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

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between

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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

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and RDN8 in Var.

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 The A8 autoroute, also known as La Provençale, is a -long highway in France that runs between Aix-en-Provence and the A7 to the Côte d'Azur. Route The A8 is an extension of the A7 starting to the west of Aix-en-Provence at La Fare-les-Oli ...

as well as the

A51 autoroute The A51 autoroute is a partly completed motorway in southeast France. It currently exists as two sections separated by a gap of approximately 85 km, the northern section sometimes referred to as the A51N. It is the long-term project to conn ...

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

A7 autoroute The A7 Autoroutes of France, Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil (English: the Motorway of the Sun) is a French motorway. It continues the A6 autoroute (France), A6 and links Lyon to Marseille. The autoroute du Soleil is long and fo ...

before entering the north west suburbs of

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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 relati ...

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

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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 ...

and the RN 97 and RN 98.

References

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