France rest areas & motorway services
Find rest areas, service areas and truck stops on the motorways in France: 2,452 stops in 13 regions, with facilities, a map and a Navigate button for each one.
- Rest & service areas
- 2,452
- Service areas
- 644
- Rest areas
- 1,808
- With toilets
- 1,322
- With EV charging
- 404
- With truck parking
- 1,172
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Driving in France: aires, tolls and rules
French autoroutes have two kinds of stop, and most of the network is tolled. Here is how the stops differ and which rules are worth knowing before you set off.
- Speed limit on motorways
- 130 km/h; 110 km/h in the rain and for drivers on a probationary licence.
- Tolls
- Most autoroutes are tolled (péage): pay at the barrier by card, cash or electronic tag. Some sections have no barriers (flux libre) and are paid online within 72 hours.
- Lorry driving bans
- Lorries over 7.5 t may not drive from 22:00 on Saturdays and the eve of public holidays until 22:00 the next day, with extra Saturday bans in summer.
- Emergency number
- 112. On the autoroute, orange emergency telephones every 2 km locate you immediately.
Aire de repos or aire de service?
An aire de repos is a rest area with parking, toilets and often picnic tables, but no fuel. An aire de service adds a filling station, a shop and usually a restaurant or café. Both are signposted in advance with their distance and facilities.
Busy days
On summer Saturdays and around public holidays, traffic peaks sharply. The official Bison Futé forecast rates each day from green to black; on red and black days the aires fill up early, so plan a break before the busiest stretches.
Official information:
Bison Futé
· Sécurité routière
Last checked: October 2026
Main motorways and roads
The roads with the most rest and service areas in France. Open a region to see every stop grouped by road.
- A 10 81 stops
- A 6 77 stops
- A 4 68 stops
- A 7 53 stops
- A 9 49 stops
- A 26 45 stops
- A 31 45 stops
- A 11 44 stops
- A 1 37 stops
- D 606 37 stops
- A 89 34 stops
- A 36 32 stops
- A 62 32 stops
- A 71 31 stops
- A 64 30 stops
About rest areas in France
This directory lists 644 service areas with fuel or food and 1,808 simpler rest areas in France. Among them, 1,322 stops have toilets and 1,172 stops have truck parking. Facilities, opening hours and closures can change, so always check signs on site.
Regions with the most stops: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (355), Bourgogne – Franche-Comté (331), Grand Est (288), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (281), Occitania (245).