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).
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.
A9-A7 Junction 21: (Orange) : town serves Orange Aires de repos : Roquemaure 22: (Roquemaure) 14 km : towns served Roquemaure, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon Aire de Tavel Aires de repos : Estézargues 23: (Remoulins) 29 km : towns served Remoulins and Avignon Aires de repos : Lédenon Aire de Marguerittes 24: (Nîmes-Est) 47 km : towns served Nîmes 25: (Nîmes-Ouest) 55 km : towns served Nîmes A9-A54Junction Aires de repos : Milhaud, Gard Aires de repos : Vergèze 26: (Gallargues) 73 km : towns served Aimargues and Aigues-Mortes Aire d'Ambrussum 27: (Lunel) 79 km : towns served Lunel Aires de repos : Nabrigas Aires de repos : Mas du Roux 28: (Vendargues) 90 km : towns served Vendargues and Montpellier Aires de repos : Saint-Aunès Péage 29: (Montpellier-Est) 97 km : towns served Montpellier and La Grande-Motte 30: (Montpellier) 101 km : towns served Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots 31: (Montpellier) 103 km : towns served Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots 32: (Montpellier) 106 km : towns served Montpellier Péage Aire de Montpellier-Fabrègues Aires de repos : Gigean 33: (Sète) 130 km : towns served Balaruc-le-Vieux and Sète Aires de repos : Mèze (Southbound), Loupian (Northbound) Aires de repos : Floransac 34: (Agde-Pézenas) 155 km : towns served Agde and Pézenas Aire de Béziers-Montblanc A9-A75 Junction: towns served Béziers 36: (Béziers-Ouest) 173 km : towns served Béziers Aires de repos : Lespignan Aire de Narbonne-Vinassan 37: (Narbonne-Est) 195 km : towns served Narbonne 38: (Narbonne-Sud) 198 km : towns served Narbonne A9-A61 Junction Aires de repos : Prat-de-Cest (Southbound), Bages (Northbound) 39: (Sigean) 215 km : towns served Sigean Aires de repos : Gasparets (Southbound), Sigean (Northbound) Aire de La Palme 40: (Leucate) 226 km : towns served Port-Leucate Aires de repos : Fitou Aires de repos : Château de Salses 41: (Perpignan-Nord) 248 km : towns served Rivesaltes, Port-Barcarès and Perpignan Aires de repos : Rivesaltes (Southbound), Pia (northbound) 42: (Perpignan-Sud) 262 km : towns served Perpignan and Bourg-Madame Aires de repos : Les Pavillons Aire Village Catalan 43: (Le Boulou) 275 km : towns served Le Boulou, Port-Vendres and Céret Péage Aires de repos : Les ContrôlesCustoms Post (French and Spanish), The A9 continues 1 km before becoming the AP-7 Spain
