# Route nationale

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A ***route nationale***, or simply *nationale*, is a class of [trunk road](/source/Trunk_road) in [France](/source/France). They are important roads of national significance which cross broad portions of the French territory, in contrast to departmental or communal roads which serve more limited local areas.

Their use is free, except when crossing certain structures subject to a [toll](/source/Toll_road). They are open to all vehicles, except on certain sections having [motorway](/source/Motorway) (*[autoroute](/source/Autoroutes_of_France)*) or express road (*voie express*) status, both of these categories being reserved for motorized vehicles only.

France at one time had some 30,500 km of *routes nationales* and publicly owned motorways. However,this figure has decreased with the transfer of the responsibility for many routes to the *[départements](/source/Departments_of_France)*; by 2010, the total length of motorways and other national roads was around 21,100 km. By way of comparison, *routes départementales* in the same year covered a total distance of 378,000 km.[1]

The layout of the main trunk road network reflects France's [centralizing tradition](/source/Decentralisation_in_France): the majority of them radiate from [Paris](/source/Paris). The most important trunk roads begin on the parvis of [Notre Dame de Paris](/source/Notre_Dame_de_Paris) at a point known as *point zéro* ([kilometre zero](/source/Kilometre_zero#France)). In order to cover the country effectively, there are many other roads that do not serve Paris directly.

## History

The system dates back to 16 December 1811, when [Napoleon](/source/Napoleon) designated a number of *routes impériales* (imperial highways). First-class routes were numbered from 1 to 14; all began at [Paris](/source/Paris), radiating out in a [clockwise](/source/Clockwise) manner. Route 1 ran from Paris north to [Calais](/source/Calais), and is still the general path of [route nationale 1](/source/Route_nationale_1). Second-class routes, from 15 to 27, did the same, while third-class routes from 28 to 229 provided less major connections. During the [Bourbon Restoration](/source/Bourbon_Restoration_in_France), in 1824, these routes were renamed *routes royales* (royal highways) and modified. Route 3, Paris to [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg) via [Soissons](/source/Soissons), [Reims](/source/Reims) and [Liège](/source/Li%C3%A8ge), was renumbered to 31 and 51, and the subsequent routes were shifted down by one. Routes 19 and 20 were completely outside the post-Napoleon France, and so 21 to 27 became 18 to 24. In 1830 the highways were renamed *routes nationales*.[2]

In the 21st century, the French Government has downgraded many of the former routes nationales, such as the [N7](/source/Route_nationale_7) from Paris to the [Côte d'Azur](/source/C%C3%B4te_d'Azur), transferring responsibility for them to the *départements*.[3]

## List of routes nationales

### Routes nationales 1 to 25

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N1](/source/Route_nationale_1)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Beauvais](/source/Beauvais) - [Amiens](/source/Amiens) - [Abbeville](/source/Abbeville) - [Boulogne-sur-Mer](/source/Boulogne-sur-Mer) - [Calais](/source/Calais) - [Dunkirk](/source/Dunkirk) - *[Belgium](/source/Belgium) ([N39](/source/N39_road_(Belgium)))* |- |[N2](/source/Route_nationale_2)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Soissons](/source/Soissons) - [Laon](/source/Laon) - [Maubeuge](/source/Maubeuge) - *[Belgium](/source/Belgium) ([N6](/source/N6_road_(Belgium)))* |- |[N3](/source/Route_nationale_3)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Meaux](/source/Meaux) - [Château-Thierry](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau-Thierry) - [Épernay](/source/%C3%89pernay) - [Châlons-en-Champagne](/source/Ch%C3%A2lons-en-Champagne) - [Verdun](/source/Verdun) - [Metz](/source/Metz) - *[Germany](/source/Germany) ([B41](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_41))* |- |[N4](/source/Route_nationale_4)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Vitry-le-François](/source/Vitry-le-Fran%C3%A7ois) - [Saint-Dizier](/source/Saint-Dizier) - [Toul](/source/Toul) - [Blâmont](/source/Bl%C3%A2mont) - [Sarrebourg](/source/Sarrebourg) - [Strasbourg](/source/Strasbourg) - *[Germany](/source/Germany) ([B28](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_28))* |- |[N4A](/source/Route_nationale_4)|| [Vincennes](/source/Vincennes) (N34) - [Joinville-le-Pont](/source/Joinville-le-Pont) (N186) |- |[N5](/source/Route_nationale_5)|| [Dijon](/source/Dijon) - [Dole](/source/Dole,_Jura) - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) ([Geneva](/source/Geneva)) - [Thonon-les-Bains](/source/Thonon-les-Bains) - [Saint-Gingolph](/source/Saint-Gingolph,_Haute-Savoie) - *[Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) (21)* |- |[N6](/source/Route_nationale_6)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Melun](/source/Melun) - [Fontainebleau](/source/Fontainebleau) - [Sens](/source/Sens) - [Auxerre](/source/Auxerre) - [Chalon-sur-Saône](/source/Chalon-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne) - [Mâcon](/source/M%C3%A2con) - [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Chambéry](/source/Chamb%C3%A9ry) - [Modane](/source/Modane) - *[Italy](/source/Italy) ([SS25](/source/SS25))* |- |[N7](/source/Route_nationale_7)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Fontainebleau](/source/Fontainebleau) - [Montargis](/source/Montargis) - [Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire](/source/Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire) - [Nevers](/source/Nevers) - [Moulins](/source/Moulins,_Allier) - [Roanne](/source/Roanne) - [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Vienne](/source/Vienne,_Is%C3%A8re) - [Valence](/source/Valence,_Dr%C3%B4me) - [Montélimar](/source/Mont%C3%A9limar) - [Orange](/source/Orange,_Vaucluse) - [Avignon](/source/Avignon) - [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) - [Fréjus](/source/Fr%C3%A9jus) - [Saint-Raphaël](/source/Saint-Rapha%C3%ABl,_Var) - [Cannes](/source/Cannes) - [Antibes](/source/Antibes) - [Nice](/source/Nice) - [Menton](/source/Menton) - *[Italy](/source/Italy) ([SS1](/source/SS1_(road)))* |- |[N8](/source/Route_nationale_8)|| [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) - [Marseille](/source/Marseille) - [Aubagne](/source/Aubagne) - [Toulon](/source/Toulon) |- |[N9](/source/Route_nationale_9)|| [Moulins](/source/Moulins,_Allier) - [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand) - [Issoire](/source/Issoire) - [Saint-Chély-d'Apcher](/source/Saint-Ch%C3%A9ly-d'Apcher) - [Marvejols](/source/Marvejols) - [Banassac](/source/Banassac) - [Millau](/source/Millau) - [Clermont-l'Hérault](/source/Clermont-l'H%C3%A9rault) - [Béziers](/source/B%C3%A9ziers) - [Narbonne](/source/Narbonne) - [Perpignan](/source/Perpignan) - *[Spain](/source/Spain) ([N-II](/source/Carretera_Nacional_N-II))* |- |[N10](/source/Route_nationale_10)|| [Saint-Cyr-l'École](/source/Saint-Cyr-l'%C3%89cole) - [Rambouillet](/source/Rambouillet) - [Chartres](/source/Chartres) - [Tours](/source/Tours) - [Châtellerault](/source/Ch%C3%A2tellerault) - [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) - [Angoulême](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme) - [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) - [Biarritz](/source/Biarritz) - *Spain ([N-I](/source/Carretera_Nacional_N-I))* |- |[N11](/source/Route_nationale_11)|| [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) (N10) - [Niort](/source/Niort) - [La Rochelle](/source/La_Rochelle) |- |[N12](/source/Route_nationale_12)|| [Saint-Cyr-l'École](/source/Saint-Cyr-l'%C3%89cole) - [Dreux](/source/Dreux) - [Alençon](/source/Alen%C3%A7on) - [Fougères](/source/Foug%C3%A8res) - [Liffré](/source/Liffr%C3%A9) - [Rennes](/source/Rennes) - [Saint-Brieuc](/source/Saint-Brieuc) - [Brest](/source/Brest,_France) |- |[N13](/source/Route_nationale_13)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Saint-Germain-en-Laye](/source/Saint-Germain-en-Laye) - [Orgeval](/source/Orgeval,_Yvelines) - [Mantes-la-Jolie](/source/Mantes-la-Jolie) - [Évreux](/source/%C3%89vreux) - [Lisieux](/source/Lisieux) - [Caen](/source/Caen) - [Cherbourg](/source/Cherbourg-Octeville) |- |[N14](/source/Route_nationale_14)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Enghien](/source/Enghien-les-Bains) - [Pontoise](/source/Pontoise) - [Rouen](/source/Rouen) |- |[N15](/source/Route_nationale_15)|| [Bonnières-sur-Seine](/source/Bonni%C3%A8res-sur-Seine) ([A13](/source/A13_autoroute)) - [Rouen](/source/Rouen) - [Yvetot](/source/Yvetot) - [Le Havre](/source/Le_Havre) |- |[N16](/source/Route_nationale_16)|| [Pierrefitte](/source/Pierrefitte-sur-Seine) (N1) - [Creil](/source/Creil) - [Clermont](/source/Clermont,_Oise) |- |[N17](/source/Route_nationale_17)|| [Le Bourget](/source/Le_Bourget) (N2) - [Senlis](/source/Senlis,_Oise) - [Arras](/source/Arras) - [Lille](/source/Lille) - [Hallum](/source/Hallum) *Belgium ([N32](/source/N32_road_(Belgium)))* |- |[N18](/source/Route_nationale_18)|| [Étain](/source/%C3%89tain,_Meuse) - [Longuyon](/source/Longuyon) - [Longwy](/source/Longwy) - *Belgium ([N830](/source/N830))* |- |[N19](/source/Route_nationale_19)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Provins](/source/Provins) - [Troyes](/source/Troyes) - [Chaumont](/source/Chaumont,_Haute-Marne) - [Langres](/source/Langres) - [Vesoul](/source/Vesoul) - [Belfort](/source/Belfort) - *[Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)* |- |[N20](/source/Route_nationale_20)|| [Paris](/source/Paris) - [Étampes](/source/%C3%89tampes) - [Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans) - [Vierzon](/source/Vierzon) - [Châteauroux](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux) - [Limoges](/source/Limoges) - [Brive](/source/Brive-la-Gaillarde) - [Cahors](/source/Cahors) - [Montauban](/source/Montauban) - [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) - [Foix](/source/Foix) - [Bourg-Madame](/source/Bourg-Madame) - *[Spain](/source/Spain) ([N-152](/source/N-152_road_(Spain)))* |- |[N21](/source/Route_nationale_21)|| [Limoges](/source/Limoges) - [Périgueux](/source/P%C3%A9rigueux) - [Bergerac](/source/Bergerac,_Dordogne) - [Agen](/source/Agen) - [Auch](/source/Auch) - [Tarbes](/source/Tarbes) - [Argelès-Gazost](/source/Argel%C3%A8s-Gazost) |- |[N22](/source/Route_nationale_22)|| N20 between [Foix](/source/Foix) and [Bourg-Madame](/source/Bourg-Madame) - *[Andorra](/source/Andorra)* |- |[N23](/source/Route_nationale_23)|| [Chartres](/source/Chartres) - [Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans) - [Angers](/source/Angers) - [Nantes](/source/Nantes) |- |[N24](/source/Route_nationale_24)|| [Rennes](/source/Rennes) - [Lorient](/source/Lorient) |- |[N25](/source/Route_nationale_25)|| [Amiens](/source/Amiens) - [Arras](/source/Arras)

