A13 autoroute

A13 autoroute shield
A13 autoroute
Route information
Part of E46
Length225 km (140 mi)
Existed1946–present
Major junctions
West endPériphérique Caen
Major intersections
East endPériphérique, Paris
Location
CountryFrance
Major citiesMantes-la-Jolie, Rouen, Pont-l'Évêque, Caen
Highway system
  • Roads in France

Autoroute 13, or L'Autoroute de Normandie links Paris to Caen, Calvados.

The motorway starts in Paris at the Porte d'Auteuil, a former gate of the Paris walls, and ends at Mondeville's Mondeville 2 (Porte de Paris) exchange junction on the Boulevard Périphérique (Caen). The A13 is France's oldest motorway (opening in 1946) and is intensively used between Paris and Normandy for both commuting and holiday makers. The A13 is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie from Buchelay toll onwards, whilst the Parisian stretch of motorway is operated by the Île-de-France Council. Its total length is 225 km (140 mi). The A13 is toll-free within the Île-de-France region and between junctions 21 and 24 to the south of Rouen.