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Chirac’s autoroute

Our list of toll-free autoroutes raised some interesting questions – what was the rationale for making some stretches of autoroute free, whilst others are charged.
It appears that there can be several reasons:-

where the autoroute acts as a city by-pass allieviating traffic in the already congested city centre – so the A16 from Boulogne to the

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Toll Free Autoroutes in France

Most French autoroutes between major towns and cities are toll motorways, which whilst often offering fast and uncrowded dual-carriageways, can nevertheless add significantly to the cost of a trip through France – e.g over €90 (over £60) on a one-way trip from Calais to Nice (1226km of motorway driving about 760 miles).
However there are significant

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The Beach in Brive – Brive Plage

In the heart of the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde (19 Correze, Limousin) an artificial beach is created for 10 days with entertainments for kids, music and dancing for adults.
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Conceze Raspberry Festival

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Flying UK to France

The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations – no longer restricted to the major cities. This really does open up some of the less well-known parts of France.
The list below shows the extent of the coverage – and this excludes

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A20 Autoroute to Dordogne, Lot & Toulouse

For the South West the A20 autoroute (l’Occitaine) is now complete linking Paris and Toulouse via the A10 to Orleans, then the A71 to Vierzon onto the A20 for Toulouse via Limoges, Brive, Cahors and Montauban. This is a very enjoyable road cutting through some glorious scenery – and such a joy for those who

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