A20 autoroute

The road travels through the areas of Centre-Val de Loire, Occitania and Nouvelle-Aquitaine . 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, DIR Centre-Ouest 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 DIR Centre-Ouest 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.

The motorway is operated by ASF. It is a toll road (closed system) with 2x2 lanes.

• 1996 to 2003: Construction of the section.

This section is managed also by ASF. 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

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|rowspan="26"|Centre-Val de Loire

|rowspan="9"|Cher

|rowspan="2"|Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A71 - A20

|Vierzon - est, Bourges Clermont-Ferrand (A75)

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|Tours (A85), Blois, Orléans, Paris (A10)

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway toll|Péage de Vierzon - nord}}

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|{{Motorway exit|5 : Vierzon - nord}}

|Orléans, Auxerre, Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|6 : Vierzon - ouest}}

|Blois, Tours, Vierzon - Village, Méry-sur-Cher

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|{{Motorway exit|7 : Vierzon - centre}}

|Vierzon - Bourgneuf, Bourges, Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, Saint-Hilaire-de-Court, Méreau

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|{{Motorway exit|8 : Massay - nord}}

|Massay, Reuilly

|Entry and exit from Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|8.1 : Massay - sud}}

|Massay, Reuilly

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|{{Motorway exit|9 : Graçay}}

|Graçay, Saint-Outrille, Romorantin-Lanthenay

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|rowspan="17"|Indre

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire des Champs d'Amours}}

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|{{Motorway exit|10 : Vatan}}

|Vatan, Issoudun, Valençay

|Double exit and entry

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|{{Motorway exit|11 : Brion}}

|Brion, La Champenoise, Levroux

|Entry and exit only from Paris

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; |{{Motorway rest|Aire des Avionneurs (Southbound)}}
{{Motorway rest|Aire des Blés d'Or (Northbound)}}

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|{{Motorway exit|12 : Châteauroux - nord}}

| Bourges, Blois, Montluçon, Châteauroux - centre, Déols, Issoudun, La Châtre, Zones Industrielles, 10px Aéroport

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|{{Motorway exit|13 : Châteauroux - ouest}}

|Tours, Châteauroux - Saint-Christophe, Saint-Maur - centre, Villedieu-sur-Indre, Buzançais

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|{{Motorway exit|13.1 : Les Echarbeaux}}

|Châtellerault, Mézières-en-Brenne, Saint-Maur - Bel Air

|Entry and exit from Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|14 : Châteauroux - sud}}

|Châteauroux - centre, Châtellerault, Châteauroux, Saint-Maur - Cap Sud, Le Poinçonnet, Luant

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; |{{Motorway service|Aire des Mille Étangs (Southbound)}}
{{Motorway service|Aire du Val d'Indre (Northbound)}}

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| {{Motorway exit|15 : Lothiey}}

|Poitiers, Velles, Saint-Gaultier, Luant, Le Blanc

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|{{Motorway exit|16 : Tendu}}

|Tendu

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|{{Motorway exit|17 : Argenton - nord}}

|Argenton-sur-Creuse - centre, Saint-Marcel, Le Pêchereau, Le Blanc, La Châtre, Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

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|{{Motorway exit|18 : Argenton - sud}}

|Argenton-sur-Creuse - Z. I. , Prissac

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire de la Marche Occitane (Southbound)}}
{{Motorway rest|Aire du Val de Creuse (Northbound)}}

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|{{Motorway exit|19 : Celon}}

|Celon, Vigoux, Ceaulmont

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|{{Motorway exit|20 : Les Cinq Routes}}

|Éguzon-Chantôme, Montmorillon, Parnac, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

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|{{Motorway exit|21 : Rhodes}}

|Azerables, Mouhet, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

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|rowspan="41"|Nouvelle-Aquitaine

|rowspan="26"|Haute-Vienne

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire de Boismandé}}

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|{{Motorway exit|22: Ruffasson}}

|Arnac-la-Poste, Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles

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|{{Motorway exit|23/23a/23b : La Croisière}}

|Guéret, Montluçon, Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine, La Souterraine, Saint-Sornin-Leulac, Magnac-Laval, Bellac

