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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 Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
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Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
. The autoroute du Soleil is long and forms part of
European route The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central ...
s E15, E80, and E714.


History

The part of the road in Marseille was built by the Nazi invaders in 1941.


Sorties (Exits)

* A7- A6 Junction * 01 1.8 km: Lyon-''centre'' * 02 2.3 km: Lyon-''centre'' * 03 4 km: Oullins * 04 5.5 km: Pierre-Bénite * 05 5.5 km: St.-Fons (vers le Boulevard Périphérique, via le Boulevard Pierre-Sémard) * 06 9.1 km:
Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the sou ...
* Aire de Solaize * 07 13.5 km: Solaize * 07a 14 km: Sérézin-du-Rhône * Aire de Sérézin-du-Rhône (southbound) * A7- A46- A47 Junction * 08 21.5 km: chasse-sur-Rhône (de Marseille) * 09 26 km: Vienne, Valence par N7,
Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
par RN (de Lyon) * 10 32 km: Vienne, L'Isle d'Abeau (de Marseille) * Péage de Vienne * Aires de repos : Auberives (northbound) Grande Borne (Southbound) * Aire de SRoussilon (northbound Petrol only) * 12 33 km: Chanas
Annonay Annonay (; ) is a Communes of France, commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the ...
/ N82 * Aire de St Rambert d'Albon * Aires de repos : Blacheronde (northbound) Combe Tourmente (southbound) * Aires de repos : Bornaron/La Galaure * Aires de repos : Bouterne (southbound) * 13 : Tain l'Hermittage Romans * Aire de Pont de l'Isere/Latitude 45' * 14: Valence nord * 15: Gap Valence vers A49 / N532 * Aire de Portes les Valence * Aires de repos : Bellevue/Livron * 16: Loriol-sur-Drôme Crest Privas * Aire de Bras de Zil (AR)/Saulce * 17:
Montélimar Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; ) is a town in the Drôme Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in t ...
Le Teil Dieulefit * Aire de Montélimar * Aires de repos : Coucourde/Le logis neuf * Aires de repos : Savasse/Roubion * 18: Montélimar
Aubenas Aubenas (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the southern part of the Ardèche Departments of France, department in Southern France. It is the seat of several government offices. The mountainous and rugged countryside is popular for vacation ...
Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, ; , before 1988: ''Le Puy'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Loire Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of south-central France. Located near the rive ...
* Aires de repos : Donzere (southbound) Pierrelate (northbound) * Aires de repos : Tricastin (southbound) * 19:
Bollène Bollène (; Provençal: ''Bouleno'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography Bollène is a commune located in the north of the Vaucluse department next to the j ...
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* Aire de Mornas les Adrets (southbound) Mornas village (northbound) * A7- A9 Junction * 21 167 km: Orange * Aires de repos : Orange le Gres/Orange le Coudoulet * Aires de repos : Le Fournalet (northbound) * 22 172 km: Orange sud
Carpentras Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the ...
* Aire de Sorgues (southbound) * Aire de Repos: Le Fournalet (northbound) * 23 188 km:
Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
nord
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* Aire de Morieres (northbound) * 24 198 km:
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sud, Apt * Aires de repos : Noves (southbound) Cabannes (northbound) * Aires de repos : Cavaillon * * 25 211 km: Cavaillon
Arles Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...
Beaucaire et
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* Aires de repos : Sénas * 26 221 km: Sénas * Aires de repos : Lamanon (southbound) * 27 229 km: Rognac, Avignon et Lyon par RN * A7- A54 Junction * Péage de Lançon Provence * Aires de repos : * A7- A8 Junction * 29 254 km: Rognac Berre * Aire de Vitrolles * 30 : Vitrolles * 29: Aéroport Marignane * 30: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Marseille) * A7- A55 Junction * 31: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Lyon) * A7- A51 Junction * 32: St Antoine (N8) * 33: Les Aygalades * 34: Les Arnavaux * A7- A507 Junction * 35: La Rose,
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Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...
par RN * 36: A557 liaison vers A55, Bd.-Plombière (depuis Lyon) * 37: Saint Charles * Terminus at
Porte d'Aix Porte d'Aix (also known as the Porte Royale) is a triumphal arch in Marseille, in the south of France, marking the old entry point to the city on the road from Aix-en-Provence. The classical design by Michel-Robert Penchaud was inspired by the tri ...


Péages (Tolls)

*Péage de Vienne *Péage de Lançon de Provence


Traffic

This autoroute is fairly heavy throughout the year. Much of the transit of heavy goods between northern France and the
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countries and
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and the Mediterranean passes through the Rhône valley, and thus along the A7. Traffic is also generated by local transit around the larger cities of the region (Lyon, Vienne, Valence, Orange, Avignon). During holiday periods, traffic is particularly congested, southbound at the beginning of holidays, northbound at the end. The last week-end of July and the first week-end of August are particularly crowded in both directions; jams can occasionally stretch for hundreds of kilometers.


Future

The section of the motorway going through Lyon between La Mulatière and Perrache train station are in the process of being declassified, with the intent of turning this section into an urban boulevard. To compensate, a new motorway, the A44 will be built bypassing Lyon and connecting to the A7.


References

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