Transport
Two major roads cross the Aude. From west to east the ‘Autoroute des Deux Mers’ (i.e., ‘Motorway of the Two Seas’) or A61 connects Narbonne and Toulouse via Carcassonne. From north to south, following the Mediterranean coast, the A9 motorway links Montpellier with Spain.
The rail network follows the same route as the road network. It is a low speed system, but a project is under way to build a fast line to Spain as part of the Trans-European Rail network.
Finally, Aude is crossed by the Canal du Midi which is a major waterway that allows tourists to pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. It comes into the west of Aude at Seuil de Naurouze then joins the Mediterranean at Sète.
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