Route nationale 6
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The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road (
Reclassification
The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the
Route
Paris-Fontainebleau–Sens–Auxerre–Chalon-sur-Saône–Lyon–Chambéry-Italy
Paris to Sens (0 to 104 km)
The road starts at Porte de Charenton south east of the city north of the Seine. The road is called the Rue de Paris and it skirts the Southern edge of the Bois de Vincennes. The road crosses the river Marne at the Pont de Charenton as well as the A 4. The road heads through the suburbs of Paris, after a junction with the RN 19 the RN 6 becomes Avenue du Général Leclerc and then Avenue du Général de Gaulle. The road passes Maisons-Alfort and enters an industrial area as Avenue du Maréchal and runs parallel to railway yards before passing along the East bank of the Seine. The road then bypasses Montgeron and enters Forêt domaniale de Sénart and a junction with the RN 104 before becoming the A 5 and then branching off to the South. The old road passes through Lieusaint.
The RN 6 enters Melun where it crosses the Seine and heads south through the Forêt domaniale de Fontainebleau and heads to Fontainebleau and a junction with the RN 7. The old road passes through Vulaines-sur-Seine and Veneux-les-Sablons before the new road rejoins the old course after crossing the river Loing in Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.
The road then heads east along the south bank of the river Seine and then the river Yonne. It was along this stretch that Albert Camus was killed in 1960 when his driver lost control and struck a plane tree in Villeblevin; but most of the villages along the road are now bypassed. Crossing the river at Pont-sur-Yonne the road is overlooked by the Bois de Châtillon (180m). Since on the East bank the road crosses the A 19 and enters the cathedral city of Sens.
Sens to Lyon (104 km to 440 km)
After Sens, the road heads South following the Yonne valley through rolling countryside. The road crosses the river at Joigny with the Canal de Bourgogne following the river Armançon.
The road crosses the
To the Southeast in the Forêt de Thoisy the road crosses the main
The road heads South along the river valley passing through
Lyon to the Frontier of Italy (440 km to 677 km)
The RN 6 heads Southeast out of the city on the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt and passes round the small airfield de Lyon-
The RN 6 then follows the Isère valley Northeast for 11 km before crossing the river and taking the
At Modane the Autoroute and railway line branch South in tunnels and into Italy. The Fréjus Rail Tunnel was finished in 1871. It had been started by the Sardinian monarchy to link different parts of the kingdom of Sardinia before the border took place there. The Fréjus Road Tunnel is 13 km long and becomes the Autostrada A-32 in Italy. The railway also emerges and heads down the Bardonecchia valley.
The RN 6 however continues eastward along the Arc valley overlooked by snow-capped mountains such as the Dent Parrachée (3697 m). At the village of Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (1416 m above sea level) the road heads South climbing steeply to the Col du Mont Cenis (2084 m). The road then passes the Northern shore of the Lac du Mont Cenis in the Massif du Mont Cenis. The road then drops passing below the lakes dam before crossing the frontier with Italy where it becomes the S-25. The pass is closed during winter.
The RD 902 continues in the Arc valley past Bessans and Bonneval-sur-Arc before turning north over the Col de l'Iseran (2764 m) and onto Val-d'Isère. The road is used as a ski run in winter. The RD 902 is a high mountain itinerary linking all the main passes along France's Eastern borders with Italy.
References
- ^ "R.N.6: LES RONDEURS DU MORVAN (I)". surma-route.net (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
- (in French) Route nationale 6 information on Saratlas