The A20 autoroute or L'Occitane is a highway through central France. A part of France's national network of autoroutes, it is 412 kilometres (256 mi) long.
The road travels through the areas of Occitania, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. It starts at Vierzon in Cher and finishes in the south at Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne. However further sections between Orléans and Vierzon (A71) and Montauban-Toulouse (A62) could be renamed the A20 in the not too distant future. L'Occitane is free from Vierzon to Brive-la-Gaillarde via Limoges.
The operating companies are ASF between Cressensac and Montauban, DDE in the department between Vierzon and Nespouls. The road crosses the following departments Cher, Indre, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne
The motorway was proposed to reduce the travel time along the RN20 and to avoid congestion during holiday periods at Châteauroux, Argenton-sur-Creuse, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, Limoges, Uzerche, Brive, Souillac, Cahors and Montauban.
The motorway is managed by the respective DDE in Cher, Indre, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, of Corrèze and Lot. It is a free motorway with 2x2 lanes, with certain sections with 2x3 lanes, for example the by-pass of Limoges.
Pre 1992: The Brive and Limoges by-pass.
1992 to 2000: creation of the various sections of the motorway
In the long term, a new by-pass for Limoges is proposed (The A20bis project), in order to return the section of the A20 motorway which crosses the Limoges conurbation to its original planned use as a major urban road.
A71 to A20
Péage
05 (Vierzon-North) to 1 km: served city Vierzon
06 (Vierzon) to 3 km: served city Vierzon
07 (Vierzon-South) to 6 km: served city Vierzon
08 (Massay-Nord) to 9 km: served city Massay (half-exchanger)
08 (Massay-South) to 15 km: served city Massay (half-exchanger)
09 (Gracay) to 23 km: served city Gracay
Service Area: Champs-d'Amour
10 (Vatan-Nord) to 28 km: served city Vatan (half-exchanger)
10 (Vatan-Sod) to 32 km: served city Vatan (half-exchanger)
11 (Brion) to 42 km: served cities Brion, Levroux and Issoudun
Rest Area: Les Avionneurs (Southbound), Les Avionneurs (Northbound) Les Blés d'Or (Southbound)
12 (Déols) to 54 km: served cities Déols and Châteauroux
13 (Châteauroux) to 60 km: served cities Châteauroux and Buzançais
13.1 (Mézières-en-Brenne) to 64 km: served cities Châteauroux and Mézières-en-Brenne (half-exchanger)
14 (Châteauroux-Sud) to 67 km: city served Châteauroux
Service Area: Mille Étangs (Southbound), Val de l'Indre (Northbound)
15 (Velles) to 75 km: served city Velles
16 (Tendu) to 80 km: served city Tendu
17 (Saint-Marcel-Nord) to 84 km: served cities Saint-Marcel and Argenton-sur-Creuse (half-exchanger)
17 (Saint-Marcel-Sud) to 87 km: served cities Saint-Marcel and Argenton-sur-Creuse (half-exchanger)
18 (Argenton sud) to 91 km: served city Argenton-sur-Creuse and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
Rest Area: La Marche Occitane (Southbound), Val de Hollow (Northbound)
19 (Celon) to 98 km: served city Celon and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
20 (Éguzon Saint-Benoit) to 107 km: served cities Éguzon-Chantôme and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
21 (Mouhet) to 118 km: city served Mouhet
Service Area: Mandé Bois
22 (Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles La Souterraine) to 128 km: served cities Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles and La Souterraine
23 (Magnac-Laval) to 136 km: served cities Magnac-Laval, La Souterraine and Bellac
23.A corresponds to the direction of La Souterraine in Provence of Limoges.
Rest Area: Couleroute
23.1 (Châteauponsac) to 143 km: served city Châteauponsac (half-exchanger)
24 (Béssines) to 148 km: served city Bessines-sur-Gartempe
25 (Razès) to 158 km: served city Razès
26 (Ambazac) to 164 km: served city Ambazac
27 (Bonnac-la-Côte) to 170 km: served city Bonnac-la-Côte
Rest Area: Beaune-Les-Mines
28 to 175 km: served city Limoges
29 (Beaubreuil) to 176 km: served city Limoges
30 (Limoges-Nord) to 177 km: served city Limoges
31 (Technopôle) to 179 km: served city Limoges
32 to 181 km: served city Limoges
33 (Limoges-Center) to 182 km: served city Limoges
34 to 183 km: served city Limoges
35 (Feytiat) to 185 km: served city Limoges
36 (Limoges-Sud) to 188 km: served city Limoges
37 (Boisseuil) to 190 km: served city Boisseuil
38 (Vigen) to 195 km: served city Vigen
39 (Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval) to 201 km: served city Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval
40 (Pierre-Buffière) to 205 km: served city Pierre-Buffière
Rest Area: Briance-Ligoure
41 (Magnac-Bourg) to 214 km: served city Magnac-Bourg
42 (Saint-Germain-les-Belles) to 220 km: served city Saint-Germain-les-Belles
Service Area: Porte de Corrèze
43 (Masseret) to 227 km: served city Masseret
44 (Lubersac) to 233 km: served cities Lubersac and Uzerche
45 (Uzerche Vigeois) to 246 km: served cities Uzerche, Vigeois and 25 km Tulle
Rest Area: Puy de Grâce
46 (Perpezac-le-Noir) to 253 km: served cities Perpezac-le-Noir and Tulle
A89 to A20
47 (Donzenac-Nord) to 261 km: served city Donzenac
48 (Donzenac-Ouest) to 265 km: served city Donzenac
49 (Ussac) to 269 km: served city Ussac
A89 to A20
50 (Brive-Nord) to 273 km: served city Brive-la-Gaillarde
51 (Brive-Sud) to 275 km: served city Brive-la-Gaillarde
52 (Noailles) to 281 km: served city Noailles
53 (Cressensac) to 285 km: served city Cressensac
Rest Areas: Pech Montat
54 (Martel) to 293 km: served city Martel
Péage
The motorway is operated by ASF. It is a toll road (closed system) with 2x2 lanes.
1996 to 2003: Construction of the section.
55 (Souillac) to 303 km: served city Souillac
56 (Labastide-Murat) to 325 km: served city Labastide-Murat
Service Area: Causses de la Lot
Rest Area: Rauze
57 (Cahors-Nord) to 348 km: served city Cahors
Rest Area: Cahors
58 (Cahors-Sud) to 371 km: served city Cahors
Rest Areas: Bois de Dourre
59 (Caussade) to 393 km: served city Caussade
Péage
60 (Montauban-Nord) to 409 km: served city Montauban
Deviation of Montauban and Montauban section - A62
This section is managed by the DDE of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is in 2x2 lanes and free. The Montauban by-pass is the last missing link of A20. The link is currently signaled the RN20 which has yet to be upgraded to autoroute standard. To the south of Montauban, the RN20 was upgraded to motorway standard in the Nineties, and has been re-numbered the A62.
1992: Construction of the Montauban by-pass
2007: Upgrade to the motorway standard
61 to 410 km: served city Montauban
62 to 413 km: served city Montauban
63 to 414 km: served city Montauban
64 to 416 km: served city Montauban
65 (Montauban-Sud) to 417 km: served city Montauban
66 (Bressols) to 418: served city Bressols
Rest Area: Nauze-Vert
67 to 423 km: served city Moulis
68 to 424 km: served cities Toulouse and Agen
A62 to A20
A20 changes into RN20 and becomes a single carriageway road.
