The A8 autoroute, also known as La Provençale, is a -long highway in
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 ...
that runs between
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. ...
and the
A7 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 ...
.
Route
The A8 is an extension of the
A7 starting to the west of Aix-en-Provence at La Fare-les-Oliviers. The road passes through the Departments of
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...
,
Var
Var or VAR may refer to:
Places
* Var (department), a department of France
* Var (river), France
* Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran
* Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...
and
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...
. It serves the towns of Aix-en-Provence,
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) 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 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
,
Saint-Raphaël,
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 s ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
and
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 ...
before crossing the border where it becomes the
A10 in
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 crosses the mountain ranges of
Sainte-Baume
The Sainte-Baume ( Provençal: ''Massís de la Santa Bauma'' according to classical orthography and ''La Santo Baumo'' according to mistralian orthography) is a mountain ridge spreading between the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var in So ...
and of
Maures
The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a distinct or s ...
between Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus and 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 ...
between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes. Following the
Grande Corniche the road offers panoramas of the sea between Nice and Menton.
Capacity
* 2x3 lanes from
Coudoux
Coudoux (; oc, Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is away from Aix-en-Provence, away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly away from Marseille. As for villages, it is away from Velaux, ...
(the junction with the A7 to
La Barque (junction with the
A52).
* 2x2 lanes from
La Barque to
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 ...
(being expanded to 2x3 lanes) increases to 2x3 lanes at
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...
.
* 2x4 lanes from
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...
to
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 11 ...
(the road enters the Nice
conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ca ...
).
* 2x2 lanes in the section through the southern
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
from
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 ...
Saint-Augustin to the frontier with Italy, this section has 15 tunnels. There is a speed limit of 90 km/h in the tunnels (70 km/h for large vehicles).
Traffic
The road has heavy traffic all year round and is especially congested in July and August (in particular around
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 ...
and
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 ...
. As a result, traffic-management schemes have been adopted between
Var
Var or VAR may refer to:
Places
* Var (department), a department of France
* Var (river), France
* Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran
* Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...
to Nice-West similar to those on the Péripherique in Paris. The autoroute is regularly closed on the Nice-Menton section as a result of rock falls onto the carriageways. The sections crossing the Maures and L'Esterel mountains are at risk from forest fires in summer.
Interchanges
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sinnbild_Autobahnkreuz.svg)
28 :
A7 autoroute
The A7 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Soleil (English: the Motorway of the Sun) is a French motorway. It continues the A6 and links Lyon to Marseille. The autoroute du Soleil is long and forms part of European routes E15, E80, and ...
,
Coudoux
Coudoux (; oc, Codoç) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Location
It is away from Aix-en-Provence, away from Salon-de-Provence, and nearly away from Marseille. As for villages, it is away from Velaux, ...
*
![Aire de pique-nique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Aire_de_pique-nique.png)
Aires de repos: Ventabren
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
29 18 km:
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. ...
(ouest)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sinnbild_Autobahnkreuz.svg)
28 :
A51 autoroute
The A51 autoroute is a partly completed motorway in southeast France. It is the long-term project to connect Marseille to Grenoble via Aix-en-Provence, the Durance Valley and the Hautes-Alpes department.
Route
The motorway passes the cities ...
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
30 19 km: Aix-en-Provence (pont de l'Arc)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
31 21 km: Aix-en-Provence (est)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
32 27 km:
N7 Châteauneuf-le-Rouge
*
![Péage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/P%C3%A9age.png)
Péage de La Barque
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sinnbild_Autobahnkreuz.svg)
:
A52 autoroute
The A52 autoroute is a 25.3 km long motorway in the Bouches du Rhone departement of southeastern France. The road links the A8 autoroute with the A50 autoroute and runs from a junction 1 km east of the Péage de La Barque on the A8 ...
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: Rousset (eastbound) L'Arc (westbound)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
33 47 km:
Pourrières
Pourrières (; oc, Porrièras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Population
Personalities
It is the home town of the French poet Germain Nouveau.
Jacqueline Eymar, classical ...
