A11 autoroute

The A11 autoroute is a motorway which connects Paris with Nantes via Le Mans and Angers. It is called L'Océane .

Construction

The A11 is as yet unfinished. The by-pass of Angers, proposed for thirty years, is currently under construction. Its opening is proposed for August 31 2008.

Regions crossed

The following list indexes the sites worth visiting within 14km of the road.
* Paris
* Chartres
* Le Mans
* Laval
* Angers
* Nantes

History

* 1972: Opening of the first section, La Folie Bessin - Thivars, is 68 km (A10 and A11).
* 1975: Opening of the section Chartres to La Ferté Bernard.
* 1978: Opening of the section La Ferté Bernard to Le Mans.
* 1981: Opening of the section Angers-Nantes.

Route

Managed by Cofiroute

* A10-A11
*
** Rest Areas: Gourville (westbound), Chaudonnes (eastbound)
** Service Area: Chartres
*
** Rest Areas: Les Souchets (westbound), Les Moineaux (eastbound)
*
** Rest Areas: La Poële Percée (westbound), Les Dix-Sept-Setiers (eastbound)
** Rest Areas: Charamerie (westbound), Leu (eastbound)
** Service Area: Brou
*
** Rest Areas: Les Charms (westbound), La Petite Jardinière (eastbound)
** Rest Areas: Théligny (westbound), Montmirirail (eastbound)
*
**Service Areas: The Ferté-Bernard (westbound), Villaines-la-Ganais (eastbound)
** Rest Areas: Parnouette (westbound), La Charpenterie (eastbound)
** Rest Areas: Haras de Maulepaire (westbound), Martinière (eastbound)
* A28 - A11
** Service Area: La Sarthe-Sargé-Le-Mans
*
* A28-A11
* A81-A11 to 148 km
*

Le Mans to Angers managed by ASF

** Rest Area: Pruillé-le-Chétif
*
** Rest Area: Pirmil
** Service Area: Parcé-sur-Sarthe
*
*
** Rest Area: La Chapelle-Saint-Laud
*
* A85-A11 to 221 km
* Péage de Corzé
** Rest Area: Bauné
*
** Service Area: Angers Gateway
*

From Angers to Nantes managed by Cofiroute

The kilometers cannot be assessed until the missing section is finished.
*
* (in construction)
* (in constrution)
*
** Rest Areas: Montilets (westbound), Réveilllon (eastbound)
*
** Service Area: Varades
* Péage d'Ancenis
*
** Rest Areas: Le Cellier (westbound), Launay (eastbound)
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* -A11
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*
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* -A11

External links

* [http://www.cofiroute.fr/cofiroute.nsf/web/a11-angers.htm Cofiroute, A11 Angers]
* [http://saratlas.free.fr/index.php?page=autoroute&route=a11&lang=fr A11 Motorway in Saratlas]
* [http://routes.wikia.com/wiki/Autoroute_fran%C3%A7aise_A11 Card-indexes motorway of A11 on WikiSara]