### Routes nationales 26 to 50

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N26](/source/Route_nationale_26)|| [Verneuil-sur-Avre](/source/Verneuil-sur-Avre) (N12) - [Argentan](/source/Argentan) |- |[N27](/source/Route_nationale_27)|| [Rouen](/source/Rouen) - [Dieppe](/source/Dieppe) |- |[N28](/source/Route_nationale_28)|| [Rouen](/source/Rouen) - [Abbeville](/source/Abbeville) - [Dunkirk](/source/Dunkirk) |- |[N29](/source/Route_nationale_29)|| [Yvetot](/source/Yvetot) - [Amiens](/source/Amiens) - [Saint-Quentin](/source/Saint-Quentin,_Aisne) - [La Capelle](/source/La_Capelle) |- |[N30](/source/Route_nationale_30)|| [Bapaume](/source/Bapaume) - [Cambrai](/source/Cambrai) - [Valenciennes](/source/Valenciennes) - [Quiévrain](/source/Qui%C3%A9vrain) |- |[N31](/source/Route_nationale_31)|| [Rouen](/source/Rouen) - [Beauvais](/source/Beauvais) - [Compiègne](/source/Compi%C3%A8gne) - [Soissons](/source/Soissons) - [Reims](/source/Reims) |- |N32|| [Compiègne](/source/Compi%C3%A8gne) - [La Fère](/source/La_F%C3%A8re) |- |N33|| [Saint-Avold](/source/Saint-Avold) - [Creutzwald](/source/Creutzwald) |- |N34|| [Vincennes](/source/Vincennes) - [Coulommiers](/source/Coulommiers,_Seine-et-Marne) - [Esternay](/source/Esternay) |- |N35|| [Saint-Dizier](/source/Saint-Dizier) - [Bar-le-Duc](/source/Bar-le-Duc) - [Verdun](/source/Verdun) |- |N36|| [Meaux](/source/Meaux) - [Melun](/source/Melun) |- |N37|| A6 - RN7 |- |*N38*|| *Beauvais* - *Ressons-sur-Matz* - *Noyon* - *Charmes*; downgraded to D 338, D 938 and D 1032 |- |N39|| [Arras](/source/Arras) - [Hesdin](/source/Hesdin) - [Le Touquet-Paris-Plage](/source/Le_Touquet) |- |*N40*|| *Le Havre* - *Eu* - *Calais* - *Belgium (N39)*; downgraded to D 940 |- |N41|| [Béthune](/source/B%C3%A9thune) - [Lille](/source/Lille) |- |N42|| [Boulogne-sur-Mer](/source/Boulogne-sur-Mer) - [Saint-Omer](/source/Saint-Omer,_Pas-de-Calais) - [Bailleul](/source/Bailleul,_Nord) |- |N43|| [Metz](/source/Metz) - [Sedan](/source/Sedan,_Ardennes) - [La Capelle](/source/La_Capelle) - [Charleville-Mézières](/source/Charleville-M%C3%A9zi%C3%A8res) - [Cambrai](/source/Cambrai) - [Douai](/source/Douai) - [Lens](/source/Lens,_Pas-de-Calais) - [Béthune](/source/B%C3%A9thune) - [Saint-Omer](/source/Saint-Omer,_Pas-de-Calais) - [Calais](/source/Calais) |- |N44|| [Cambrai](/source/Cambrai) - [Saint-Quentin](/source/Saint-Quentin,_Aisne) - [Laon](/source/Laon) - [Reims](/source/Reims) - [Châlons-en-Champagne](/source/Ch%C3%A2lons-en-Champagne) - [Vitry-le-François](/source/Vitry-le-Fran%C3%A7ois) |- |N45|| [Douai](/source/Douai) - [Valenciennes](/source/Valenciennes) |- |*N46*|| *Marle-sur-Serre* - *Parois*; downgraded to D 946 |- |N47|| [Lens](/source/Lens,_Pas-de-Calais) - [La Bassée](/source/La_Bass%C3%A9e) |- |*N48*|| *[Valenciennes](/source/Valenciennes)* - *Belgium (N60)*; downgraded to D 935 |- |N49|| [Valenciennes](/source/Valenciennes) - [Maubeuge](/source/Maubeuge) - [Jeumont](/source/Jeumont) - *Belgium (N54)* |- |N50|| [Arras](/source/Arras) - [Douai](/source/Douai)

