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The World’s 100 Best Rest Stops · 2026

The Best Rest Stops in France

9 of the 100 rest stops in The World’s 100 Best Rest Stops 2026 are in France. The highest placed is Port Lauragais Service Area in Avignonet-Lauragais, at number 30 in the world. Aire du Poulet de Bresse in Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux (number 50) and Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot in Cœur-de-Causse (number 63) follow.

Port Lauragais Service Area
N° 30 · Port Lauragais Service Area, Avignonet-Lauragais

Motorway service areas

Six of the stops are motorway service areas. Port Lauragais Service Area sits on the A61 south of Toulouse, with a hotel, a boat port beside the Canal du Midi and cassoulet at La Dinée restaurant. Aire du Poulet de Bresse on the A39 near Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux is known for its Bresse chicken, sold as a meal and as whole birds. Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot, on the A20 between Montauban and Brive, has a large lot for trucks and motorhomes and views over the Lot hills. Aire de la Baie de Somme on the A16 overlooks the bay and has a large pond and walking paths. Aire des Deux-Sèvres on the A83 in Villiers-en-Plaine has a crêperie, and Aire de Bosgouet is a two-floor site with a Leclerc supermarket, McDonald's and a Paul bakery.

Truck parking and fuel stations

TIP Secure Truck Parking Delta Park in Dourges, near Lille, offers roughly 210 paid spaces with guarded entry, free showers and toilets, and washing machines. A sheep flock grazes among the trucks there. The TotalEnergies station in Pontault-Combault has a shop, coffee, microwaves and truck parking beside the road, and it stays open all night. The TotalEnergies station on National Route 4 at Ozoir-la-Ferrière has a shop, LPG pumps and EV charging.

Rest stops

92. Aire de Bosgouet 91. Relais Ozoir-la-Ferrière 90. Station Pontault-Soubriarde 81. TIP Secure Truck Parking Delta Park Dourges 76. Aire des Deux-Sèvres 74. Aire de la Baie de Somme 63. Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot 50. Aire du Poulet de Bresse 30. Port Lauragais Service Area
92. Aire de Bosgouet 91. Relais Ozoir-la-Ferrière 90. Station Pontault-Soubriarde 81. TIP Secure Truck Parking Delta Park Dourges 76. Aire des Deux-Sèvres 74. Aire de la Baie de Somme 63. Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot 50. Aire du Poulet de Bresse 30. Port Lauragais Service Area
  1. Port Lauragais Service Area N° 30 Port Lauragais Service Area Avignonet-Lauragais Service area
  2. Aire du Poulet de Bresse N° 50 Aire du Poulet de Bresse Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux Service area
  3. Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot N° 63 Aire Jardin des Causses du Lot Cœur-de-Causse Service area
  4. Aire de la Baie de Somme N° 74 Aire de la Baie de Somme Sailly-Flibeaucourt Service area
  5. Aire des Deux-Sèvres N° 76 Aire des Deux-Sèvres Villiers-en-Plaine Service area
  6. TIP Secure Truck Parking Delta Park Dourges N° 81 TIP Secure Truck Parking Delta Park Dourges Dourges Truck stop
  7. Station Pontault-Soubriarde N° 90 Station Pontault-Soubriarde Pontault-Combault Service area
  8. Relais Ozoir-la-Ferrière N° 91 Relais Ozoir-la-Ferrière Ozoir-la-Ferrière Service area
  9. Aire de Bosgouet N° 92 Aire de Bosgouet Bosgouet Service area

Best by region

  1. EuropeBauli in AutostradaSommacampagna, ItalyN° 3
  2. AsiaRoadside Station ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasaka, JapanN° 29
  3. The Middle Eastİpekyolu Dinlenme Tesisleri GöbeklidağNiğde, TurkeyN° 1
  4. North AmericaRoselawn Rest AreaDe Motte, United StatesN° 4
  5. Latin AmericaPosto Decio Parada BonitaUberlândia, BrazilN° 49
  6. AfricaAlzu Petroport N4Middelburg, South AfricaN° 25

Best by country

  1. United StatesRoselawn Rest AreaDe MotteN° 4
  2. United KingdomFormula Premier TruckstopEllesmere PortN° 6
  3. GermanyMarché HirschbergHirschbergN° 10
  4. JapanRoadside Station ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasakaN° 29
  5. FrancePort Lauragais Service AreaAvignonet-LauragaisN° 30
  6. Turkeyİpekyolu Dinlenme Tesisleri GöbeklidağNiğdeN° 1