Although there are basic autoroute “aires” every 10/15 kilometres (except where an autoroute goes close to a major town or city) these usually only have parking and picnic areas, basic toilet facilities and sometimes a payphone. Larger “aires” are less frequent but will include café/restaurant/shop plus a filling station – sometimes a hotel, tourist office, local produce etc. Toilets are usually also available immediately after leaving a Péage – a toll booth.
The larger “aires” with fuel and catering facilities on the A16 Paris – Dunkerque autoroute are:
From Paris heading north
- 90km – Hardivillers, (60 Oise)midway between Beauvais and Amiens
- 180km – La Baie de Somme north of Abbeville near St Valery-sur-Somme (80 Somme)
- 235kmL’Epitre between Boulogne and Calais (62 Pas-de-Calais)
- The larger “aires” with fuel and catering facilities on the A28 Abbeville-Rouen-Alencon autoroute are:
- From the north heading south:-
- Le Translay – just north of Blangy-sur-Bresle (76 Seine Maritime) about 30km south of Abbeville (80 Somme)
- St Saens(76 Seine-Maritime) about 30km north of Rouen
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