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A71 autoroute

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A71 autoroute
Route information
Part of E9 / E11 / E62 / E70 / E604
Maintained by
Cofiroute (between A10 and Exit 7 )
APRR (between Exit 7  and A75)
Existed1973–present
Major junctions
North end E5 / E60 / A 10 in Ingré
Major intersections
South end E11 / A 75 / A 711 in Clermont-Ferrand
Location
CountryFrance
Major citiesOrléans, Vierzon, Bourges, Montluçon, Gannat, Riom, Clermont-Ferrand
Highway system
  • Roads in France

The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.

History

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Orléans to Bourges

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Exit 7 towards Paris in December 2009.
Exit 7 towards Paris in December 2009.

The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between Orléans to Salbris was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges.

Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand

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A71 autoroute near Saint-Amand-Montrond towards Clermont-Ferrand
A71 autoroute near Saint-Amand-Montrond to Clermont-Ferrand

This section of the autoroute is operated by APRR. It is 2x2 lanes and a toll road. The road has the double numbering A71/A89 between Combronde and Gerzat.

List of exits and junctions

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Road Region Department Junction Destinations Notes
A71 Centre-Val de Loire Loiret  A10 - A71 Paris, Le Mans, Chartres, Fontainebleau, Orléans - nord Bordeaux, Tours, Blois
Exit 1 : Orléans - centre  Orléans, La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle
Exit 2 : Olivet  La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, Olivet, Orléans - La Source, Orléans - Sologne (parcs d'activités)
 Aire de repos du Bois de Bailly (Southbound)
 Aire de repos du Bois du Télégraphe (Northbound)
Loir-et-Cher  Aire de service de Chaumont-sur-Tharonne (Southbound)
 Aire de service de La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (Northbound)
Exit 3 : Lamotte-Beuvron  Lamotte-Beuvron, La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, Nouan-le-Fuzelier, Neung-sur-Beuvron, Vouzon
 Aire de repos de l’Étang du Maras (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de la Briganderie (Northbound)
 Aire de repos des Maremberts (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de la Saulot (Northbound)
Exit 4 : Salbris  Salbris, Neung-sur-Beuvron, Romorantin-Lanthenay
 Aire de service de Salbris-Theillay (Southbound)
 Aire de service de Salbris-la-Loge (Northbound)
 A85 - A71 Nantes, Tours, Blois, Romorantin-Lanthenay
Cher  A20 - A71
(Exit 5 : Vierzon - nord ) 		Toulouse, Limoges, Châteauroux, Vierzon - centre
Exit 6 : Vierzon - est  Vierzon, Mehun-sur-Yèvre
 Aire de repos de Quincy (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de la Chaussée de César (Northbound)
 Aire de service de Bourges - Sainte-Thorette (Southbound)
 Aire de service de Bourges - Marmagne (Northbound)
Exit 7 : Bourges  Bourges, Issoudun, Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, Saint-Doulchard, Nevers
 Aire de repos du Gîte aux Loups (Southbound)
 Aire de repos du Bois des Dames (Northbound)
 Aire de service du Centre de la France (Farges-Allichamps) (Southbound)
 Aire de service du Centre de la France (Bruère-Allichamps) (Northbound)
Exit 8 : Saint-Amand-Montrond  Saint-Amand-Montrond, Châteauroux
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Allier  Aire de repos du Grand Meaulnes (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de Vallon (Northbound)
Exit 9 : Forêt de Troncais  Vallon-en-Sully, Montluçon
 A714 - A71
(Exit 10 : Montluçon ) 		Guéret (RN 145), Montluçon
 Aire de service de l'Allier (Doyet) (Southbound)
 Aire de service de l'Allier (Saulzet) (Northbound)
 A79 - A71 +
Exit 11 : Montmarault  		Mâcon, Moulins, Bourbon-l'Archambault
Montmarault, Commentry, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
 Aire de repos de la Bouble (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de Chantelle-en-Bourbonnais (Northbound)
 A719 - A71
(Exit 12 : Gannat ) 		Ébreuil, Vichy, Gannat, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Puy-de-Dôme
 Aire de service des Volcans d'Auvergne
Exit 12.1 : Combronde  Combronde, Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
A71 - A89  A89 West - A71 Bordeaux, Limoges
 Aire de repos de Montpertuis (Southbound)
 Aire de repos de Pessat-Villeneuve (Northbound)
Exit 13 : Riom  Riom, Volvic, Châtel-Guyon
 Péage de Gerzat (Clermont Barrière)
Exit 14 : Gerzat  Gerzat, Z. I. Ladoux
 A89 East - A71 +
Exit 15 : Clermont-Ferrand - nord (A710)  		Lyon, Thiers, Saint-Étienne (A72)
Clermont-Ferrand - Quartiers Nord
A71 Exit 16 : Clermont-Ferrand - Le Brézet  Clermont-Ferrand - Quartiers Est, Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, Aulnat
 A711 - A75 & A71 Lyon (A89), Saint-Étienne, Thiers
E11 / A 71 becomes E11 / A 75
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

The Spur Autoroutes

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A719

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A719 autoroute towards Vichy. Exit 14
A719 towards Vichy in July 2009.
Terminus of A719 autoroute three months before opening
Three months before opening, the new terminus of A719 autoroute.

Opened in 1997, first section of this motorway bypasses Gannat by north (9 km). The highway was extended to the gates of Vichy, precisely on a roundabout at Espinasse-Vozelle; this 14 km section, inaugurated 9 January, was opened on 12 January 2015.[1]

There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy to form part of the A77 to (Moulins-Roanne).

A710

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Former autoroute opened in 1998 (7 km long). Junctions are:

  • Exchange A71-A710 Junction with the A710
  • Exchange A89-A710 Junction with the A89 (7 km)

A711

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  • Exchange A75-A711 Junction with the A75
  • 1.3 km 4 Towns served: Lempdes
  • 1.4 km 5 Towns served: Pont-du-Château
  • Exchange A89-A711 Junction with the A89 (11 km)

A712

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This motorway, 1 km long and with reduced features, connects the exit 1.4 of A711 at the roundabout of Champ-Lamet between Lempdes and Pont-du-Château, at the crossroads with three other departmental roads.

  • A711 autoroute towards Clermont-Ferrand
    A711 towards Clermont-Ferrand (August 2009)
  • A712 autoroute
    A712 autoroute

A714

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Motorway connecting the A71 with the traffic ring of Montluçon.

References

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  1. ^ "A719 Gannat - Vichy". APRR (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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