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire de la Coulerouze}}

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|{{Motorway exit|23.1 : La Croix du Breuil}}

|Z. I. Croix du Breuil, Bessines-sur-Gartempe - Gare, Châteauponsac, Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

|Entry and exit from Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|24 : Bessines-sur-Gartempe}}

|Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Bersac-sur-Rivalier, Laurière, Châteauponsac, Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

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|{{Motorway exit|25 : Razès}}

|Razès, Lac de Saint-Pardoux, Saint-Sylvestre, Bersac-sur-Rivalier, Laurière

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|{{Motorway exit|26 : La Crouzille}}

|Compreignac, Nantiat, Saint-Sylvestre, Ambazac

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|{{Motorway exit|27 : Trazmont}}

| Beaune-les-Mines, Chaptelat, Ambazac, Saint-Priest-Taurion, Bonnac-la-Côte

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire de Limoges}}

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|{{Motorway exit|28 : Grossereix}}

|Angoulême, Poitiers, Rilhac-Rancon, Couzeix, Saint-Junien, 10px Limoges-Bellegarde, Z. I. Limoges - Nord

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|{{Motorway exit|29 : Beaubreuil}}

|Beaubreuil

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|{{Motorway exit|30 : Limoges - nord}}

|Le Palais-sur-Vienne, Limoges, Ester Technopole, Z. I. Nord. - Lac Uzurat

|Entry and exit from Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|31 : Ester}}

|Ester Technopole, Z. I. - Nord Lac Uzurat

|Entry and exit from Montauban

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|{{Motorway exit|32 : Limoges - La Bastide}}

|Limoges - nord

|Entry and exit from Montauban

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|{{Motorway exit|33 : Limoges - centre}}

|Limoges, Le Palais-sur-Vienne, Saint-Priest-Taurion, Aixe-sur-Vienne, Rochechouart, C.H.R.U de Limoges

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|{{Motorway exit|34 : Panazol}}

|Clermont-Ferrand , Panazol, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limoges - Le Sablard, Lac de Vassivière

|Entry and exit from Vierzon

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|{{Motorway exit|35 : Le Bas-Fargeas}}

|Clermont-Ferrand , Limoges - sud, Feytiat, Eymoutiers, Panazol, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limoges - Saint Lazare, Z. I. Ponteix

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|{{Motorway exit|36 : Le Ponteix}}

|Limoges - sud, Nexon, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Z. I. Ponteix & Magret-Romanet

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|{{Motorway exit|37 : Boisseuil}}

|Les Quatre Vents, Boisseuil, Le Vigen, Zones commerciales Boisseuil - Le Vigen

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|{{Motorway exit|38 : Le Vigen}}

| Le Vigen, Solignac, Boisseuil, Pôle de Lanaud

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|{{Motorway exit| 39 : Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval}}

|Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Saint-Paul, Saint-Priest-Ligoure

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|{{Motorway exit|40 : Pierre-Buffière}}

| Vicq-sur-Breuilh, Nexon, Château-Chervix, Pierre-Buffière, Saint-Priest-Ligoure

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire de Briance-Ligoure}}

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|{{Motorway exit|41 : Magnac-Bourg}}

| Vicq-sur-Breuilh, Magnac-Bourg, Château-Chervix

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|{{Motorway exit|42 : Saint-Germain-les-Belles}}

| Saint-Germain-les-Belles, Meuzac, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, La Porcherie, Lac de Vassivière

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|rowspan="15"|Corrèze

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire de la Porte de Corrèze}}

