Autoroute 13, or ''L'Autoroute de Normandie'' links

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. The

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starts in Paris at the Porte d'Auteuil, a former gate of the Paris walls, and ends at Mondeville's Mondeville 2 (Porte de Paris) exchange junction on the Boulevard Périphérique (Caen). The A13 is

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's oldest motorway (opening in 1946) and is intensively used between Paris and

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for both commuting and holiday makers. The A13 is operated by the

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from Buchelay toll onwards, whilst the Parisian stretch of motorway is operated by the

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Council. Its total length is . The A13 is toll-free within the Île-de-France region and between junctions 21 and 24 to the south of Rouen.

List of junctions

External links

SAPN motorways live traffic

A13 autoroute in Saratlas
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