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 ...
between
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and the border with
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It was also known as ''Route des vacances'' (The Holiday Route), ''Route bleue'' (The Blue Route), and — sarcastically, during the annual rush to the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
beaches — the ''Route de la mort'' (Road of Death).
History
The Romans under Marcus Agrippa established a network of roads in 20 AD radiating from the then capital of the Gauls at Lugdunum (Lyon), known collectively as
Via Agrippa
''Via Agrippa'', is any stretch of the network of Roman roads in Gaul that was built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, to whom Octavian entrusted the reorganization of the Gauls. In all, the Romans built of roads in Gaul.
Agrippa's project
Agrippa's ...
. From Lugdunum the road north passed towards Lutèce (Paris) following roughly the route of current RN 6, and southward towards Rome, skirting the Rhone and passing through Arausio (Orange) and following the edge of the Mediterranean, like the current RN 7.
In the 15th century, with the creation of the royal post by
Louis XI
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII.
Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...
, a coherent network of roads was set up. The routes from Paris to Lyon pass through Moulins (''route du Bourbonnais'') or Dijon (''route de Bourgogne''). In the next century the first regular use of the road is made and elms were planted along the ways for shade and to mark the route. At that time (1553) the ''Le Guide des chemins de France'' ("Guide to the trails of France"), by the royal printer
Robert Estienne
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, the ancestor of all the modern guidebooks, was published.
Reclassification
The RN 7 is being upgraded or replaced by the
A77 autoroute
The A77 autoroute is a motorway in central France. The road starts at the hamlet of Rosiers in Seine-et-Marne and finishes to the south of Nevers in Nièvre. It is also known as the ''l'Arbre'' - the motorway of the Tree.
It has been designed to ...
. As the route elsewhere runs parallel to autoroutes as a result other sections have been re-numbered the RD 7, RD 607, RD 307, RD 907, RD 707, RD 207, RD 7n, RDN 7 and RD 6007.
Route
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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Nemours
Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre ...
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
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Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...
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Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
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Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
-''
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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Paris to Nemours (0 km to 64 km)
The road starts at the
Porte d'Italie
Porte d'Italie is one of the city gates of Paris, located in the 13th arrondissement, at the intersection of Avenue d'Italie, Boulevard Massena, Avenue de la Porte d'Italie and street Kellermann, facing the Kremlin-Bicetre.
The "gate of Italy" i ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and is called the Avenue de Fontainebleau. The road passes through Southern Parisian suburbs and under the Aéroport of Paris-Orly before reaching the
at Évry. It then follows the West bank of the river to the South. The road enters the '' Forêt de Fontainebleau'' and then the town of Fontainebleau with a junction with the RN 6. The RN 7 then heads South along the Loing valley before reaching
Nemours
Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre ...
and a junction with the
A6 autoroute
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, ''Motorway of the Sun'', (along with the A7), is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a a ...
.
Nemours to Lyon (64 km to 438 km)
After Nemours the road continues along the East bank of the Loire past the Rochers de Nemours and parallel to the A 77. The road follows a route to
Montargis
Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Loiret, after Orléans and its suburbs. It is near a large forest, and contains light industry and farming, ...
and after the ''Forêt de Montargis'' heads down into the Loire Valley at Briare. The road then follows the East bank of the Loire and after
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
Geography
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the L ...
the road has been upgraded to the A 77. This is prime wine producing territory with
Sancerre
Sancerre () is a medieval hilltop town (ville) and commune in the Cher department, France overlooking the river Loire. It is noted for its wine.
History
Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic (Gaule Celtique) tribe, the B ...
6 km to the West and Pouilly where the RN 7 commences again.
After the town of
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...
the road passes
Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours'). It formerly hosted the Formula ...
race track and crosses the river. It follows the Allier valley through gently rolling countryside to Moulins where the RN 9 branches off to the South. The RN 7 heads East climbing over hills at Lapalisse and then back into the Loire valley crossing the river again at
Roanne
Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fren ...
at the head of the ''Gorges de la Loire''. The road is then dual carriageway south before turning east over the ''Col du Pin Bouchain'' (760 m). The road then heads down into Tarare and through a series of ridges to
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
.
Lyon to Avignon (438 km to 662 km)
The road crosses the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
and heads South through the ''Bois de St Jean''. It has a junction with the A 46 (E 70) as it travels South to
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.A 7 runs parallel and now takes the bulk of through traffic. The road passes
Le Péage-de-Roussillon
Le Péage-de-Roussillon (, literally ''The Tollbooth of Roussillon'') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. I ...
and follows the East bank of the river to
Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage (; oc, Tinh de l'Ermitatge or ), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is l ...
