The A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the ''Autoroute de Deux Mers'' (Two Seas Motorway). The entirety of the route forms the entirety of European route E 72, which is a part of the inter-European road system. The route of the A62 / E72 is between the cities of

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

and

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

. The E72 was previously called E76 in 1975. The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting

(as an extension of the A61) with

with a junction with the

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. The road is a toll road for the majority of its course (free between

and

La Brède La Brède (; oc, La Brèda) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde departmen ...

). It is operated by

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. The A62 / E72 is 2x2 lanes between Bordeaux and

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, an ...

and was widened to 2x3 lanes between Montauban and Toulouse where it also carries the north–south traffic coming from A20.

Junctions

*''Exchange A630-A62 / E72'' *01 (''Technopolis'') km 7 Towns served:

Martillac Martillac (; oc, Martilhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the G ...

*01.1 (''La Brède'') km 12 Towns served:

Castres-Gironde Castres-Gironde (; oc, Castra) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde depart ...

**Péage de Saint Selve **Service Area: Les Landes *02 (''Podensac'') km 26 Towns served:

Podensac Podensac (; oc-gsc, Podençac) is a commune in the Gironde department. It is located in the famous Bordeaux wine region in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (southwestern France). Geography Podensac is located within the Graves vineyards, on the left bank of ...

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and Sauternes *03 (''Langon'') km 37 Towns served: Langon **Rest Area: Auros **Service Area: Bazadais *04 (''La Réole'') km 55 Towns served:

La Réole La Réole (; oc, La Rèula) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail. La Réole station has rail connecti ...

**Rest Area: Chant du Coucou *05 (''Marmande'') km 72 Towns served:

Marmande Marmande (; in Occitan language, Occitan, ''Marmanda'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''Departments of France, département'' in south-western France. Geography Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the ...

**Rest Area: Mas d'Agenais **Service Area: Queyran *06 (''Aiguillon'') km 93 Towns served:

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and Aiguillon **Rest Area: Buzet-sur-Baïse **Rest Area: Bruch **Service Area: Agen Porte d'Aquitaine **Rest Area: Estillac *07 (''Agen'') km 124 Towns served:

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**Rest area: Moirax **Rest area: Layrac **Rest Area: Dunes *08 (''Valence-d'Agen'') km 149 Towns served: Valence,

Auvillar Auvillar (; oc, Autvilar) is a commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and the Occitanie region, situated at the edge of the Lomagne region on the banks of the Garonne river. Since 1994, Auvillar has been voted one of the "most beautiful vil ...

(the most beautiful village in France ). **Rest area: Garonne **Rest Area: La Vallière/Savigny *09 (''Castelsarrasin'') km 169 Towns served:

Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin (; oc, Los Sarrasins) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. I ...

Moissac Moissac () is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne. Route nationale N113 was constructed through the ...

**Rest area: Escatalens/Forêt de Saint-Porquier **Rest Area: Forêt de Montech/Lacourt-Saint-Pierre *10 (''Montauban'') km 193 Towns served:

*''Exchange A62-A20'' Junction with the A20 to

Limoges Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...

. **Rest Area: Naudy/se, Campsas sens Toulouse-Bordeaux **Service Area: Frontonnais *10.1 (''Eurocentre'') km 213 Towns served:

Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds (; oc, Castèlnau d'Estretasfonts) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. Population Castelnau-d'Estré ...

*11 (''Lespinasse'') km 219 Towns served: Lespinasse **Péage de Toulouse-nord *''Exchange A62-A680'' km 225 Motorway becomes the Périphérique de Toulouse serving

. *12 (''Les Izards'') km 226 Towns served:

*12 (''Croix Daurade'') km 228 Towns served:

*''Exchange A62 / E 72-A68-A61'' Motorway ends in a junction with the A61, A68

Route

* **

/ :

Barcelone ( ) -

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References

External links

UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)

A62 Motorway in Saratlas
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