Francilienne Explained

The Francilienne (in French pronounced as /fʁɑ̃siljɛn/) is a partially completed ring road in Île-de-France (the région that includes Paris), France, lying outside the A86.

The planned ring road is approximately 50km (30miles) in diameter, similar in size to London's M25 motorway. Started in 1970, existing segments cover about two-thirds of the ring, under different names (A104, N104, N184). Construction of the western sections, which would complete the Francilienne, was projected in the late 2000s to take place between 2011 and 2015. All future construction is to be to motorway standard and designated as A104 only.

However, in June 2013, the 'Mobilité 21' National Infrastructure Priority report[1] pushed completion of the western section beyond 2021 and possibly 2030, relegating the Francilienne to a low-priority (second class) national infrastructure project (along with €80 billion worth of other road, rail, and river/port projects), behind €30 billion in high-priority (first class) projects likely to be the only ones built in France between 2017 and 2030, under currently projected budgetary constraints.[2]

The southeastern portion of the Francilienne, the N104 between the A4 and A6, is severely congested and carries a high percentage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) traffic. As of 2013, some portions of the N104 in the vicinity of the A4 were widened to six lanes (three each way). The French government has not yet designated any of the lanes as high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

The Francilienne is the third Paris ring road, outside the A86 super-périphérique, which in turn is outside the Parisian Boulevard Périphérique.

Outside the Francilienne itself is the very large, 1100 km-long, and incomplete Grand Contournement outer ring, the southeastern portion of which had yet to be constructed as of 2019.

Exit list

Exits are numbered in a clockwise (inner) direction.

DestinationsNotes
(Centre, Porte de la Chapelle)
, Garonor, Centre Commercial Régional
1-01Z.I. Paris Nord II, Parc des Expositions (exposants-livraisons), Parc Départemental du Sausset, Circuit Carole
1-02Parc des Expositions (visiteurs)No clockwise entrance
1-03Counterclockwise end of N2 overlap; counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
1-04Villepinte, Sevran, Tremblay-en-France
, Z.I. Mitry-Compans, Dammartin-en-GoëleClockwise end of N2 overlap
5Mitry-Mory, Villeparisis (Gare)
6bMeaux, Claye-SouillyClockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance
6aBobigny, Villeparisis (Centre), P.A. de L'AmbrésisSigned as exit 6 counterclockwise
7Chelles, Le Pin, ThorignyClockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance
8Meaux, Villevaudé, Base de Loisirs de JablinesCounterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
9ChellesCounterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
(Val de Lagny), Lagny-sur-Marne, Coulommiers
10Marne-la-Vallée (Val Maubuée Nord) Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, Vaires-sur-Marne, Parc de Loisirs de Torcy
11Marne-la-Vallée (Val Maubuée Centre, Val de Bussy), Torcy, Collégien (Centre), Centre Commercial Régional
(Z.A.), Gretz-Tournan
, Nancy, Reims, Meaux, Marne-la-Vallée (Val de Bussy, Val d'Europe)Counterclockwise end of A4 overlap
10.1Marne-la-Vallée (Val Maubuée Sud), Z.A. Pariest, Lognes, Croissy-Beaubourg
, Marne-la-Vallée (Porte de Paris)Clockwise end of A4 overlap
(Val Maubuée Centre), Noisiel, Torcy
13 (Val Maubuée Sud), Z.A. Pariest, Lognes, Émerainville
14 (Gare), Roissy-en-Brie (Centre, L'Ayau), Parc d'Activités des Arpents
15Parc d'Activités de PontillaultCounterclockwise exit only
16 (Centre, Z.A. Croix Saint Claude), Roissy-en-Brie (Morbras, Centre)
17aChampigny, Pontault-Combault (Le Pavé), Chennevières, Centre Commercial
17bNancy, Ozoir-la-Ferrière
18Lésigny (Centre, Romaine, Autres Quartiers), Férolles-Attilly
19Lésigny (Réveillon), Servon, Santeny
20Férolles-AttillyCounterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
21, Servon, Boissy-Saint-Léger
22Brie-Comte-Robert (Centre)Counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
23Clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance
, Moissy-Cramayel, Réau (Centre Aéronautique), Cesson (Vert Saint Denis), Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre
24Moissy-Cramayel, Combs-la-Ville, Parc de l'Écopôle
25Lieusaint, Parc de Parisud
26, Épinay-sous-Sénart
, Lieusaint, Moissy-Cramayel
27Carré Sénart, Tigery (Parc des Vergers), Saint-Pierre-du-Perray
28 (Bourg), Quincy-sous-Sénart, Brunoy, Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil
29 (Rive Droite), Étiolles, Soisy-sur-Seine
30Corbeil-Essonnes (Les Tarterêts, Centre), Z.I. de L'Apport Paris, Ports
32Évry (Centre, Village), Corbeil-Essonnes (Les Coquibus, Les Tarterêts)
33 (Centre, Les Coquibus), Lisses (La Remise), Courcouronnes, S.N.E.C.M.A., Évry (Les Aunettes)
34Évry, Lisses, Courcouronnes (Bois Briard)
35Évry (Bois Sauvage), Courcouronnes, Centre Hospitalier
, Grigny, Viry-Châtillon
36Évry (Centre), Courcouronnes, Centre Hospitalier
37Bondoufle, Hippodrome, Bois de L'Épine, Ris-Orangis, Parc de Saint EutropeMarked as exits 37a (Hippodrome, Parc de Saint Eutrope) and 37b (Bondoufle) clockwise
38Aire de Fleury, Z.I. des CiroliersCounterclockwise exit and entrance
39aFleury-Mérogis, Grigny, Viry-Châtillon
39bLe Plessis-Pâté, Brétigny (Centre, Zone Industrielle)
40Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Z.I. la Croix Blanche, Le Plessis-Pâté
41Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (Montatons), Brétigny (Rosière)
42Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (Centre), Brétigny-sur-Orge (Centre), Longpont-sur-Orge
43Étampes, Orléans, Paris (Porte d'Orléans), Arpajon, Leuville-sur-Orge, Linas, Montlhéry, AutodromeSigned as exits 43a (Paris) and 43b (Étampes) clockwise
(Porte d'Orléans)
(Porte de Saint-Cloud), Z.A. Cortaboeuf, Les Ulis

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/150366153/Rapport-Mobilite-21 Mobilité 21 Report (in French)
  2. Web site: Executive Summary of Mobilité 21 (in French) . 2013-08-10 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053620/http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/synthese_A4_internet.pdf . dead .