The A26 is a 394 km (245 mile) long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais as it is the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the channel tunnel to most parts of France and often contains large numbers of British cars, particularly during the summer holiday season. Before the opening of the A16 in the 1990s the A26 formed part of the road route between London and Paris. Calais is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Troyes is a town in northeastern France. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Map of the Channel Tunnel. ... The autoroute A16, autoroute des estuaires, is an autoroute in North-West France. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land...

Route

The motorway starts at Calais, at a junction with the A16 and N216 (which links to the Car Ferries). From there it runs southeast past Saint-Omer, Béthune, Lens and Arras. Near Arras is a major intersection with the A1, which runs south to Paris. The autoroute A16, autoroute des estuaires, is an autoroute in North-West France. ... Saint-Omer, a town and commune of Artois in northern France, sous-préfecture of the Pas-de-Calais département, 42 miles west-north-west of Lille on the railway to Calais. ... Béthune is a city and commune of northern France, sous-préfecture of the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Look up lens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ... The A1 autoroute, also known as Autoroute du Nord is a French autoroute, i. ...

The A26 continues southeast, passing near Cambrai, Saint-Quentin and Laon before meeting the A4 at Reims. The two motorways merge (multiplex) for 36 km (23 miles) before splitting up near Châlons en Champagne (formerly Châlons-sur-Marne), with the A26 heading south. The terminus is at Troyes, where the A26 meets the A5, which provides connections to southern and eastern France. Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) is a French city and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Saint-Quentin is a commune of northern France. ... Laon is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Aisne département. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ...

Future

The A26 may eventually be extended towards Auxerre and Bourges to link up with the A6 and provide a more direct route to Lyon. Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne région of France, between Paris and Dijon. ... Bourges is a town and commune in central France. ...   City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Département Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land...

External link

• A26 autoroute in Saratlas

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