The A81 autoroute is a
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
in north-western
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It forms the first part of a long-term project to upgrade the road connection between
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
and
Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
*Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
*Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
**Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Brest, ...
to motorway standard throughout. Until 1982 the motorway was known as the F11. The A81 is a part of
European route E50
European route E 50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan.
Outlook
Half the route is on hi ...
linking Brest to
Makhachkala
Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...
in
Russia
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.
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Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
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La Gravelle
La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon has its source in the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Mayenne department
The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne ...
(managed by Cofiroute) ()
Sections not yet upgraded:
* N157:
La Gravelle
La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon has its source in the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Mayenne department
The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne ...
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Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
()
*
N12:
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
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Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
*Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
*Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
**Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Brest, ...
()
Itinerary
*
A11 autoroute
The A 11 autoroute is a motorway which connects Paris with Nantes via Le Mans and Angers. It is called L'Océane. The road is long.
Regions crossed
The following list indexes the sites worth visiting within 14 km of the road.
* Paris
* C ...
interchange
** Rest areas: La Landrière ''(westbound)'', La Chevallerie ''(eastbound)''
** Rest areas: Les Gripperies ''(westbound)'', La Coire ''(eastbound)''
* Exit 1 (27 km): for
Sillé-le-Guillaume
Sillé-le-Guillaume () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, named after Guillaume de Sillé.
In the fifteenth century the lord of the manor was Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk (13 ...
,
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Sablé on Sarthe''), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 50 km northeast of Angers.
Population
Geography
The Va ...
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Joué-en-Charnie
Joué-en-Charnie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Sarthe department
The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France.
...
** Service areas: Saint-Denis d'Orques ''(westbound)'', Thorigné-en-Charnie ''(eastbound)''
* Exit 2 (50 km): for
Évron
Évron () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Châtres-la-Forêt and Saint-Christophe-du-Luat were merged into Évron. Évron (pop. 8,700) is noted for the Basilica of Notre-Dame ...
,
Vaiges
Vaiges () is a commune in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region of France.
Geography
The river Vaige forms part of the commune's northern border, then traverses the commune's territory from north to south before forming part of its so ...
** Rest areas: Villeray ''(westbound)'', Loriolet ''(eastbound)''
** Service areas: Laval-Bonchamp ''(westbound)'', Laval-le-Coudray ''(eastbound)''
* Exit 3 (70 km): for
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
,
Mayenne
Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et ...
** Rest areas: La Mayenne ''(westbound)'', Château de Ricourdet ''(eastbound)''
* Exit 4 (77 km): for
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
,
Ernée
Ernée () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
It is named after the river Ernée, which runs through the town and is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and Fougères. Ernée is home to a purpose-built m ...
,
Fougères
Fougères (; br, Felger; Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises appr ...
** Rest areas: La Paplonnière ''(westbound)'', La Sorinière ''(eastbound)''
* Exit 5 and current end of motorway (94 km): for
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
,
La Gravelle
La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon has its source in the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Mayenne department
The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne ...
,
Vitré
** Service areas (on N157): Derbée ''(westbound)'', Mondevert ''(eastbound)''
External links
A81 Motorway in Saratlas
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