The Route nationale 29 is a highway in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

and

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

, north west

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 connects the city port of

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very cl ...

with

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

, Saint-Quentin and the Belgian frontier. Most of the route has been superseded by the

A29 autoroute The A 29 is a major toll motorway in Normandy and Picardy, northwestern and northern France. The road is also part of European route E44. From its western interchange with the A28 autoroute until its junction with the A26 autoroute, part of the ...

Route

The road starts 52 km to the east of Le Havre at

Sainte-Marie-des-Champs Sainte-Marie-des-Champs () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography The commune is an eastern suburb of Yvetot, in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen on the D37, D55 and D6015 ro ...

near

Yvetot Yvetot () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It is the capital of the Caux region. History The name Yvetot comes from the Germanic ''Yvo'' and the Old Norse ''-topt''. Therefore, Yvetot mean ...

at a junction with the D 6015 (former N 14). The road (now numbered D 929 heads east crossing the

. It passes the town of

Yerville Yerville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D929 with th ...

and at Tôtes has a junction with the N 27. The road continues east until Saint-Saëns where a road joins the A 28. The old road is now numbered the D 929 and passes through the town and ''Forêt d’Eawy''. The road joins the old N 28 (now D 928) and heads into the town of

Neufchâtel-en-Bray Neufchâtel-en-Bray (; Norman: ''Neucâtel-en-Bray, Le Câtel'') is a commune situated in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy Region, northern France. The Neufchâtel cheese is made in the area. Geography Location Neufchâtel is a ...

. North east of Neufchâtel the former N 29 recommences-s at a junction with the

and D 928. Thereafter the road is numbered the D 929 until the town of

Aumale Aumale (), formerly known as Albemarle," is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. It lies on the River Bresle. History The town's Latin name was ''Alba Marla''. It was raised by William th ...

where it becomes the D 1029. The road by-passes to the north of the town of

Poix-de-Picardie Poix-de-Picardie (, literally ''Poix of Picardy''; pcd, Poé-d’Picardie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some southwest of ...

and then turns north-east into the city of

. The road leaves Amiens to the south-east along the

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valley before turning east in a long straight road through

Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux border ...

and close to a 1st World War memorial to the Australian Army. The road crosses the

A1 autoroute The A1 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Nord (the Northern Motorway), is the busiest of France's autoroutes. With a length of , it connects Paris with the northern city of Lille. It is managed by the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et d ...

at Estrées-Deniécourt. It then passes the old N 17 (now D 1017) and the Canal de la Somme. The road passes more war cemeteries before entering the town of Saint-Quentin over the A26 autoroute. Between Amiens and

Longueau Longueau (; pcd, Londjeu) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airpor ...

, it was the former N 35 and between Longueau and Saint-Quentin, the former N 336. The road continues over the Somme (still numbered the D 1029) and is now also numbered E 44. The roads cross the Canal de la Sambre à l’Oise. It turns north-east to the town of

Guise Guise (; nl, Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. Population Sights The remains ...

crossing the River

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

. The road crosses the ''Forêt du Nouvion'' before entering the town of La Capelle and a junction with the D 1043 and

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close to the frontier with

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. Between Saint-Quentin and La Capelle, the road was numbered N 30 before. At its creation, the N 29 had a different itinary east of Amiens. It was heading to

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and

Bapaume Bapaume (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The inhabitants of this commune are known as ''Bapalmois'' or ''Bapalmoises''. Geography Bapaume is a far ...

(now as D 929). Then it was heading to

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...

(now as D 930 in

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

and as D 630 in Nord). Then, to

Bouchain Bouchain (; vls, Boesem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th ...

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

and to the Belgian border (now still as D 630). {{coord missing, France 029