The A66 autoroute is a long motorway in the south of France, also called L'Ariégeoise.
It is in the departments of the
Haute-Garonne and
Ariège, and connects
Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Languedocien: ''Vilafranca de Lauragués'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Villefranche-de-Lauragais station
Villefranche-de-Lauragais station (French: ''Gare de Villefranche-de- ...
with a junction to the
A61 at its north and ends at the
N20 at
Pamiers to the south. It is operated by the company ASF, and it was finished in early 2002. It forms part of a larger European route:
Paris -
Orléans -
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 ...
-
Toulouse -
Barcelona.
The road provides access to the Midi-Pyrénées towards the Principality of
Andorra, and the junctions between
Ariégeois
The Ariégeois is a French breed of medium-sized scent hound from the ''département'' of Ariège in the Midi-Pyrenées region of southern France. It may have derived from cross-breeding of pack-hunting hounds such as the Grand Bleu de Gasc ...
and
Toulouse.
Junctions
*''Exchange A61-A66'' Junction with
A61 autoroute
The A61 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the ''Autoroute de Deux Mers''. It is long.
It connects Narbonne (and a junction on A9) and Toulouse, where it becomes the A62 towards Bordeaux. It also has junctions with the A64 towards ...
to Toulouse.
*01 (''Nailloux'') Towns served:
Nailloux,
Montgiscard,
Venerque
Venerque (; oc, Venèrca) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions an ...
*02 (''Mazères'') Towns served:
Mazères,
Saverdun
Saverdun (; Languedocien: ''Savardun'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saverdun are called ''Saverdunois'' in French.
Name
Saverdun gave its name to the former city of Verdun, Quebec ...
)
*03 (''Pamiers-Nord'') Towns served:
Pamiers
*04 (''ZA de Peak'') Towns served:
Pamiers
The following exchangers are now on the RN20, but a number is still allotted to them:
*05 (''Pamiers-Center'') Towns served:
Pamiers,
La Bastide-de-Lordat,
Belpech)
*06 (''Pamiers-Sud'') Towns served:
Pamiers,
La Tour-du-Crieu,
Mirepoix,
Saint-Jean-du-Falga,
Carcassonne)
*07 (''Verniolle'') Towns served:
Verniolle
*08 (''Varilhes'') Towns served:
Varilhes,
Dalou
*09 (''Saint-Jean-du-Falga'') Towns served:
Saint-Jean-du-Falga,
Crampagna, Centre hospitalier de Foix-Pamiers)
*10 (''Foix-Center'') Towns served:
Foix,
Loubières
Loubières (; oc, Lobièras) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions a ...
,
Vernajoul
Vernajoul (; oc, Vernajol) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ...
, Underground river of Labouiche,
Saint-Bosoms,
Tarbes)
*11 ''To be constructed''
*12 (''Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat'') Town served:
Saint-Paul-of-Jarrat,
Lavelanet
Lavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
Population
Its inhabitants are called ''Lavelanetiens.''
Tour de France
In 2 ...
,
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...
)
*13 (''Montoulieu'') Towns served:
Montoulieu
*14 (''Arignac'') Towns served:
Arignac
Arignac (; oc, Arnhac) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arignacois'' or ''Arignacoises''
Geography
Arignac is located 2 km north of Tara ...
,
Mercus-Garrabet
Future
The
N20 dual carriageway between
Pamiers,
Foix and
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège (, literally ''Tarascon on Ariège''; Languedocien: ''Tarascon d’Arièja'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primari ...
is to be upgraded to motorway standard, and renumbered the A66, however no date for this has been announced.
External links
A66 Motorway in Saratlas
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Autoroutes in France