### Routes nationales 51 to 75

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |N51|| [Witry-lès-Reims](/source/Witry-l%C3%A8s-Reims) - [Rethel](/source/Rethel) Originally ran from [Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans) to Givet. In 1978, the section from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Épernay was downgraded to D 951 and D 403 while the section from Orléans to Fontainebleau was reassigned to the N 152. In 2005, the Épernay-Reims section was downgraded to D 951 and the Rocroi to Givet section was downgraded to D 8051. |- |[N52](/source/Route_nationale_52)|| [Metz](/source/Metz) - [Thionville](/source/Thionville) - [Longwy](/source/Longwy) - *Belgium (A28)* Originally ran from Uckange to Longwy. In the 1970s, a section from Metz to Florange was added and the section from Uckange to Florange was downgraded to D 952. |-

|*N53*|| *[Thionville](/source/Thionville) - [Évrange](/source/%C3%89vrange)* Originally began at Metz; the Metz-Thionville section was downgraded to D 953 in 1972 and the remainder was downgraded to D 653 in 2006. |- |*N54*|| *[Metz](/source/Metz) - [Boulay-Moselle](/source/Boulay-Moselle) - [Téterchen](/source/T%C3%A9terchen) - Germany ([B 269](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_269))* Downgraded to D 954 in the 1970s. |- |*N55*|| *[Metz](/source/Metz) - [Delme](/source/Delme,_Moselle) - [Château-Salins](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau-Salins)* Downgraded to D 955 in the 1970s. |- |*N56*|| *[Saint-Avold](/source/Saint-Avold) - [Sarralbe](/source/Sarralbe)* Downgraded to D 956 in 2005. |- |N57|| [Metz](/source/Metz) - [Nancy](/source/Nancy,_France) - [Épinal](/source/%C3%89pinal) - [Vesoul](/source/Vesoul) - [Besançon](/source/Besan%C3%A7on) - [Pontarlier](/source/Pontarlier) - [Ballaigues](/source/Ballaigues) |- |N58|| [Sedan](/source/Sedan,_Ardennes) - [Bouillon](/source/Bouillon,_Belgium) Originally ran from Pont-à-Mousson to Saulx-en-Barrois; this was downgraded to D 958 in 1972. |- |N59|| [Nancy](/source/Nancy,_France) - [Saint-Dié-des-Vosges](/source/Saint-Di%C3%A9-des-Vosges) - [Raves](/source/Raves,_Vosges); originally continued to Sélestat, but this was downgraded to D 1059 in 2021. |- |*N60*|| *[Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans) - [Montargis](/source/Montargis) - [Sens](/source/Sens) - [Troyes](/source/Troyes)* Downgraded to D 960, D 60, D 660 and D 2060 in 2005. |- |*N61*|| *[Phalsbourg](/source/Phalsbourg) - [Saarbrücken](/source/Saarbr%C3%BCcken)* Phalsbourg-Hambach downgraded to D 1061 in 2005 and reminder downgraded to D 661 in 2024. |- |*N62*|| *[Haguenau](/source/Haguenau) - Deux-Ponts* Downgraded to D 1062, D 662 and D 962 in 1972. |- |*N62*|| *[Sarreguemines](/source/Sarreguemines) - [Haguenau](/source/Haguenau)* Downgraded to D 1062 and D 662 in 2005. |- |N63|| [Strasbourg](/source/Strasbourg) - [Haguenau](/source/Haguenau) - A35 |- |*N64*|| *[Charleville-Mézières](/source/Charleville-M%C3%A9zi%C3%A8res) - [Sedan](/source/Sedan,_Ardennes) - [Verdun](/source/Verdun) - [Commercy](/source/Commercy) - [Neufchâteau](/source/Neufch%C3%A2teau,_Vosges) - [Lure](/source/Lure,_Haute-Sa%C3%B4ne)* Downgraded to D 964, D 764 (one section now D 8043), D 164 and D 64 in 1972. |- |N65|| [Auxerre](/source/Auxerre) - A6 Originally ran from Neufchâteau to Bonny-sur-Loire; the section from Neufchâteau to Charmont was renumbered to N 74 (itself now D 674) and the remainder downgraded to the D 65 and D 965. |- |N66|| [Remiremont](/source/Remiremont) - [Mulhouse](/source/Mulhouse); originally continued to the Swiss border, but this was downgraded to D 66 and D 201. |- |*N67*|| *[Saint-Dizier](/source/Saint-Dizier) - [Chaumont](/source/Chaumont,_Haute-Marne)* Downgraded to D 570 in 2024. |- |*N68*|| *La Chaussée - [Lauterbourg](/source/Lauterbourg)* Much of route downgraded in the 1970s to D 468 except for the Illkirch-Graffenstaden – Strasbourg section, which was renumbered to N 83. |- |*N69*|| *[Huningue](/source/Huningue) - Switzerland* Downgraded to D 469 in 1972. |- |N70|| [Paray-le-Monial](/source/Paray-le-Monial) - [Montchanin](/source/Montchanin) Originally ran from La Roche-en-Brenil to Combeaufontaine; this was downgraded to D 70. |- |*N71*|| *[Troyes](/source/Troyes) - [Dijon](/source/Dijon)* Downgraded to D 671 and D 971 in 2005. |- |*N72*|| *[Mont-sous-Vaudrey](/source/Mont-sous-Vaudrey) - [Pontarlier](/source/Pontarlier)* Downgraded to D 472 and D 72 in 1972. |- |*N72*|| *Ramp to [A6](/source/A6_autoroute_(France)) exit 28 ([Mâcon](/source/M%C3%A2con)-Nord) from the A6 at Sennecé-lès-Mâcon* Downgraded to D 672 in 2006. |- |N73|| [Besançon](/source/Besan%C3%A7on) - [Dole](/source/Dole,_Jura) - [Chalon-sur-Saône](/source/Chalon-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne) Originally ran from Moulins to Hésingue, but this was downgraded to D 973 in the 1970s. |- |*[N74](/source/Route_des_Grands_Crus)*|| *[Sarreguemines](/source/Sarreguemines) - [Château-Salins](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau-Salins) - [Nancy](/source/Nancy,_France) - [Toul](/source/Toul) - [Chaumont](/source/Chaumont,_Haute-Marne) - [Langres](/source/Langres) - [Dijon](/source/Dijon) - [Beaune](/source/Beaune) - [Corpeau](/source/Corpeau)* (*Route des Grands Crus* from Dijon to Santenay) Downgraded to D 74, D 674 and D 974 by 2006. |- |*N75*|| *[Bourg-en-Bresse](/source/Bourg-en-Bresse) - [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) - [Sisteron](/source/Sisteron)* Originally continued to Tournus, but this was downgraded to D 975 (one section became N 479; now D 979a) in 1972. The remainder was downgraded to D 1075 and D 4075 in 2005.

