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[[Image:Perpignan bridgeoveronramp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|On ramp bridge near [[Perpignan]]]]
'''France''' is a great country for hitchhiking. There are many friendly car and truck drivers. The highways cost money, and at some ''[[péage|péages]]'' (toll points) you can get a ride easily. Finding a good spot is the key of getting the best rides. For instance, in [[Montpellier]] there are two spots very close to each other. The first one is easy to reach, nevertheless, the second one isn't much more difficult, but the chances of being picked up are much better.
==Péages==
[[Image:peage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A typical big péage in France]]
A '''péage''' is a tollway in France. They are often placed near cities on autoroutes (motorways). At some péages all the traffic has to stop and pay and are excellent spots to get a long-distance ride. You can get free maps in the péage offices - these also indicate where you can find "all-stop-péages". In this country, finding a good spot is the key of getting the best rides. For instance, in [[Montpellier]] there are two spots very close to each other. The first one is easy to reach, nevertheless, the second one ain't that harder but the chances of being picked up are extremely better.
Here it's a map of south of France highway network : http://www.asf.fr/shared/pdf/CarteReseau.pdf In black letters where it's written "peage de....." it mean it's a big peage where all the trafic have to stop. The faster way to travel is only to go from this "all-stop-péages" to an other one.
[[Image:Derek_hitching_at_péage.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Derek hitching at a péage near [[Valence]]]]