exchange A68-A680'' km 10: A680 spur Towns served: to
Gragnague and
Verfeil
*03 (''Montastruc'') km 13 Towns served:
Montastruc-la-Conseillère
Montastruc-la-Conseillère (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Montastrucoises'' and ''Montastrucois'' in French.
Twin towns
Montastruc-la-Conseil ...
*04 (''Buzet'') km 16 Towns served:
Buzet-sur-Tarn
*06 (''Saint-Sulpice Lavaur'') km 26 Towns served:
Saint-Sulpice and
Lavaur
**Service Area: Saint-Sulpice
*07 (''Rabastens'') km 32 Towns served:
Rabastens
*08 (''Lisle'') km 41 Towns served:
Lisle-sur-Tarn
Lisle-sur-Tarn (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
Geography
Lisle-sur-Tarn sits along the A68 motorway, halfway between Toulouse and Albi, within the Gailla ...
**Rest Area: Sanbatan/Les Issarts
*09 (''Gaillac'') km 47 Towns served:
Gaillac
Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had in 2013 a population of 14,334 inhabitants.
Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois.
Geography
Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It has ...
*10 (''Cadalen'') km 52 Towns served:
Cadalen
*11 (''Marssac'') km 61 Towns served:
Marssac-sur-Tarn and
Albi
Albi (; ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ...
merges into the RN88.
Future
There are proposals to extend the motorway to
St Etienne via
Le Puy en Velay.
References
External links
A68 Motorway in Saratlas
Autoroutes in France
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