### Routes nationales 76 to 100

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |N76|| [Tours](/source/Tours) - [Vierzon](/source/Vierzon) - [Bourges](/source/Bourges) - [Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier](/source/Saint-Pierre-le-Mo%C3%BBtier) |- |N77|| [Auxerre](/source/Auxerre) - [Troyes](/source/Troyes) - [Châlons-en-Champagne](/source/Ch%C3%A2lons-en-Champagne) |- |*N77BIS*|| *Doudoye - [Sombernon](/source/Sombernon)* Downgraded to D 977BIS in 1972. |- |*N77TER*|| *[Bouillon](/source/Bouillon,_Belgium) - Sugny* Located in Belgium; downgraded to D 777 in 1972. Had no connection to the N 77. |- |N78|| [Chalon-sur-Saône](/source/Chalon-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne) - [Louhans](/source/Louhans) - [Lons-le-Saunier](/source/Lons-le-Saunier) - [Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux](/source/Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux) |- |[N79](/source/Route_nationale_79)|| [Montmarault](/source/Montmarault) - [Mâcon](/source/M%C3%A2con) - [Bourg-en-Bresse](/source/Bourg-en-Bresse) |- |*N79A*|| *[Bourbon-Lancy](/source/Bourbon-Lancy) - N 79 (Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire)* Downgraded to D 979A in 1972. |- |N80|| [Autun](/source/Autun) - [Le Creusot](/source/Le_Creusot) - [Chalon-sur-Saône](/source/Chalon-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne) |- |N81|| [Nevers](/source/Nevers) - [Autun](/source/Autun) - [Pouilly-en-Auxois](/source/Pouilly-en-Auxois) |- |N82|| [Roanne](/source/Roanne) - [Saint-Étienne](/source/Saint-%C3%89tienne) - [Chanas](/source/Chanas,_Is%C3%A8re) |- |N83|| [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Bourg-en-Bresse](/source/Bourg-en-Bresse) - [Lons-le-Saunier](/source/Lons-le-Saunier) - [Besançon](/source/Besan%C3%A7on) - [Belfort](/source/Belfort) - [Colmar](/source/Colmar) - [Strasbourg](/source/Strasbourg) |- |*N83A*|| *N 83 - A36 exit 14* Downgraded to D 1083 in 2006. |- |*N83BIS*|| *[La Villeneuve](/source/La_Villeneuve,_Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire) - [Saint-Marcel](/source/Saint-Marcel,_Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire)* Became a portion of the N 73 in 1972; had no connection whatsoever to the N 83. |- |N84|| [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Nantua](/source/Nantua) - [Bellegarde-sur-Valserine](/source/Bellegarde-sur-Valserine) |- |*N84A*|| *[Meximieux](/source/Meximieux) - [Saint-Denis-en-Bugey](/source/Saint-Denis-en-Bugey)* Became a portion of a rerouted N 84 (the old route of N 84 became D 984) in 1972. |- |*N84B*|| *[Collonges](/source/Collonges,_Ain) - Switzerland* Downgraded to D 984B in 1972. |- |*N84C*|| *[Saint-Genis-Pouilly](/source/Saint-Genis-Pouilly) - Switzerland* Downgraded to D 984C in 1972; the old route via Vesancy is now D 75H following construction of a new route between Gex and Divonne-les-Bains. |- |*N84D*|| *[La Cluse](/source/La_Cluse) - [Oyonnax](/source/Oyonnax)* Downgraded to D 984D in 1972. |- |N85|| [Bourgoin-Jallieu](/source/Bourgoin-Jallieu) - [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) - [Gap](/source/Gap,_Hautes-Alpes) - [Digne-les-Bains](/source/Digne-les-Bains) - [Grasse](/source/Grasse) - [Cannes](/source/Cannes) |- |*N85A*|| *N 85 - [La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar](/source/La_Chapelle-en-Valgaud%C3%A9mar)* Downgraded to D 985A in 1972. |- |N86|| [Bollène](/source/Boll%C3%A8ne) - [Bagnols-sur-Cèze](/source/Bagnols-sur-C%C3%A8ze); formerly a section of the D 994 (and N 94 before that). Originally ran from Lyon to Nîmes via Beaucaire. Downgraded to D 86, D 386, D 486 D 1086 and D 6086 by 2006. |- |N87|| [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) southern ring road Originally ran from Remoulins to Pézenas via Nîmes, Lunel, Montpellier and Mèze. In 1952, the section from Remoulins to Nîmes became a portion of an extended N 86 and the section from Nîmes to Pézenas became a portion of the N 113. |- |N88|| [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Saint-Étienne](/source/Saint-%C3%89tienne) - [Le Puy-en-Velay](/source/Le_Puy-en-Velay) - [Mende](/source/Mende,_Loz%C3%A8re) - [Rodez](/source/Rodez) - [Albi](/source/Albi) - [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) |- |N89|| [Lyon](/source/Lyon) - [Thiers](/source/Thiers,_Puy-de-D%C3%B4me) - [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand) - [Tulle](/source/Tulle) - [Périgueux](/source/P%C3%A9rigueux) - [Libourne](/source/Libourne) - [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) |- |N90|| [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) - [Albertville](/source/Albertville) - [Bourg-Saint-Maurice](/source/Bourg-Saint-Maurice) - [Col du Petit Saint-Bernard](/source/Little_St_Bernard_Pass) |- |N91|| [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) - [Briançon](/source/Brian%C3%A7on) |- |N92|| [Romans-sur-Isère](/source/Romans-sur-Is%C3%A8re) - [Moirans](/source/Moirans) |- |*N93*|| Originally ran from Fiancey to Sisteron. In the 1950s, N 93 was rerouted to the N 75 at Aspres-sur-Buëch; the old route became the N 93B and N 75. Downgraded to the D 93 and D 993 in 1972; now D 493.

Next used from [Viviers](/source/Viviers,_Ard%C3%A8che) to [Pierrelatte](/source/Pierrelatte). Downgraded to D 93 and D 93N in 2005. |- |*N93B*|| *[Saint-Pierre-d'Argençon](/source/Saint-Pierre-d'Argen%C3%A7on) - [Aspremont](/source/Aspremont,_Hautes-Alpes)* Former routing of the N 93 before it was rerouted to Aspres-sur-Buëch (the remainder of old N 93 from Aspremont to Sisteron became a portion of the N 75). Downgraded to D 993B in 1972. |- |N94|| [Gap](/source/Gap,_Hautes-Alpes) - [Montgenèvre](/source/Montgen%C3%A8vre) |- |N95|| [Tain-l'Hermitage](/source/Tain-l'Hermitage) - A7 (exit 13) |- |N96|| [Aubagne](/source/Aubagne) - [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) - [Manosque](/source/Manosque) - [Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban) |- |N97|| [Toulon](/source/Toulon) - [Le Luc](/source/Le_Luc) |- |[N98](/source/Route_nationale_98)|| [Toulon](/source/Toulon) - [Fréjus](/source/Fr%C3%A9jus) - [Saint-Raphaël](/source/Saint-Rapha%C3%ABl,_Var) - [Cannes](/source/Cannes) - [Nice](/source/Nice) - [Menton](/source/Menton) |- |*N98A*|| *[Gassin](/source/Gassin) - [Saint-Tropez](/source/Saint-Tropez)* Downgraded to D 98A in 1972. |- |*N99*|| First used from Montauban to Plan-d'Orgon. This was downgraded to the D 999 and D 99 (portions now D 988 and D 88) in 1972. Next used in Nice from the N 7 to the N 202; this was decommissioned in 2006. |- |N100|| [Remoulins](/source/Remoulins) (A9) - [Avignon](/source/Avignon) Originally continued to the Italian border. Swapped with the N100A in 1961 and replaced the N 100A and N 100B. The section from Digne-les-Bains to the Italian border was downgraded to D 900 in 1972 and the section from Avignon to the Durance valley was downgraded to D 901, D 900 and D 4100 in 2007. |- |*N100A*|| First used from the N 100 to the N 94. Became the N 100C in the mid 1930s.

Next used from Digne-les-Bains to Col du Labouret via La Javie. Swapped with the N 100 in 1961, so that the N 100A ran via Barles and Verdaches. Downgraded to D 900A in the 1970s. |- |*N100B*|| Originally ran from Selonnet to Saint-Vincent-les-Forts via the Saint-Jean pass; this was replaced by a rerouted N 100 in 1961. N 100B was reassigned to a route from Gap to Saint-Vincent-les-Forts; this was downgraded to D 900B in 1972. |- |*N100C*|| First used from Île-de-Rousset (N 100) to Grand-Pré (N 94), formerly N 100 until 1926 and the N 100A from 1926 to the mid 1930s. This route is gone, submerged beneath the waters of the Serre-Ponçon reservoir. Reassigned to a route from the N 100B south of Espinasses to Selonnet; this was downgraded to D 900C in 1973.