. It then crosses the river
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Valence. A bridge over the river
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.
brings the road to
Montélimar
Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; la, Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in north Provence, Southeastern France. It is the second-largest city in the department after Valence. In 2018 ...
.
The road then sweeps round the ''Défilé de Donzère'' before crossing the navigable Canal de Donzère and past the Tricastin nuclear station. After which the road crosses the canal and follows the East bank of the Rhône to
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
. The road skirts hills to reach Avignon and enters
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
.
Avignon to Italy (662 km to 931 km)
After Avignon the road heads south east across the river
Durance
The Durance (; ''Durença'' in the Occitan classical norm or ''Durènço'' in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .Trévaresse The Trévaresse is a series of hilltops in the Bouches-du-Rhône, France.Répertoire des travaux, publ. sous la direction de P.-M. Roux, Société de statistique de Marseille, 1839, p. 2/ref>
They run from Saint-Cannat to Lambesc and are covered by ...
'' and ''Chaine d’
Éguilles
Éguilles (; oc, Agulha )The most probable Occitan name is Agulha but, according to other sources, it may be ''Aguilha''. is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Proven ...
'' to
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
. The road then runs parallel to the A 8 South of ''Montagne du Cergle'' and past ''Mont Aurélien'' (875 m).
After Brignoles the road is dual-carriageway and goes past Parc Mini France and into the Argens valley before reaching the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
at Fréjus. The road then turns north away from the coast passing north round the
Massif de l'Esterel
The Massif de l'Esterel (Occitan Provençal: ''Esterèu''; English: Esterel Massif) is a Mediterranean coastal mountain range in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera. Neighbouring cities are Mandelieu-la-Napoule and ...
and ''Mont Vinaigre'' (618 m) to the
Côte d’Azur
The French Riviera (known in French as the ; oc, Còsta d'Azur ; literal translation " Azure Coast") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend fro ...
. The road reaches
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
and then follows the coast round the ''Golfe St Juan'' past
Antibes
Antibes (, also , ; oc, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal, Antíbol) is a coastal city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department of southeastern France, on the French Riviera, Côte d'Azur between Cannes and Nice.
The town of ...
to
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
.
After Nice the road takes the Moyenne Corniche around
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
before reaching the frontier with
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
after
Menton
Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
Me ...
. The road in Italy becomes the SS1 (''Strada Statale 1 "Aurelia"'') and ends in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, while the A 8 becomes the ''
Autostrada
The Autostrade (; singular ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about . In North and Central Italy, the Autostrade mainly consists of tollways managed by Autostrade per l'Italia, a ...
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
(Porte d'Italie),
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre is most famous as the location of the Bicêtre H ...
,
Villejuif
Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Name
The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Jud ...
,
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Dépa ...
,
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...
Thiais
Thiais () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin ''Theodasium'' or ''Theodaxium'', meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
The A ...
,
Rungis
Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne.
It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the '' Marché d'Int ...
,
Orly
Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius".
Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the co ...
, passing over tracks of
Orly Airport
Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly an ...
,
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (orientalist), Jean-Ba ...
,
Paray-Vieille-Poste
Paray-Vieille-Poste () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Paris-Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.
History
Paray-Vieille-Poste originated from the old village of Paray, which had about 6 ...
,
Athis-Mons
Athis-Mons () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Athégiens''.
A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mo ...
,
Juvisy-sur-Orge
Juvisy-sur-Orge (, literally ''Juvisy on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport.
The site of the town has been oc ...
,
Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are known as ''Castelvirois'' in French.
Sports
The town is home to the women's f ...
Ris-Orangis
Ris-Orangis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Ris-Orangis are known as ''Rissois''.
History
The commune of Ris-Orangis was created in 1793 by the merger of the com ...
Corbeil-Essonnes
Corbeil-Essonnes () on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture building ...
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry are called ''Thierrypontains" or "Ferréopontains''.
See also
...
Chailly-en-Bière
Chailly-en-Bière () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Painters Claude Monet and Frédéric Bazille spent time there together in 1865, and Bazille painted Monet in his work '' Th ...
,
Forest of Fontainebleau
The forest of Fontainebleau (french: Forêt de Fontainebleau, or ''Forêt de Bière'', meaning "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest lying southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau ...
Bourron-Marlotte
Bourron-Marlotte () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. In the second half of the 19th century, it was visited by several impressionist painters including Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Augu ...
,
Grez-sur-Loing
Grez-sur-Loing (, literally ''Grez on Loing''; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally ''Grès in Gâtinais'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
Sights
* The Church of Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent ''(Church ...