*
![Aire de pique-nique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Aire_de_pique-nique.png)
Aires de repos: Saint-Hilaire (eastbound) Barcelone (westbound)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
34 58 km:
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 ...
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: Cambarette
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
35 74 km:
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 Proven ...
*
![Aire de pique-nique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Aire_de_pique-nique.png)
Aires de repos: Roudai/Candumy
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sinnbild_Autobahnkreuz.svg)
:
A57 autoroute
The A57 autoroute is a motorway in south eastern France.
It is 55 km long and runs from the ''Tunnel de Toulon'' to the A8 near Le Luc. The road is a toll motorway north of Toulon. It is operated by ESCOTA. It connects with the A570 spur t ...
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: Vidauban
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
36 118 km:
Draguignan
Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Ar ...
/
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 ...
, Gulf of
Saint-Tropez
, INSEE = 83119
, postal code = 83990
, image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg
, image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg
Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...
*
![Aire de pique-nique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Aire_de_pique-nique.png)
Aires de repos: Jas Pellicot
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: Canaver
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
37 129 km:
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) 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 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
/
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 ...
*
![Péage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/P%C3%A9age.png)
Péage de Le Capitou/Fréjus Ouest
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
38 134 km: Fréjus /
Saint-Raphaël
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: L'Esterel
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
39 145 km:
les Adrets-de-l'Esterel
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
40 157 km:
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 s ...
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
41 159 km:
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 ...
/ Les Tourrades
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
42 165 km: Cannes / Mougins
*
![Aire de pique-nique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Aire_de_pique-nique.png)
Aires de repos: Piccolaret
*
![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: Breguieres
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
44 171 km:
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 ...
Ouest,
Sophia Antipolis
(wisdom), gr, (Ἀντίπολις, antipolis) ("opposite city" from its position on the opposite side of the Var estuary from Nice, also former name of Antibes, part of the technology park)
, postal_code = 06220 (Vallauris), 06250 (Mo ...
*
![Péage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/P%C3%A9age.png)
Péage d' Antibes Ouest
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
46 178 km:
Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet (; oc, Vilanuòva e Lo Lobet; it, Villanova Lobetto) is a Communes of France, commune in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern Fran ...
/ Bouches du Loup
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
47 179 km: Villeneuve-Loubet Centre
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
48 181 km:
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
49 185 km:
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 11 ...
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
50 186 km:
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 ...
(promenade des Anglais)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
51 187 km: Nice (Saint-Augustin)
*
![Péage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/P%C3%A9age.png)
Péage de Nice Saint-Isidore
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
52 190 km: Nice (Saint-Isidore)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
54 197 km: Nice (nord)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
55 199.5 km: Nice (l'Ariane)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sinnbild_Autobahnkreuz.svg)
56 :
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 ...
(A500 Spur)
*
![Péage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/P%C3%A9age.png)
Péage de La Turbie
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
57 208 km:
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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![Aire d'autoroute - station essence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Aire_d%27autoroute_-_station_essence.png)
Aires de service: La Scoperta (eastbound) Beausoleil (westbound)
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
58 214 km:
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (; oc, Ròcabruna Caup Martin or ; it, Roccabruna-Capo Martino, ; Mentonasc: ''Rocabrüna''; Roquebrune until 1921) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern Fr ...
*
![Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sinnbild_Autobahnausfahrt.svg)
59 220 km:
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 ...
* ''State border''
* 224 km
![Flag of Italy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg)
Autostrada
A10 (
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 ...
)
Opening dates of the A8
*1956: Creation of
Escota, a company to be in charge of all the sections from
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. ...
to the Italian Frontier.
*1961: Opening of the toll sections of
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) 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 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
through
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 s ...
to
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...
(exit 46).
*1969: Opening of the toll section from
Roquebrune to the Italian frontier (initially only one carriageway and for lightweight vehicles. Then, in 1970, both carriageways were opened).
*1971–1974: Staged opening of the sections between
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. ...
and
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) 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 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
.
*1976: Opening of the section between
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...
and
Roquebrune (partly one carriageway only—the doubling of some tunnels was completed as late as 1988).
External links
Autoroute A8 on Saratlas
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