### Routes nationales 101 to 125

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N101](/source/Route_nationale_101)|| Eastern bypass of [Remoulins](/source/Remoulins) - Link [N86](/source/Route_nationale_86)-[N100](/source/Route_nationale_100) |- |[N102](/source/Route_nationale_102)|| [Vergongheon](/source/Vergongheon) - [Brioude](/source/Brioude) - [Le Puy-en-Velay](/source/Le_Puy-en-Velay) and [Pradelles](/source/Pradelles,_Haute-Loire) - [Aubenas](/source/Aubenas) - [Montélimar](/source/Mont%C3%A9limar) |- |[N103](/source/Route_nationale_103)|| [Conflans-en-Jarnisy](/source/Conflans-en-Jarnisy) - [Briey](/source/Briey) |- |[N104](/source/Francilienne)|| [Lognes](/source/Lognes) - [Évry](/source/%C3%89vry,_Essonne) - [Les Ulis](/source/Les_Ulis) (*Francilienne*) |- |[N105](/source/Route_nationale_105)|| [Melun](/source/Melun) - [Montereau-Fault-Yonne](/source/Montereau-Fault-Yonne) |- |[N106](/source/Route_nationale_106)|| [Nîmes](/source/N%C3%AEmes) - [Alès](/source/Al%C3%A8s) - [Florac](/source/Florac) - [Mende](/source/Mende,_Loz%C3%A8re) - [Saint-Chély-d'Apcher](/source/Saint-Ch%C3%A9ly-d'Apcher) |- |[N107](/source/Route_nationale_107)|| [Vedène](/source/Ved%C3%A8ne) - [Le Pontet](/source/Le_Pontet,_Vaucluse) - [Montfavet](/source/Montfavet) |- |[N108](/source/Route_nationale_108)|| [Marvejols](/source/Marvejols) - [Barjac](/source/Barjac,_Loz%C3%A8re) |- |[N109](/source/Route_nationale_109)|| [Clermont-l'Hérault](/source/Clermont-l'H%C3%A9rault) - [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier) |- |[N110](/source/Route_nationale_110)|| [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier) - [Alès](/source/Al%C3%A8s) |- |[N111](/source/Route_nationale_111)|| [Biriatou](/source/Biriatou) - [A63](/source/Autoroute_fran%C3%A7aise_A63) |- |[N112](/source/Route_nationale_112)|| [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier) - [Béziers](/source/B%C3%A9ziers) - [Castres](/source/Castres) - [Albi](/source/Albi) |- |[N113](/source/Route_nationale_113)|| [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) - [Agen](/source/Agen) - [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) - [Carcassonne](/source/Carcassonne) - [Narbonne](/source/Narbonne) - [Pézenas](/source/P%C3%A9zenas) - [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier) - [Nîmes](/source/N%C3%AEmes) - [Arles](/source/Arles) - [Salon-de-Provence](/source/Salon-de-Provence) - [Marseille](/source/Marseille) |- |[N114](/source/Route_nationale_114)|| [Perpignan](/source/Perpignan) - [Cerbère](/source/Cerb%C3%A8re) |- |[N115](/source/Route_nationale_115)|| [Le Boulou](/source/Le_Boulou) - [Col d'Ares](/source/Col_d'Ares) |- |[N116](/source/Route_nationale_116)|| [Perpignan](/source/Perpignan) - [Bourg-Madame](/source/Bourg-Madame) |- |[N117](/source/Route_nationale_117)|| [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) - [Tarbes](/source/Tarbes) - [Pau](/source/Pau,_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques) - [Bayonne](/source/Bayonne) |- |[N118](/source/Route_nationale_118)|| [Sèvres](/source/S%C3%A8vres) - [Les Ulis](/source/Les_Ulis) |- |[N119](/source/Route_nationale_119)|| |- |[N120](/source/Route_nationale_120)|| [Uzerche](/source/Uzerche) - [Tulle](/source/Tulle) - [Aurillac](/source/Aurillac) - [Espalion](/source/Espalion) - [Rodez](/source/Rodez) |- |[N121](/source/Route_nationale_121)|| [Saint-Flour](/source/Saint-Flour,_Cantal) - [Espalion](/source/Espalion) |- |[N122](/source/Route_nationale_122)|| [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand) ou [Massiac](/source/Massiac) - [Aurillac](/source/Aurillac) - [Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue) - [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) |- |[N123](/source/Route_nationale_123)|| [Chartres](/source/Chartres) |- |[N124](/source/Route_nationale_124)|| [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) - [Auch](/source/Auch) - [Mont-de-Marsan](/source/Mont-de-Marsan) - [Dax](/source/Dax,_Landes) - [Saint-Geours-de-Maremne](/source/Saint-Geours-de-Maremne) |- |[N125](/source/Route_nationale_125)|| [Montréjeau](/source/Montr%C3%A9jeau) - [Fos](/source/Fos,_Haute-Garonne)

### Routes nationales 126 to 150

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N126](/source/Route_nationale_126)|| [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse) - [Castres](/source/Castres) |- |[N127](/source/Route_nationale_127)|| |- |[N128](/source/Route_nationale_128)|| |- |[N129](/source/Route_nationale_129)|| |- |[N130](/source/Route_nationale_130)|| |- |[N131](/source/Route_nationale_131)|| |- |[N132](/source/Route_nationale_132)|| [Cherbourg](/source/Cherbourg-Octeville) |- |[N133](/source/Route_nationale_133)|| |- |[N134](/source/Route_nationale_134)|| [Saugnacq-et-Muret](/source/Saugnacq-et-Muret) - [Mont-de-Marsan](/source/Mont-de-Marsan) - [Pau](/source/Pau,_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques) - [col du Somport](/source/Somport) |- |[N135](/source/Route_nationale_135)|| [Bar-le-Duc](/source/Bar-le-Duc) - [Ligny-en-Barrois](/source/Ligny-en-Barrois) |- |[N136](/source/Route_nationale_136)|| [Rennes](/source/Rennes) |- |[N137](/source/Route_nationale_137)|| [Saint-Malo](/source/Saint-Malo) - [Rennes](/source/Rennes) - [Nantes](/source/Nantes) - [La Rochelle](/source/La_Rochelle) - [Saintes](/source/Saintes,_Charente-Maritime) - [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) |- |[N138](/source/Route_nationale_138)|| [Rouen](/source/Rouen) - [Alençon](/source/Alen%C3%A7on) - [Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans) - [Tours](/source/Tours) |- |[N139](/source/Route_nationale_139)|| |- |[N140](/source/Route_nationale_140)|| [Cressensac](/source/Cressensac) - [Figeac](/source/Figeac) - [Rodez](/source/Rodez) |- |[N141](/source/Route_nationale_141)|| [Saintes](/source/Saintes,_Charente-Maritime) - [Angoulême](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme) - [Limoges](/source/Limoges) - [Aubusson](/source/Aubusson,_Creuse) - [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand) |- |[N142](/source/Route_nationale_142)|| [Bourges](/source/Bourges) |- |[N143](/source/Route_nationale_143)|| [Tours](/source/Tours) - [Châteauroux](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux) |- |[N144](/source/Route_nationale_144)|| [Bourges](/source/Bourges) - [Montluçon](/source/Montlu%C3%A7on) - [Riom](/source/Riom) |- |[N145](/source/Route_nationale_145)|| [Bellac](/source/Bellac) - [Guéret](/source/Gu%C3%A9ret) - [Montluçon](/source/Montlu%C3%A7on) |- |[N146](/source/Route_nationale_146)|| [Avallon](/source/Avallon) - [A6](/source/A6_autoroute_(France)) |- |[N147](/source/Route_nationale_147)|| [Angers](/source/Angers) - [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) - [Limoges](/source/Limoges) |- |[N148](/source/Route_nationale_148)|| [Sainte-Hermine](/source/Sainte-Hermine) - [Niort](/source/Niort) |- |[N149](/source/Route_nationale_149)|| [Nantes](/source/Nantes) - [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) |- |[N150](/source/Route_nationale_150)|| [Niort](/source/Niort) - [Royan](/source/Royan)

