. ▁The ▁Bre ton ▁motor ways ▁are ▁not ▁to ll ▁roads , ▁contr arily ▁to ▁the ▁usual ▁French ▁high ways . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁ar tery ▁linking ▁cities ▁and ▁other ▁settlement s ▁along ▁the ▁north ▁coast ▁is ▁the ▁Route ▁nationale ▁ 1 2 ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁R ennes , ▁Saint - B rie uc , ▁Mor la ix ▁and ▁Br est . ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁link ▁to ▁southern ▁Norm andy , ▁termin ating ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁south ▁Brit t any ▁the ▁Route ▁nationale ▁ 1 6 5 ▁performs ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁providing ▁connections ▁between ▁N antes , ▁V annes , ▁Lor ient , ▁Qu imper ▁and ▁Br est . ▁The ▁Route ▁nationale ▁ 1 6 4 ▁cross es ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁connect s ▁R ennes ▁to ▁L oud é ac , ▁Mor la ix ▁and ▁Ch âte a ul in , ▁and ▁the ▁Route ▁nationale ▁ 1 6 6 ▁links ▁R ennes ▁to ▁V annes . ▁The ▁Route ▁nationale ▁ 1 3 7 ▁provides ▁connections ▁between ▁Saint - M alo , ▁R ennes ▁and ▁N antes ▁and ▁termin ates ▁in ▁Bor de aux . ▁ ▁N antes ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁Paris ▁by ▁the ▁A 1 1 ▁autor oute , ▁and ▁R ennes ▁is ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁A 8 1 ▁autor oute ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁the ▁A 8 4 ▁autor oute ▁to ▁Ca en . ▁These ▁high ways ▁are ▁standard ▁French ▁to ll ▁road . ▁ ▁Air ▁▁ ▁The