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"With its area of 547,030 square km, France has 1,027,183 km of serviceable roadway. France is also a very popular tourist destination: people come to visit famous vineyards, ski resorts and of course Paris, one of the world's most beautiful and romantic cities." |
France (French: France) is a country in Western Europe, featured in Euro Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Although the whole of France appears on the map, only the northeastern part is featured in the initial Euro Truck Simulator 2. France was expanded with 23 new cities in the Vive la France ! DLC, released on 5 December 2016, fills up the rest of the country.
The country is bordered by Belgium to the north, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland to the east, Italy to the southeast and Spain to the south. In real-life, it also shares borders with the microstates Andorra and Monaco.
The base game part of France was reworked in the update 1.26.
Toll system[]
While France is just like most other countries in Euro Truck Simulator, its direct sequel - Euro Truck Simulator 2 – introduces toll booths on French Autoroutes, which are common in real-life France. The reason for extensive road-tolling in France is that the French government conceded the exploitation of most of the motorways to private companies, which in turn charges users to maintain the networks.
Accessible Cities[]
The Port of Calais, Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux are featured in Euro Truck Simulator.
8 French cities (including Paris, Lyon and Calais) are featured in Euro Truck Simulator 2 base game, while the Vive la France ! DLC brings back Bordeaux along with 22 others (14 cities in the initial release, 6 cities in Corse were added in the update 1.36 and 2 cities (including Bayonne and Lacq) were added in the update 1.40). In total, 31 French cities are featured in ETS 2, making the country with the second-highest number of accessible in-game cities behind Spain.
| City Name | Image | First Game | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 Ferry to Sassari |
| Bastia | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 |
| Bayonne | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.40 |
| Bonifacio | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 |
| Bordeaux | 
|
ETS | |
| Bourges | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Brest | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Calais | 
|
ETS2 | Ferry and train to Dover Rebuilt in update 1.39 |
| Calvi | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 |
| Civaux | ETS2 Vive la France ! | ||
| Clermont-Ferrand | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Dijon | 
|
ETS2 | Reworked in update 1.37 |
| Golfech | ETS2 Vive la France ! | ||
| L'Île-Rousse | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 |
| La Rochelle | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Lacq | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.40 |
| Le Havre | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Le Mans | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Lille | 
|
ETS2 | Rebuilt in update 1.38 |
| Limoges | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Lyon | 
|
ETS | Rebuilt in update 1.43 |
| Marseille | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Ferry to Porto-Vecchio |
| Metz | 
|
ETS2 | Reworked in update 1.37 |
| Montpellier | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Nantes | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Nice | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Paluel | ETS2 Vive la France ! | ||
| Paris | 
|
ETS | Capital Rebuilt in update 1.26 |
| Porto-Vecchio | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Added in update 1.36 Ferry to Marseille |
| Reims | 
|
ETS2 | Rebuilt in update 1.37 |
| Rennes | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | |
| Roscoff | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! | Ferry to Plymouth |
| Saint-Alban-du-Rhône | ETS2 Vive la France ! | ||
| Saint-Laurent | ETS2 Vive la France ! | ||
| Strasbourg | 
|
ETS2 | Reworked in update 1.37 |
| Toulouse | 
|
ETS2 Vive la France ! |
Roads[]
ETS[]
