A7 autoroute

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 to Marseille. The autoroute du Soleil is 302.5 km long and forms part of European routes E15, E80, and E714.

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



Sorties (Exits)

 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A6 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 01 1.8 km: Lyon-centre
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 02 2.3 km: Lyon-centre
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 03 4 km: Oullins
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 04 5.5 km: Pierre-Bénite
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 05 5.5 km: St.-Fons (vers le Boulevard Périphérique, via le Boulevard Pierre-Sémard)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 06 9.1 km: Vénissieux
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Solaize
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 07 13.5 km: Solaize
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 07a 14 km: Sérézin-du-Rhône
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Sérézin-du-Rhône (southbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A46-A47 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 08 21.5 km: chasse-sur-Rhône (de Marseille)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 09 26 km: Vienne, Valence par N7, Grenoble par RN (de Lyon)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 10 32 km: Vienne, L'Isle d'Abeau (de Marseille)
 * Péage.png Péage de Vienne
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Auberives (northbound) Grande Borne (Southbound)
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de SRoussilon (northbound Petrol only)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 12 33 km: Chanas Annonay / N82
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de St Rambert d'Albon
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Blacheronde (northbound) Combe Tourmente (southbound)
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Bornaron/La Galaure
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Bouterne (southbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 13 : Tain l'Hermittage Romans
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Pont de l'Isere/Latitude 45'
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 14: Valence nord
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 15: Gap Valence vers A49 / N532
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Portes les Valence
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Bellevue/Livron
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 16: Loriol-sur-Drôme Crest Privas
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Bras de Zil (AR)/Saulce
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 17: Montélimar Le Teil Dieulefit
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Montélimar
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Coucourde/Le logis neuf
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Savasse/Roubion
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 18: Montélimar Aubenas Le Puy-en-Velay
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Donzere (southbound) Pierrelate (northbound)
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Tricastin (southbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 19: Bollène Alès
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Mornas les Adrets (southbound) Mornas village (northbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A9 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 21 167 km: Orange
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Orange le Gres/Orange le Coudoulet
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Le Fournalet (northbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 22 172 km: Orange sud Carpentras
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Sorgues (southbound)
 * Aire de Repos: Le Fournalet (northbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 23 188 km: Avignon nord Carpentras
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Morieres (northbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 24 198 km: Avignon sud, Apt
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Noves (southbound) Cabannes (northbound)
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Cavaillon
 * * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 25 211 km: Cavaillon Arles Beaucaire et Tarascon
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Sénas
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 26 221 km: Sénas
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos : Lamanon (southbound)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 27 229 km: Rognac, Avignon et Lyon par RN
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A54 Junction
 * Péage.png Péage de Lançon Provence
 * Aire de pique-nique.png Aires de repos :
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A8 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 29 254 km: Rognac Berre
 * Aire d'autoroute - station essence.png Aire de Vitrolles
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 30 : Vitrolles
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 29: Aéroport Marignane
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 30: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Marseille)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A55 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 31: Les Pennes-Mirabeau (de Lyon)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A51 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 32: St Antoine (N8)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 33: Les Aygalades
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 34: Les Arnavaux
 * Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A7-A507 Junction
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 35: La Rose, Aubagne, Toulon par RN
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 36:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A557 liaison vers A55, Bd.-Plombière (depuis Lyon)
 * Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 37: Saint Charles
 * Terminus at Porte d'Aix

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 Benelux countries and Germany 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.