National roads in France
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National roads in France are major state-managed highways that form the core of the country’s intercity road network, connecting regions and cities across the national territory.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French national road network | 7 |
| French national road infrastructure system | 1 |
| Route nationale in France | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway system
ⓘ
road network category ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
N
ⓘ
RN ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork | European road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canCarry | European route designations ⓘ |
| classificationLevel |
above departmental roads
ⓘ
below autoroutes ⓘ |
| connects |
French cities
ⓘ
French regions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
autoroutes in France
ⓘ
communal roads in France ⓘ departmental roads in France ⓘ |
| forms | core of France’s intercity road network ⓘ |
| fundingSource | national budget of France ⓘ |
| governingBody | French central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | generally not fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | French ⓘ |
| hasSignColor |
green directional signs
ⓘ
white background with red-bordered route shields ⓘ |
| hasToll | generally toll-free ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | originated in royal roads and imperial routes of France ⓘ |
| historicallyManagedBy |
Ministry of Public Works of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Transport of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | land transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public domain of the state ⓘ |
| managedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
at-grade intersections
ⓘ
dual carriageway sections ⓘ grade-separated junctions ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | road transport ⓘ |
| networkType | trunk road network ⓘ |
| partOf | French road network ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic integration of French territory
ⓘ
long-distance road transport ⓘ regional connectivity ⓘ |
| regulatingLaw | French highway code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | intercity transport ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| typicalNumberingFormat |
Nxx
ⓘ
RNxx ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit |
50 km/h in built-up areas
ⓘ
80–90 km/h outside built-up areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ tourism travel ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French national road network
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French national road network
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French national road infrastructure system
this entity surface form:
French national road network
this entity surface form:
French national road network
this entity surface form:
French national road network
this entity surface form:
Route nationale in France
this entity surface form:
French national road network