Nemours
Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre ...
,
Souppes-sur-Loing
Souppes-sur-Loing (, literally ''Souppes on Loing'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department at the southern edge of the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The town of Souppes-sur-Loing has 5,390 inhabitants (2017),
.
*
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley ...
:
Dordives
Dordives () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department in north-central France. Dordives station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun and Paris.
See also
* Communes of the Loiret department
References
Cepoy
Cepoy () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
See also
* Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following ...
,
Châlette-sur-Loing
Châlette-sur-Loing () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Geography
The commune is crossed by two rivers, the Loing and the Solin, and three canals, the Canal du Loing, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléans.
...
,
Montargis
Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Loiret, after Orléans and its suburbs. It is near a large forest, and contains light industry and farming, ...
Mormant-sur-Vernisson
Mormant-sur-Vernisson () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France.
The communes cooperate in ...
,
Solterre
Solterre () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France.
The communes cooperate in the followin ...
(La Commodité),
Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernisson () is a commune in the eastern part of the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region central-north France.
It had a population of 2,589 in 2019. The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures ...
Bonny-sur-Loire
Bonny-sur-Loire (, literally ''Bonny on Loire'') is a commune in the Loiret department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France.
Place name
The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth cent ...
.
*
Burgundy
Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...
(Nièvre):
Neuvy-sur-Loire
Neuvy-sur-Loire (, literally ''Neuvy on Loire'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,410.
See also
*Communes of the N ...
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
Geography
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the L ...
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Pouilly-sur-Loire (, literally ''Pouilly on Loire'') is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Pouilly-sur-Loire is a town noted for the white wine known as Pouilly-Fumé
Pouilly-Fumé is an ''appellation d'origine contrôl ...
La Charité-sur-Loire
La Charité-sur-Loire (before 1961: ''La Charité'') is a commune in the Nièvre department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Geography
La Charité-sur-Loire lies on the right, eastern bank of the river Loire, about 25 km n ...
Pougues-les-Eaux
Pougues-les-Eaux () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Pougues-les-Eaux station has rail connections to Nevers, Cosne-sur-Loire and Paris.
Demographics
See also
* Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is ...
,
Varennes-Vauzelles
Varennes-Vauzelles () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Nevers. Vauzelles station has rail connections to Nevers and Cosne-sur-Loire.
Demographics
See also
* Communes of the Nièvre depa ...
,
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...
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Challuy
Challuy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France
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Sermoise-sur-Loire
Sermoise-sur-Loire (, literally ''Sermoise on Loire'') is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ov ...
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Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours'). It formerly hosted the Formula ...
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Saint-Parize-le-Châtel
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel () is a commune in the Nièvre ''département'' in central France.
The ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous motor racing circuit that hosts the Formula One French Grand Prix, is located in the communes of Magny-Cour ...
(Moiry),
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It was besieged during the Hundred Years' War.
Located between the Loire and Allier, the town has a rich and powerful history, but is a little forgotten tod ...
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
(Allier):
Villeneuve-sur-Allier
Villeneuve-sur-Allier () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas reg ...
Avermes
Avermes () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avermois'' or ''Avermoises''.
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the ''National Counc ...
Toulon-sur-Allier
Toulon-sur-Allier () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France
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Bessay-sur-Allier
Bessay-sur-Allier (, literally ''Bessay on Allier'') is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Population
Administration
The current mayor is Didier Paqueriaud, elected in 2020.
See also
*Communes of the Allier departmen ...
Varennes-sur-Allier
Varennes-sur-Allier (, literally ''Varennes on Allier''; oc, Varenas) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
History
In 52 BC during the Gallic Wars lived by Julius Caesar, Vercingetorix crosse ...
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy
Saint-Gérard-le-Puy (; oc, Sant Geran del Puèi) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Geography
Much of the local rock is limestone common in the Auvergne, known as ''indusial'', because of the ...
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...
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Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux
Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France.
The communes cooper ...
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La Pacaudière
La Pacaudière () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France.
The communes cooperate in the ...
Saint-Romain-la-Motte
Saint-Romain-la-Motte () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France.
The communes cooperate ...
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Roanne
Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fren ...
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Le Coteau
Le Coteau () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
It lies about northwest of Lyon on the right bank of the river Loire, opposite the larger town Roanne.
Population
Twin towns
Le Coteau is twinned with:
* Zwevegem, B ...
Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset
Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset (; frp, Sant-Vincent-de-Bouessê) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department ...
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Saint-Cyr-de-Favières
Saint-Cyr-de-Favières () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France.
The communes coopera ...