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|{{Motorway exit|43 : Masseret}}

| Masseret, La Porcherie, Chamberet, Salon-la-Tour

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|{{Motorway exit|44 : Beausoleil}}

|Salon-la-Tour, Lubersac, Arnac-Pompadour, Uzerche

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| {{Motorway exit|45 : Les Balladours}}

|Tulle, Aurillac, Uzerche, Seilhac, Vigeois, Arnac-Pompadour

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire du Puy de Grâce}}

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| {{Motorway exit|46 : Les Palisses}}

|Perpezac-le-Noir, Sadroc

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| Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A89 East - A20

|Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Tulle, Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes

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| {{Motorway exit|47 : Escudier}}

|Donzenac, Sadroc

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| {{Motorway exit|48 : Donzenac}}

|Donzenac, Allassac

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| {{Motorway exit|49 : Vergis}}

|Tulle , Brive-la-Gaillarde - est, Malemort-sur-Corrèze, Ussac

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| Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A89 West - A20

|Périgueux, Bordeaux, Sarlat-la-Canéda

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|{{Motorway exit|50 : Lintillac}}

|Brive-la-Gaillarde - centre, Objat

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|{{Motorway exit|51 : Brive-la-Gaillarde - sud}}

|Périgueux , Brive-la-Gaillarde - centre, Brive-la-Gaillarde - ouest, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Montignac-Lascaux, Lac du Causse

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|{{Motorway exit|52 : Noailles}}

|Noailles, Collonges-la-Rouge, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Saint-Céré

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|{{Motorway exit|53 : Nespouls}}

|Cahors , Rodez , Cressensac, Nespouls

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|rowspan="24"|Occitania

|rowspan="9"|Lot

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire de Pech Montat}}

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|{{Motorway exit|54 : Martel}}

|Gouffre de Padirac, Gramat, Rocamadour

|Entry and exit only from Vierzon

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway toll|Péage de Gignac}}

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|{{Motorway exit|55 : Souillac}}

|Sarlat-la-Canéda, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Souillac

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|{{Motorway exit|56 : Labastide-Murat}}

|Aurillac, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Rodez, Figeac-Decazeville, Saint-Céré, Gourdon, Gramat

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire du Jardin des Causses du Lot}}

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|{{Motorway exit|57 : Cahors - nord}}

|Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Cahors - centre, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aires de la Combe du Tréboulou}}

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|{{Motorway exit|58 : Cahors - sud}}

|Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Cahors - centre, Villefranche-de-Rouergue

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|rowspan="15"|Tarn-et-Garonne

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway rest|Aire du Bois de Dourre}}

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|{{Motorway exit|59 : Caussade}}

|Rodez, Decazeville, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Caussade, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway toll|Péage de Montauban - nord}}

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|{{Motorway exit|60 : Montauban - nord}}

|Cahors , Rodez , Montauban - centre, Moissac, Albias,

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|{{Motorway exit|61 : Montauban - Z. I. Nord}}

|Montauban - Les Blancous, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, Nègrepelisse, Léojac, Lafrançaise

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|{{Motorway exit|62 : Montauban - Les Chaumes}}

|Monclar-de-Quercy, Léojac, Montauban

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|{{Motorway exit|63 : Montauban - Beausoleil}}

|Albi, Gaillac, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Montauban

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|{{Motorway exit|64 : Montauban - Sapiac}}

|Villebrumier, Montauban

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|{{Motorway exit|65 : Montauban - Parages}}

|Auch, Agen , Montauban - Villebourbon, Montauban - centre, Montauban - sud, Lafrançaise, Castelsarrasin, Montech

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|{{Motorway exit|66 : Montauban - Parages}}

|Castres, Villemur-sur-Tarn, Fronton, Bressols - centre, Z. A. Albasud

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway service|Aire de Nauze-Vert (Southbound)}}

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|{{Motorway exit|67 : Bressols - Moulis}}

|Z. A. Bressols, Montbartier

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|{{Motorway exit|68 : Le Clos du Lac}}

|Toulouse, Grisolles, Grenade, Verdun-sur-Garonne, Fronton, Villemur-sur-Tarn

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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Motorway toll|Péage de Montauban - sud}}

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| Image:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A62 - A20

|Toulouse, Bordeaux, Agen

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