### Routes nationales 151 to 175

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N151](/source/Route_nationale_151)|| [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) - [Châteauroux](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux) - [Bourges](/source/Bourges) - [La Charité-sur-Loire](/source/La_Charit%C3%A9-sur-Loire) - [Auxerre](/source/Auxerre) |- |[N152](/source/Route_nationale_152)|| [Fontainebleau](/source/Fontainebleau) - [Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans) - [Tours](/source/Tours) - [Angers](/source/Angers) |- |[N153](/source/Route_nationale_153)|| [Thionville](/source/Thionville) - [Apach](/source/Apach) |- |[N154](/source/Route_nationale_154)|| [Louviers](/source/Louviers) - [Évreux](/source/%C3%89vreux) - [Dreux](/source/Dreux) - [Chartres](/source/Chartres) - [Artenay](/source/Artenay) |- |[N155](/source/Route_nationale_155)|| |- |[N156](/source/Route_nationale_156)|| |- |[N157](/source/Route_nationale_157)|| [Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans) - [Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans) - [Laval](/source/Laval,_Mayenne) - [Rennes](/source/Rennes) |- |[N158](/source/Route_nationale_158)|| [Caen](/source/Caen) - [Falaise](/source/Falaise,_Calvados) - [Sées](/source/S%C3%A9es) |- |[N159](/source/Route_nationale_159)|| |- |[N160](/source/Route_nationale_160)|| [Angers](/source/Angers) - [Cholet](/source/Cholet) - [La Roche-sur-Yon](/source/La_Roche-sur-Yon) - [Les Sables-d'Olonne](/source/Les_Sables-d'Olonne) |- |[N161](/source/Route_nationale_161)|| |- |[N162](/source/Route_nationale_162)|| [Mayenne](/source/Mayenne) - [Laval](/source/Laval,_Mayenne) - [Angers](/source/Angers) |- |[N163](/source/Route_nationale_163)|| |- |[N164](/source/Route_nationale_164)|| [Montauban-de-Bretagne](/source/Montauban-de-Bretagne) - [Châteaulin](/source/Ch%C3%A2teaulin) |- |[N165](/source/Route_nationale_165)|| [Nantes](/source/Nantes) - [Vannes](/source/Vannes) - [Lorient](/source/Lorient) - [Quimper](/source/Quimper) - [Brest](/source/Brest,_France) |- |[N166](/source/Route_nationale_166)|| [Ploërmel](/source/Plo%C3%ABrmel) - [Vannes](/source/Vannes) |- |[N167](/source/Route_nationale_167)|| |- |[N168](/source/Route_nationale_168)|| |- |[N169](/source/Route_nationale_169)|| [Lorient](/source/Lorient) - [Roscoff](/source/Roscoff) |- |[N170](/source/Route_nationale_170)|| |- |[N171](/source/Route_nationale_171)|| [La Baule](/source/La_Baule-Escoublac) - [Châteaubriant](/source/Ch%C3%A2teaubriant) - [Laval](/source/Laval,_Mayenne) |- |[N172](/source/Route_nationale_172)|| |- |[N173](/source/Route_nationale_173)|| |- |[N174](/source/Route_nationale_174)|| [Carentan](/source/Carentan) - [Saint-Lô](/source/Saint-L%C3%B4) - [Vire](/source/Vire) |- |[N175](/source/Route_nationale_175)|| [Rennes](/source/Rennes) - [Pontorson](/source/Pontorson) - [Avranches](/source/Avranches) - [Caen](/source/Caen) - [Rouen](/source/Rouen)

### Routes nationales 176 to 200

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N176](/source/Route_nationale_176)|| [Pré-en-Pail](/source/Pr%C3%A9-en-Pail) - [Domfront](/source/Domfront,_Orne) - [Dinan](/source/Dinan) - Interchange [N12](/source/Route_nationale_12)/E50 |- |[N177](/source/Route_nationale_177)|| [Pont-l'Évêque](/source/Pont-l'%C3%89v%C3%AAque,_Calvados) - [Trouville-sur-Mer](/source/Trouville-sur-Mer) |- |[N178](/source/Route_nationale_178)|| |- |[N179](/source/Route_nationale_179)|| |- |[N180](/source/Route_nationale_180)|| |- |[N181](/source/Route_nationale_181)|| |- |[N182](/source/Route_nationale_182)|| |- |[N183](/source/Route_nationale_183)|| |- |[N184](/source/Route_nationale_184)|| [Saint-Germain-en-Laye](/source/Saint-Germain-en-Laye) - l'Isle Adam |- |[N185](/source/Route_nationale_185)|| |- |[N186](/source/Route_nationale_186)|| |- |[N187](/source/Route_nationale_187)|| |- |[N188](/source/Route_nationale_188)|| [Massy](/source/Massy,_Essonne) / [A10](/source/A10_autoroute_(France)) - [Les Ulis](/source/Les_Ulis) |- |[N189](/source/Route_nationale_189)|| |- |[N190](/source/Route_nationale_190)|| |- |[N191](/source/Route_nationale_191)|| [Mennecy](/source/Mennecy) - [Étampes](/source/%C3%89tampes) - [Ablis](/source/Ablis) |- |[N192](/source/Route_nationale_192)|| |- |[N193](/source/Route_nationale_193)|| [Bastia](/source/Bastia) - [Corte, Haute-Corse](/source/Corte,_Haute-Corse) - [Ajaccio](/source/Ajaccio) |- |[N194](/source/Route_nationale_194)|| |- |[N195](/source/Route_nationale_195)|| |- |[N196](/source/Route_nationale_196)|| [Ajaccio](/source/Ajaccio) - [Bonifacio](/source/Bonifacio,_Corse-du-Sud) |- |[N197](/source/Route_nationale_197)|| [Ponte Leccia](/source/Ponte_Leccia) - [Calvi](/source/Calvi,_Haute-Corse) |- |[N198](/source/Route_nationale_198)|| [Casamozza](/source/Casamozza) - [Bonifacio](/source/Bonifacio,_Corse-du-Sud) |- |[N199](/source/Route_nationale_199)|| |- |[N200](/source/Route_nationale_200)||