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay (, literally ''Saint-Symphorien of Lay'') is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Population
Personalities
The commune was the birthplace of Suzanne Aubert.
See also
*Communes of ...
Joux
Joux () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of France. This list does not includes the Lyon Metropolis
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Tarare
Tarare is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies on the Turdine river, 28 miles west-northwest of Lyon by rail.
History
The city was founded at the beginning of the 12th century, as the priory of Tarare by the Savigny A ...
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Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
Pontcharra-sur-Turdine () is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vindry-sur-Turdine.Bully,
L'Arbresle
L'Arbresle () is a Communes of the Rhône department, commune of the Rhône (department), Rhône Departments of France, department, eastern France. Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle.
Population
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La Tour-de-Salvagny
La Tour-de-Salvagny () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It borders Parc de Lacroix-Laval in Marcy-l'Étoile.
See also
*Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon
The following is a list of the ...
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Dardilly
Dardilly (; frp, Dardelyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called ''Dardillois'' in French.
Geography
An undulating town to in the western lyonnais, Dardilly is cros ...
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Charbonnières-les-Bains
Charbonnières-les-Bains (; frp, Charboniéres) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It borders Parc de Lacroix-Laval in Marcy-l'Étoile
Marcy-l'Étoile () is a commune in the Metropolis of L ...
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Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Tassin la Demi-Lune () is a commune in Lyon Metropolis in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 22,297. Its inhabitants are named ''Tassilunois'' in French.
Geography
The town of Tassin-la-De ...
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Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
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Vénissieux
Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France.
Geography
Vénissieux is located on the sou ...
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Feyzin
Feyzin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...
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Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon () is a commune in the Rhône department, within the urban area of Lyon, in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department ...
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Communay
Communay () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is around 15 km south of the centre of Lyon.
See also
*Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of Fra ...
(Les Pins),
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Reventin-Vaugris
Reventin-Vaugris () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Located 6 km (4½ m) south of the Roman town of Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region o ...
Le Péage-de-Roussillon
Le Péage-de-Roussillon (, literally ''The Tollbooth of Roussillon'') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. I ...
Saint-Rambert-d'Albon
Saint-Rambert-d'Albon (, literally ''Saint-Rambert of Albon''; frp, Sent-Rambèrt) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
Notable residents
* Wilfride Piollet, ballerina
International relations
Saint-Rambe ...
Érôme
Érôme (; oc, Erauma) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme dep ...
Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage (; oc, Tinh de l'Ermitatge or ), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is l ...
Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence (, literally ''Portes near Valence''; oc, Pòrtas) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence.
Geography
Portes-lès-Valence is situated in the south side of Valence and it i ...
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Loriol-sur-Drôme
Loriol-sur-Drôme (, literally ''Loriol on Drôme''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''L’Auriòu de Droma'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Loriol is situated in the Rhône valley, between Valence and Montélimar.
The neighb ...
Savasse
Savasse (; oc, Savasse) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France.
The communes co ...
(hamlet of L'Homme d'Armes),
Montélimar
Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; la, Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in north Provence, Southeastern France. It is the second-largest city in the department after Valence. In 2018 ...
Donzère
Donzère (; oc, Donzèra) is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It is a town located in the south of Drôme and on the left bank of the Rhône river, next to Montélimar.
Geography
T ...
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Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte (; oc, Pèiralata) is a Communes of France, commune in the Drôme Departments of France, department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, u ...
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
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Lapalud
Lapalud (; oc, La Palús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
People from Lapalud
* Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907), founder of the Académie Julian
* Alain Borne (1915–1 ...
Mornas
Mornas (; oc, Mornats) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Name
The settlement is attested as ''Morenatus'' in 822, ''Murenatis'' in 837 and ''Mornatz'' ca. 1178.
See also ...
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
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Courthézon
Courthézon (; oc, Corteson) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Vaucluse department
The following is a list of the 151 communes of ...
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Bédarrides
Bédarrides (; Provençal: ''Bedarrida'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Name
The settlement is attested as ''villa Betorrida'' in 814, ''Biturrita'' in 898, ''Bisturr ...
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Sorgues
Sorgues (; oc, Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Va ...
Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...
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Noves
Noves (; oc, Nòvas) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
Sights
* Church of ''Sainte Baudille'', located in the site of a 3rd-century Palaeo-Christian worship area and of a Roman temple. The c ...
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Saint-Andiol
Saint-Andiol (; oc, Sant Andiòu) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2019, it had a population of 3,346.
Demographics
See also
* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhô ...
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Plan-d'Orgon
Plan-d'Orgon (; oc, Lo Plan d'Orgon) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The commune was created in 1923 from part of Orgon.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The followi ...
