Route nationale 79

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File:RCEA N79 Ste Cécile Saône Loire 1.jpg in the direction of the Col du Bois Clair.]]

Route nationale 79, or RN 79, is a French national road connecting Montmarault to Mâcon. Totalling 167 kilometers long, it is a section of the {{Ill|Atlantic Central European Route|fr|Route Centre-Europe Atlantique}}. RN79 passes through the mountain pass Col du Bois Clair near Sologny. It is being upgraded to motorway A79; the western section of this was completed in November 2022.{{cite journal|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/moulins-03000/travaux-urbanisme/dans-l-allier-l-a79-a-ete-officiellement-baptisee-la-bourbonnaise-par-le-ministre-des-transports-clement-beaune_14216118/|title=Dans l'Allier, l'A79 a été officiellement baptisée La Bourbonnaise par le ministre des Transports Clément Beaune|work=La Montagne|date=14 November 2022}}