A71 autoroute

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

Orléans to Bourges

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.

Junctions

• Exchange A10-A71 Junction with the A10
• 01 (Orléans-Centre) Km 1 Towns served: Orléans
• 02 (Olivet) Km 7 Towns served: Olivet
• Rest Area: Le Bois de Bailly/Le Bois du Télégraphe
• Rest Area:Chaumont-sur-Tharonne/La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
• 03 (Lamotte-Beuvron) Km 39 Towns served: Lamotte-Beuvron
• Rest Area: L'Étang du Marais/La Briganderie
• Rest Area: Les Marembets/La Saulot
• 04 (Salbris) Km 58 Towns served: Salbris
• Service Area: Salbris
• Exchange A71-A85 Junction with A85
• Exchange A20-A71 Junction with A20
• 05 (Vierzon-Nord) Km 79 Towns served: Vierzon
• 06 (Vierzon-Est) Km 85 Towns served: Vierzon
• Rest area: Les Croquettes/La Chaussée de César
• Service Area: Bourges
• 07 (Bourges) Km 110 Towns served: Bourges

Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand

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

• 1987 : The section between Montmarault and Clermont-Est (71 km) is opened.
• 1988 : The section between Forêt-de-Tronçais and Montmarault (38 km) is opened.
• 1989 : The opening of the section between Bourges and the Forêt-de-Tronçais (70 km)

Junctions

• Rest Area: Le Gîte des Loups/Le Bois des Dames
• Service Area: Centre de la France

08 (Saint-Amand) Km 152 Towns served: Saint-Amand-Montrond

• Rest Area: Le Grand Meaulnes/Vallon-en-Sully

09 (Vallon-en-Sully) Km 182 Towns served: Vallon en Sully and Hérisson

10 (Montluçon) Km 197 Towns served: Montluçon

• Service Area: L'Allier

11 (Montmarault) Km 220 Towns served: Montmarault

• Rest Area: La Bouble/Chantelle-en-Bourbonnais

Exchange A71-A719 Junction with A719 spur to

12 (Gannat) Km 250 Towns served: Gannat

• Service Area: Volcans

12.1 (Combronde) Km 26 Towns served: Combronde

Exchange A89-A71 Junction with the A89

• Rest Area: Montpertuis/Pessat-Villeneuve

13 (Riom) Km 275 Towns served: Riom

14 (Gerzat) Km 281 Towns served: Gerzat

15 (Clermont-Ferrand) Km 284 Towns served: Clermont-Ferrand

Exchange A710-A71 Junction with the A710 spur to

16 (Brezet) Km 287 Towns served: Clermont-Ferrand

Exchange A75-A71 Km 288 Junction with A75 to St Etienne and Lyon.

The Spur Autoroutes A719/A710/A711

A719

Opened in 1997 between l'Antenne and Gannat (10 km).

• Exchange A71-A719
• 13 (Ébreuil) Km 1 Towns served: Ébreuil and Gannat
• 14 (Gannat Saint-Pourçain) Km 6 Towns served: Gannat and Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 24 km
• 15 (Gannat-Est) Km 9 Towns served: Gannat and Vichy

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

A710

Opened in 1998 between L'Antenne de Lussat (7 km long)

Junctions

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

A711

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

Future

There are proposals to create a major motorway route through Montluçon as part of a transport route from Central Europe to the Atlantic coast.

External links

• A71 Motorway in Saratlas

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