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Orgon
Orgon (; ancient: ''Urgonum'', ''Castrum de Urgone'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Geography
Neighbouring villages and small towns include Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Cavaillon. Or ...
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Sénas
Sénas (; oc, Senàs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Alpilles
* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône ...
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Lambesc
Lambesc () is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2018, it had a population of 9,799.
Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain ra ...
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Saint-Cannat
Saint-Cannat (; oc, Sant Canat) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
History
The village was named after Canus Natus, a fifth century Roman Catholic Saint, who was a Roman clergyman born with white hair, a quir ...
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Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
Pourcieux
Pourcieux (; oc, Porcièu) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric Mistral, with vine-grower's houses built ar ...
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Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (; oc, Sant Maissemin de la Santa Bauma, links=https://www.google.fr/maps/@43.4574354,5.8556205,3a,51.6y,135.48h,69.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYHiJO3wua5rplRFJ-jGpTQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) is a commune in the southeastern ...
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Tourves
Tourves (; oc, Torvas) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France.
Population
Twin towns — sister citi ...
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Brignoles
Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.
It was the summer residence of the counts of Pro ...
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Flassans-sur-Issole
Flassans-sur-Issole (; oc, Flassan d'Içòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Var department
The following is a list of the 153 communes of the V ...
Le Cannet-des-Maures
Le Cannet-des-Maures (; oc, Lo Canet dei Mauras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
History
The town was called "Cannet" until the French Revolution, and later "Le Cannet".
Duri ...
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Vidauban
Vidauban () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It lies on the bank of the river Argens.
Geography Climate
Vidauban has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate cla ...
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Le Muy
Le Muy (; oc, Lo Muei) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 9,288.
Le Muy was one of the first places to be liberated in the Allied invasion of ...
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Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens (, literally ''Puget on Argens''; oc, Lo Puget d'Argenç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is located at 687 kilometres south-east of Paris. It is called ...
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel (, literally ''Les Adrets of The Estérel''; oc, Leis Adrechs) is a commune in the department of Var in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region of southeastern France.
It lies near Fréjus and Cannes, on the Esterel m ...
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Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-la-Napoule (; oc, Mandaluec la Napola; locally spelled Mandelieu-La Napoule) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera, just to the ...
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Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
, Golfe Juan,
Antibes
Antibes (, also , ; oc, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal, Antíbol) is a coastal city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department of southeastern France, on the French Riviera, Côte d'Azur between Cannes and Nice.
The town of ...
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Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet (; oc, Vilanuòva e Lo Lobet; it, Villanova Lobetto) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, at the mou ...
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Saint-Laurent-du-Var (; Occitan: ''Sant Laurenç de Var'', Italian: ''San Lorenzo del Varo'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.
History
The town was founded in the ...
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Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
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Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer (, ; oc, Vilafranca de Mar ; it, Villafranca Marittima ) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of ...
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Èze
Èze (; oc, Esa; it, Eza) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera, 8.5 km (5.2 mi) to the northeast of Nice and 4.5 km (2.7 mi ...
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La Turbie
La Turbie (; oc, A Torbia; in Italian "Turbia" from ''tropea'', Latin for trophy) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
History
La Turbie was famous in Roman times for the large monument, the Trophy of Augus ...
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Beausoleil
BeauSoleil (French, ''beautiful sun'') is a Cajun band from Louisiana, United States.
Band history
Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil (often billed as "BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet") released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well ...
Menton
Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
Me ...
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In popular history
* A song by
Charles Trenet
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These include ...
in 1959, ''Nationale 7''
* A song written by Alan Tunbridge and Al Jones and recorded by Pete Stanley &
Wizz Jones
Raymond Ronald Jones (born 25 April 1939), better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England and has been performing since the late 1950s and sound recording an ...
on
Sixteen Tons of Bluegrass
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and by
John Renbourn
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* Nélias, Thierry. ''Histoire de la nationale 7 : de l'Antiquité à la route des vacances''. Paris: Pygmalion, 2014. . (in French)
* Dubois, Thierry ''C´était la Nationale 7, La Route Bleue, La Nationale 6.'' Editions Paquet. (in French)
* Michael O.R. Kröher, Wolfgang Groeger-Meier ''In die Sonne, in die Ferne. Auf einer Straße der Sehnsucht ans Mittelmeer.'' Verlagshaus Römerweg. (in German)
* Peter Jacobs, Erwin De Decker ''Langzaam door Frankrijk,'' Lannoo. (in Dutch, French translation: ''Nationale 7. La route des vacances'', Hachette)