A9 autoroute

The A9 at Bessan

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]

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