A71 autoroute

A71 autoroute
A71 autoroute
Route information
Length	290.5 km (180.5 mi)
Existed	1986–present
Major junctions
South end	Clermont-Ferrand - A75 A 89; A 719; A 714; A 20;
North end	Orléans - A10
Location
Country	France
Highway system
	Roads in France; Autoroutes; Routes nationales;

The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.

History

Orléans to Bourges

Exit 7 towards Paris in December 2009.

The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between Orléans to Salbris was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges.

Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand

A71 autoroute near Saint-Amand-Montrond to Clermont-Ferrand

This section of the autoroute is operated by SAPRR. It is 2x2 lanes and a toll road. The road has the double numbering A71/A89 between Combronde and Gerzat.

1987 : The section between Montmarault and Clermont-Est (71 km) is opened.
1988 : The section between Forêt-de-Tronçais and Montmarault (38 km) is opened.
1989 : The opening of the section between Bourges and the Forêt-de-Tronçais (70 km)

Junctions

Department	Location	km	mi	Junction	Destinations	Notes
Puy-de-Dôme	Clermont-Ferrand	0.65	0.40	D 772 - Junction 16 - Le Brezet	Le Brezet / Aulnat
	Clermont-Ferrand	3.6	2.2	A 710 - Junction 15	Clermont-Ferrand Nord/ Riom / Limoges
	Gerzat	7.3	4.5	D 210 - Junction 14 - Péage de Clermont Barrière	Gerzat
	Riom	13.3	8.3	D 2009 - Junction 13 - Riom	Riom / Volvic / Châtel-Guyon
	Combronde	23.4	14.5	A 89 - A89	Limoges / Bordeaux
	Saint-Myon	26.1	16.2	D 223a - Junction 12.1	Saint-Éloy-les-Mines / Combronde
Allier	Gannat	37.7	0.0	A 719 - Junction 12 - Péage de Gannat		Access from A719 and D998 towards A71
	Gannat	37.7	23.2	D 998 / A 719 - Junction 13 - Péage de Gannat	Gannat / Vichy / Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	Northbound access only after exit to toll
	Montmarault	69.9	43.4	A 79 - Junction 11 - Moulins	Montmarault / Moulins / Bourbon-l'Archambault
	Bizeneuille	93.2	57.9	A 714 - Junction 10 - Péage de Montluçon	Gueret / Montluçon
	Haut-Bocage	108.0	67.1	D 553 - Junction 9 - Péage de Forêt de Troncais	Vallon-en-Sully
Cher	Orval	137.0	85.1	D 300 - Junction 8	Saint-Amand-Montrond / Châteauroux
	Bourges	178.0	110.6	N 151 - Junction 7	Bourges
	Vierzon	205.0	127.3	D 2076 - Junction 6	Vierzon Est
	Vierzon	210.0	130.4	A 20 - Junction 5	Vierzon Centre / Chateauroux
Loir-et-Cher	Theillay	216.0	134.2	A 85 - A85	Nantes / Tours / Blois
	Salbris	231.0	143.5	D 724 - Junction 4	Salbris / Selles-Saint-Denis
	Nouan-le-Fuzelier	250.0	155.3	D 923 - Junction 3 - Péage Lamotte-Beuvron	Lamotte-Beuvron / Nouan-le-Fuzelier / La Ferté-Beauharnais
Loiret	Olivet	282.0	175.2	D 2271 - Junction 2	Olivet / Orleans - La Source / Saint Jeans le Blanc
Loiret	La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	289.0	179.5	D 2552 - Junction 1 - La Chapelle Saint Mesmin	Orleans Centre
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

The Spur Autoroutes

A719

A719 towards Vichy in July 2009.

Three months before opening, the new terminus of A719 autoroute.

Opened in 1997, first section of this motorway bypasses Gannat by north (9 km). The highway was extended to the gates of Vichy, precisely on a roundabout at Espinasse-Vozelle; this 14 km section, inaugurated 9 January, was opened on 12 January 2015.^[1]

Exchange A71-A719
13, km 1 Towns served: Ébreuil and Gannat
14, km 6 Towns served: Gannat and Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 24 km
15, km 9 Towns served: Gannat and Vichy

There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy to form part of the A77 to (Moulins-Roanne).

A710

Former autoroute opened in 1998 (7 km long). Junctions are:

Exchange A71-A710 Junction with the A710
Exchange A89-A710 Junction with the A89 (7 km)

A711

Exchange A75-A711 Junction with the A75
1.3 km 4 Towns served: Lempdes
1.4 km 5 Towns served: Pont-du-Château
Exchange A89-A711 Junction with the A89 (11 km)

A712

This motorway, 1 km long and with reduced features, connects the exit 1.4 of A711 at the roundabout of Champ-Lamet between Lempdes and Pont-du-Château, at the crossroads with three other departmental roads.