### Routes nationales 201-299

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |N201|| [Chambéry](/source/Chamb%C3%A9ry) bypass All of the route except the section in Chambéry (known as the *voie rapide urbaine*, or VRU) was downgraded to D 1201 in 2005. |- |[N202](/source/Route_nationale_202)|| [Nice Côte d'Azur Airport](/source/Nice_C%C3%B4te_d'Azur_Airport) - [Puget-Théniers](/source/Puget-Th%C3%A9niers) - [Barrême](/source/Barr%C3%AAme) Originally ran from Nice to Thonon-les-Bains; this was downgraded to D 902 and D 2202 in 1975. Portions of the current N 202 were downgraded to D 4202 and D 6202 in 2005; the portion in Nice is now M 6202. |- |*N202A*|| *[Guillestre](/source/Guillestre) - Villard* Downgraded to D 902A in 1972. |- |*[N203](/source/Route_nationale_203)*|| *[Annecy](/source/Annecy) - [Bonneville](/source/Bonneville,_Haute-Savoie)* Originally ended at Thonon-les-Bains. In 1972, the section from Bonneville to Findrol was renumbered to N 205 (now D 1205), the section from Findrol to Rosses was downgraded to D 905, the section from Rosses to Machilly was renumbered to N 206 (now D 1206) and the section from Machilly to Thonon-les-Bains was downgraded to D 903. The remaining section was downgraded to D 1203 in 2006. |- |*N204*|| *[Breil-sur-Roya](/source/Breil-sur-Roya) - [Col de Tende](/source/Col_de_Tende) tunnel (Italian border)* Downgraded to D 6204 in 2006. |- |*N204A*|| *[La Trinité](/source/La_Trinit%C3%A9,_Alpes-Maritimes) - [La Turbie](/source/La_Turbie)* Downgraded to D 2204A (now M 2204A) in 1972. |- |*N204B*|| *[Breil-sur-Roya](/source/Breil-sur-Roya) - Italy (S 20)* Became the southern portion of the N 204 (now D 6204). |- |[N205](/source/Route_nationale_205)|| [Passy](/source/Passy,_Haute-Savoie) - [Mont Blanc Tunnel](/source/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel); former sections of N 505, N 203, N 506, N 202 and N 506A. The section from Passy to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was downgraded to D 1205 in 2005.

Originally used from Nice to Barcelonnette via the Bonette Pass. The section from Nice to Pont de la Mescla was absorbed into the N 202 in 1920; the remainder was downgraded to D 2205 (now M 2205) in 1972. |- |*N206*|| First used in 1860 from Collonges to Annemasse; extended to Rosses in 1866. Partially downgraded to D 906 in 1972.

Next used in 1972 from [Bellegarde-sur-Valserine](/source/Bellegarde-sur-Valserine) to [Douvaine](/source/Douvaine), replacing portions of N 84, N 92, N 203 and all of N 203B. Downgraded to D 1206. |- |*N206A*|| *Étrembières - Monnetier-Mornex* Downgraded to D 906A in 1972. |- |*[N207](/source/Route_nationale_207)*|| *[Reillanne](/source/Reillanne) - [Saint-Benoît](/source/Saint-Beno%C3%AEt,_Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) (N 202)* Downgraded to D 907 and D 4 in 1972; one section became a portion of the N 202. |- |*N207A*|| *[La Brillanne](/source/La_Brillanne) - Les Buissonnades* Downgraded to D 4B and D 4 in 1972. |- |*[N208](/source/Route_nationale_208)*|| *[Uvernet-Fours](/source/Uvernet-Fours) (N 202) - [Annot](/source/Annot)* Downgraded to D 908 in 1972. |- |N209|| [Creuzier-le-Neuf](/source/Creuzier-le-Neuf) - [Varennes-sur-Allier](/source/Varennes-sur-Allier) |- |*N210*|| First used in 1896 from the Gueydan Bridge to Barcelonnette as a result of an abandoned extension of the N 205. Initially numbered as N 212, it was renumbered to N 202 in 1920.

Next used from Châteauneuf-Grasse to Pont de la Manda as a renumbering of the N 209A. Downgraded to D 2210 in 1972; one section is now the M 2210.

Used a third time in Bordeaux connecting exit 4 of the A630 to Bouscat; this was downgraded in several stages.

Used a fourth time for the Troyes bypass. Downgraded to D 610. |- |*N210A*|| *[Vence](/source/Vence)* Downgraded to D 2210A in 1972. |- |*N211*|| Originally ran from Entrevaux to Logis-du-Pin; this was downgraded to D 911 and D 2211 in 1972. Next used from Le Bourget-du-Lac to Viviers-du-Lac, along the former N 514A. Downgraded to D 1201A in 2006. |- |*N211A*|| Puget-Théniers - Briançonnet Downgraded to D 911A and D 2211A in 1972. |- |N212|| [Sallanches](/source/Sallanches) - [Megève](/source/Meg%C3%A8ve) - [Ugine](/source/Ugine) - [Albertville](/source/Albertville) |- |N213|| Link between N9 and A9 south of Narbonne; portion of the Narbonne ring road |- |N215|| [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) - [Pointe de Grave](/source/Pointe_de_Grave) |- |[N216](/source/Route_nationale_216)|| [Calais](/source/Calais) (A216) - [Port of Calais](/source/Port_of_Calais) |- |*N217*|| *Link between N17 and A22 north of Lille* Downgraded to D 710. |- |N218|| [Longwy](/source/Longwy) (D 918) - *Belgium* (A28) |- |*N220*|| *[Chambéry](/source/Chamb%C3%A9ry)* Downgraded to D 10. |- |N221|| [Trélissac](/source/Tr%C3%A9lissac) (N 21) - [Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire](/source/Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire) ([A89](/source/A89_autoroute) exit 16) |- |*N222*|| *[Ploufragan](/source/Ploufragan) (D 790) - [Yffiniac](/source/Yffiniac) (N 12/D 222)* |- |*N223*|| *[Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans) - [Changé](/source/Chang%C3%A9,_Sarthe)* Downgraded to D 304. |- |N224|| [Mondonville](/source/Mondonville,_Haute-Garonne) (M 1/M 37) - [Blagnac](/source/Blagnac) (M 902/M 904) |- |N225|| [Bergues](/source/Bergues) (A25/D 916) - [Dunkirk](/source/Dunkirk) (A16/D 625) |- |*N226*|| *A11 exit 9 - N 23 ([Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans))* Downgraded to D 326 in 2006. |- |N227|| [Lesquin](/source/Lesquin) - [Villeneuve-d'Ascq](/source/Villeneuve-d'Ascq) |- |[N230](/source/Rocade_de_Bordeaux)|| Bordeaux eastern ring road |- |*N235*|| *[Amiens](/source/Amiens) - [Yzeux](/source/Yzeux)* Was part of N 35 before 1972; downgraded to D 1235 in 2006. |- |N237|| [Périgny](/source/P%C3%A9rigny,_Charente-Maritime) (N 11/N 137) - [La Pallice](/source/La_Pallice) |- |N244|| [Reims](/source/Reims) (A34) - [Cormontreuil](/source/Cormontreuil) (A34/A344); Reims eastern bypass |- |*N247*|| *[La Crèche](/source/La_Cr%C3%A8che) (A10) - La Crèche (N 11)* Downgraded to D 647. |- |N248|| [Épannes](/source/%C3%89pannes) (N 11) - [A10](/source/A10_autoroute) exit 33 |- |N249|| [Nantes](/source/Nantes) - [Cholet](/source/Cholet) - [Bressuire](/source/Bressuire) |- |N250|| A660 exit 2 - [La Teste-de-Buch](/source/La_Teste-de-Buch) (D 259) Originally ran from Bordeaux to Arcachon; the section from Bordeaux to Facture was part of the N 650 before 1973. In 2006, the sections from Bordeaux to A660 exit 2 and La Teste-de-Buch to Arcachon were downgraded to D 1250. |- |*N252*|| *[Blois](/source/Blois) (D 952/D 2152) - [A10](/source/A10_autoroute) exit 17* Downgraded to D 952a in 2006. |- |N254|| [Allaines-Mervilliers](/source/Allaines-Mervilliers) - [A10](/source/A10_autoroute) exit 12 |- |*N260*|| *[Angers](/source/Angers) (D 160) - [Mûrs-Érigné](/source/M%C3%BBrs-%C3%89rign%C3%A9) (A87/D 160)*; Les Ponts-de-Cé eastern bypass In 2006, the section from Angers to the N 1160 at Sorges was downgraded to D 260 and the section from Sorges to Mûrs-Érigné was absorbed into the [A87](/source/A87_autoroute). |- |*N263*|| *Bayonne (D 810) - [A63](/source/A63_autoroute) exit 5* Was a portion of the N 132 before 1973. Downgraded to a local road in 2006. |- |*N266*|| *[Saint-Louis](/source/Saint-Louis,_Haut-Rhin) - Bourgfelden - Switzerland* Downgraded in 2006. |- |*N271*|| *[A71](/source/A71_autoroute) exit 2 - [Olivet](/source/Olivet,_Loiret) (N 20)* Downgraded to D 2271 in 2006. |- |*[N274](/source/Boulevard_p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique_de_Dijon)*|| *Rocade de [Dijon](/source/Dijon)* (Dijon bypass, 18.5 km) Downgraded to M 274 in 2024. |- |*N285*|| *[A8](/source/A8_autoroute) exit 42 - [Cannes](/source/Cannes) (D 6007)* Initially designated as N 567A; downgraded to D 6285 in 2006. |- |*N286*|| *[Versailles](/source/Versailles,_Yvelines) (A86) - [Saint-Cyr-l'École](/source/Saint-Cyr-l'%C3%89cole) (N12)* Absorbed into the N 12 in 2006. |- |*N287*|| *Meudon-la-Forêt - Le Petit Clamart* Former N 187; downgraded to D 987. |- |N296|| [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) northern bypass |- |N296A|| [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) western bypass