6 Euroroutes are featured in Euro Truck Simulator.
| E5 | E15 | E44 | E50 |
|---|---|---|---|
 E15 – Bordeaux |
 Belgium – Lyon – Spain |
 E15 – E402 |
 Paris – Germany |
| E62 | E70 | E80 | E402 |
 E15 – Switzerland |
 E15 – Italy |
 E5 – E15 – Italy |
 E15 – Calais |
ETS2[]
Euro Truck Simlator 2 features French roads in a variety of classes, including:
- 45 Autoroutes
- 9 signed route nationales
- 6 signed route territoriales (on Corsica)
- 4 signed city ring-roads (Rocade / Périphérique)
- 1 signed route métropolitaine
- Various minor roads without independent route numbers
Autoroutes
| A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paris (A3 - N104) |
 A26 - Belgium |
 Paris (city - A1) |
 Paris - Strasbourg |
 Lyon - A10 (Paris) |
| A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 |
 A8 (Marseille) - Lyon |
 Italy - A7 (Marseille) |
 A7 (Marseille) - Spain |
 A630 (Bordeaux) - Paris |
 Nantes - A10 (Paris) |
| A13 | A16 | A20 | A23 | A25 |
 A84 - Paris |
 A1 (Paris) - A25 (Lille) |
 A62 (Toulouse) - A71 (Bourges) |
 Lille - A2 |
 A16 - A23 (Lille) |
| A26 | A28 | A29 | A31 | A35 |
 A4 (Reims) - A2 (Paris) |
 A10 - A11 (Le Mans) - A13 (Le Havre) |
 A13 (Le Havre) - A26 |
 A6 (Dijon) - Luxembourg |
 Switzerland - Strasbourg |
| A36 | A41 | A43 | A46 | A47 |
 A6 (Dijon) - A35 |
 A43 - Switzerland |
 Lyon - Italy |
 Lyon (A6 - A7 / A47); with N346 in middle |
 A7 (Lyon) - A72 |
| A51 | A55 | A61 | A62 | A63 |
 A7 (Marseille) - minor road |
 Marseille |
 A9 - Toulouse |
 Toulouse - A630 (Bordeaux) |
 Bordeaux - Spain |
| A64 | A71 | A72 | A75 | A81 |
 Bayonne - Toulouse |
 A75 (Clermont-F.) - A10 (Bourges) |
 A47 - A89 |
 A9 (Montpellier) - A71 (Clermont-F.) |
 Rennes - A11 (Le Mans) |
| A83 | A84 | A89 | A104 | A311 |
 A10 (La Rochelle) - Nantes |
 Rennes - A13 |
 A72 (Clermont-Ferrand) - A630 (Bordeaux) |
 A4/N104 - A1 (Paris) |
 Dijon |
| A620 | A630 | A710 | A750 | A837 |
 Périphérique de Toulouse
|
 Bordeaux |
 Clermont-Ferrand - A89 |
 Montpellier - A75 |
 A10 - La Rochelle |
Route Nationales
| N12 | N104 | N118 | N165 | N184 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rennes - Brest |
 A10/A6 - A4/A104; A1-A16 |
 A10 - Paris (Poissy) |
 Nantes - Brest |
 A16 - Paris (Poissy) |
| N230 | N346 | N356 | N844 | |
 Bordeaux |
 Lyon (A46 north - A43 / A46 south) |
 Lille |
 Nantes |
Route territoriales
| T10 | T20 | T21 |
|---|---|---|
 Bonifacio - T20 (Bastia) |
 Ajaccio - T10 (Bastia) |
 Ajaccio |
| T30 | T40 | T50 |
 Calvi - Ponte Leccia (T20) |
 Ajaccio - Bonifacio |
 Aleria (T10) - Corte (T20) |
City Ring Roads
- Bordeaux: Rocade de Bordeaux
- Paris: Boulevard Périphérique
- Rennes: Rocade de Rennes
- Toulouse: Périphérique de Toulouse
Speed limits[]
The speed limits for France in ETS2 are as follows. Speeds apply to both cars and trucks unless otherwise specified:
- Highways: 90 km/h for trucks, 130 km/h for cars (reduced to 110 km/h in case of rain, 50 km/h if visibility is inferior to 50m).
- Minor roads: 90 km/h for vehicles under 3,5 tons, 80 km/h for trucks. 70 km/h is enforced on narrow stretches and near junctions.
- Cities and Towns: 50 km/h for all traffic. Small towns are often 30 km/h.
- Tolls: Speeds decrease upon approach, from 70 km/h down to 30 km/h at the toll gates. The exit speed from the toll plaza is at the highway limit.
- Other areas: Speeds are limited to 70 km/h when approaching or passing the cities of Lille and Reims, amongst other places. Border control areas are limited to 60 km/h around the vicinity of the crossing.
Road in many French cities and villages have radar speed signs displaying the speeds of vehicles passing them. In addition, every such sign features another screen which displays a message depending on the speed of the passing vehicle:
- MERCI ! (Thank you!) is displayed to vehicles moving under the road's speed limit.
- PRUDENCE RALENTIR ! (Caution, Slow down!) is displayed to vehicles moving above the road's speed limit.
