SAPN, Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie is a
motorway
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operator company in
France
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. It operates motorways in the West of France thanks to
concessions given by the
French government
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. Its network is 368 km long.
The SAPN was created in 1963 and since then, has fulfilled the targets set by the French government: build, maintain and operate a network of motorways. Its network serves two regions;
Ile-de-France and
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 ...
. SAPN's network consists of the
A14 (16 km long), the
A13 (233 km long) and the
A29 (119 km long). All motorways, except portions of the A13 are
tolled.
SAPN's concession expires in 2033.
External links
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SAPN's website
Motorway concessionary companies of France
Transport in Normandy
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