A9 autoroute
The A9 autoroute (La Languedocienne/La Catalane) is a motorway in southern France.
The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the A9 road (Scotland). The road runs between Orange and Perthus, in the Pyrénées-Orientales at the frontier with Spain where it becomes the Autopista AP-7.
The route passes the following major towns and cities Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales), Narbonne (Aude), Béziers and Montpellier (Hérault), Nîmes (Gard) and Orange (Vaucluse) before joining the A7 autoroute (Marseille to Lyon). The route is 2x3 as far south as exit 41 (Perpignan-Nord); widening between exit 41 and the Spanish frontier is currently (2012) in progress.
The A9 autoroute was operated by the Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF), taken over in 2006 by Vinci Autoroutes. The cost of travelling the whole road through the Languedoc-Roussillon region in a car is 23.70 euros (from 1 February 2012).[1]
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Future
For 19 km around Montpellier the road is toll free as the road is the city’s by-pass. The toll at either end of the "Montpellier by-pass" includes a charge for the 17 kilometers to the next toll booth even if the vehicle leaves before reaching it. If a vehicle enters and exits the motorway away from the toll booth, there is no charge.
The toll booths on either side of the town cause considerable congestion in the summer. As a result, ASF have proposed to build a new road which is expected to open in 2017.
Junctions
- A9-A7 Junction
- 15px 21: (Orange) : town serves Orange
- Aires de repos : Roquemaure
- 15px 22: (Roquemaure) 14 km : towns served Roquemaure, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon
- Aire de Tavel
- Aires de repos : Estézargues
- 15px 23: (Remoulins) 29 km : towns served Remoulins and Avignon
- Aires de repos : Lédenon
- Aire de Marguerittes
- 15px 24: (Nîmes-Est) 47 km : towns served Nîmes
- 15px 25: (Nîmes-Ouest) 55 km : towns served Nîmes
- A9-A54Junction
- Aires de repos : Milhaud
- Aires de repos : Vergèze
- 15px 26: (Gallargues) 73 km : towns served Aimargues and Aigues-Mortes
- Aire d'Ambrussum
- 15px 27: (Lunel) 79 km : towns served Lunel
- Aires de repos : Nabrigas
- Aires de repos : Mas du Roux
- 15px 28: (Vendargues) 90 km : towns served Vendargues and Montpellier
- Aires de repos : Saint-Aunès
- Péage
- 15px 29: (Montpellier-Est) 97 km : towns served Montpellier and La Grande-Motte
- 15px 30: (Montpellier) 101 km : towns served Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots
- 15px 31: (Montpellier) 103 km : towns served Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots
- 15px 32: (Montpellier) 106 km : towns served Montpellier
- Péage
- Aire de Montpellier-Fabrègues
- Aires de repos : Gigean
- 15px 33: (Sète) 130 km : towns served Balaruc-le-Vieux and Sète
- Aires de repos : Mèze (Southbound), Loupian (Northbound)
- Aires de repos : Floransac
- 15px 34: (Agde-Pézenas) 155 km : towns served Agde and Pézenas
- Aire de Béziers-Montblanc
- A9-A75 Junction: towns served Béziers
- 15px 36: (Béziers-Ouest) 173 km : towns served Béziers
- Aires de repos : Lespignan
- Aire de Narbonne-Vinassan
- 15px 37: (Narbonne-Est) 195 km : towns served Narbonne
- 15px 38: (Narbonne-Sud) 198 km : towns served Narbonne
- A9-A61 Junction
- Aires de repos : Prat-de-Cest (Southbound), Bages (Northbound)
- 15px 39: (Sigean) 215 km : towns served Sigean
- Aires de repos : Gasparets (Southbound), Sigean (Northbound)
- Aire de La Palme
- 15px 40: (Leucate) 226 km : towns served Port-Leucate
- Aires de repos : Fitou
- Aires de repos : Château de Salses
- 15px 41: (Perpignan-Nord) 248 km : towns served Rivesaltes, Port-Barcarès and Perpignan
- Aires de repos : Rivesaltes (Southbound), Pia (northbound)
- 15px 42: (Perpignan-Sud) 262 km : towns served Perpignan and Bourg-Madame
- Aires de repos : Les Pavillons
- Aire Village Catalan
- 15px 43: (Le Boulou) 275 km : towns served Le Boulou, Port-Vendres and Céret
- Péage
- Aires de repos : Les Contrôles
- Customs Post (French and Spanish), The A9 continues 1 km before becoming the AP-7
- Spain