### Routes nationales 300-399

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |N304|| [Aubenas](/source/Aubenas) - [Loriol-sur-Drôme](/source/Loriol-sur-Dr%C3%B4me) |- |N312|| [Agde](/source/Agde) - [A9](/source/Autoroute_fran%C3%A7aise_A9) Exit n°34 |- |N313|| [Aimargues](/source/Aimargues) - [A9](/source/Autoroute_fran%C3%A7aise_A9) Exit n°26 |- |N320|| [L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre](/source/L'Hospitalet-pr%C3%A8s-l'Andorre) - [Col de Puymorens](/source/Col_de_Puymorens) - [Porté-Puymorens](/source/Port%C3%A9-Puymorens) |- |N330|| [Creil](/source/Creil) - [Senlis](/source/Senlis,_Oise) - [Meaux](/source/Meaux) |- |N346|| [Rocade Est de Lyon](/source/Rocade_Est_de_Lyon) |- |[N383](/source/Boulevard_p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique_de_Lyon)|| Lyon eastern ring road

### Routes nationales 400-499

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |N420|| [Molsheim](/source/Molsheim) - [Saint-Dié-des-Vosges](/source/Saint-Di%C3%A9-des-Vosges)

### Routes nationales 500-599

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |*N505*|| *Gaillard - Findrol* Became a portion of N 205 (now D 1205) in 1972. |- |*N506*|| *Chamonix - Switzerland* Originally began at Bonneville; this section became a portion of the N 205 (partially now D 1205) in 1972. The remainder was downgraded to D 1506 in 2006. |- |N520|| *Contournement de [Limoges](/source/Limoges)* (Limoges bypass, 16 km) |- |*N544*|| First used in 1930 from Gap to Orcières; formerly the GC 13. Downgraded to D 944 in 1973-1974.

Next used in the [Fos-sur-Mer](/source/Fos-sur-Mer) industrial zone, linking *Le Ventillon* and the southern dock. Transferred to the [Marseille-Fos Port](/source/Marseille-Fos_Port) as P 544 in 2005. |- |*N545*|| First used in 1931 from La Fare-en-Champsaur to Chabottes; formerly the GC 15. Downgraded to D 945 in 1973.

Next used from [Fos-sur-Mer](/source/Fos-sur-Mer) to the N 544, serving the Fos-sur-Mer industrial zone. Transferred to the [Marseille-Fos Port](/source/Marseille-Fos_Port) as P 545 in 2005. |- |*N546*|| First used in 1932 from Sisteron to Buis-les-Baronnies; formerly the GC 3B, GC 3 and GC 14. Downgraded to D 946 and D 546 in 1973.

Next used in the [Fos-sur-Mer](/source/Fos-sur-Mer) industrial zone, linking the N 544 and N 545 along the Fos-sur-Mer to the Pont-du-Bouc navigation canal. Transferred to the [Marseille-Fos Port](/source/Marseille-Fos_Port) as P 546 in 2005. |- |N568|| [Raphèle-lès-Arles](/source/Raph%C3%A8le-l%C3%A8s-Arles) - [Martigues](/source/Martigues) - [Marseille](/source/Marseille) |- |N569|| [Orgon](/source/Orgon) - [Miramas](/source/Miramas) - [Istres](/source/Istres) - [Fos-sur-Mer](/source/Fos-sur-Mer) |- |N570|| [Avignon](/source/Avignon) - [Tarascon](/source/Tarascon) - [Arles](/source/Arles) |- |N572|| [Lunel](/source/Lunel,_H%C3%A9rault) - [Aimargues](/source/Aimargues) - [Vauvert](/source/Vauvert) - [Saint-Gilles](/source/Saint-Gilles,_Gard) - [Arles](/source/Arles) - [Salon-de-Provence](/source/Salon-de-Provence)

### Routes nationales 600-699

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |*[N618](/source/Route_nationale_618)*|| *[Saint-Jean-de-Luz](/source/Saint-Jean-de-Luz) - [Col d'Aubisque](/source/Col_d'Aubisque) - [Col d'Aspin](/source/Col_d'Aspin) - [Bagnères-de-Luchon](/source/Bagn%C3%A8res-de-Luchon) - [Saint-Girons](/source/Saint-Girons,_Ari%C3%A8ge) - [Argelès-sur-Mer](/source/Argel%C3%A8s-sur-Mer)* Downgraded to D 618 and D 918 in the 1970s.

### Routes nationales 800-899

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |[N814](/source/P%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique_(Caen))|| Caen ring road

### Routes nationales 1001 and beyond

|- ! style="width: 3em" | Number ! style="text-align:left" | Runs through: |- |*N1029*|| *Pont de Normandie* Now D 929. |- |*N1085*|| First used for the Dignes-les-Bains bypass.

Next used from Grasse to Mougins. Renumbered to N 85. |- |*N1141*|| *[Angoulême](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme) - [Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente](/source/Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente)* Absorbed into the N 141 in 2020. |- |N1154|| [Lèves](/source/L%C3%A8ves) - [Amilly](/source/Amilly,_Eure-et-Loir); Chartres northwest bypass |- |*N1463*|| *[Sochaux](/source/Sochaux) - [Montbéliard](/source/Montb%C3%A9liard)* Downgraded to D 663. |- |N1547|| La Madrague-de-la-Ville - Saint-Jerôme (Avenue Arnavon - Avenue Salvador Allende) No relation to the N 547. |- |[N2013](/source/Route_nationale_2013)|| [Cherbourg](/source/Cherbourg-Octeville) |- |*N2027*|| *[Tôtes](/source/T%C3%B4tes) - [Manéhouville](/source/Man%C3%A9houville)* Former routing of the N 27; downgraded to D 927 in 2005. |- |*N2079*|| *[Moulins](/source/Moulins,_Allier) - [Dompierre-sur-Besbre](/source/Dompierre-sur-Besbre)* Former section of the N 480; downgraded to D 779. |- |N2141|| |- |N2516|| Aix-en-Provence - A51 Formerly the A516. |- |N2537|| La Rochelle - Chef de Baie |- |N2621|| Avenue de Paris, Blagnac

## See also

- [Routes Départementales](/source/Road_hierarchy#Routes_Départementales), the category below Routes Nationale in France

## References

1. Figures from the Ministère de l’Écologie]

1. ["Note Sommaire sur la Gestion des Routes"](http://perso.orange.fr/roger.leveque/annexe_n%b029.htm)

1. ["Take the slow road: Route Nationale 7, the French connection"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070105998.html?sid=ST2010070204033). *Washington Post*. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

## External links

- [Routes Nationales](http://sites.google.com/site/roadnumberingsystems/home/route-lists/france-routes-nationales)

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