 The RN 7 is being upgraded or replaced by the A77 autoroute.As the route elsewhere runs parallel to autoroutes as a result other sections have been re-numbered the RD 7, RD 607, RD 307, RD 907, RD 707, RD 207, RD 7n, RDN 7 and RD 6007.Paris-Nemours-Moulins-Lyon-Avignon-Aix-en-Provence-Nice-"Italy"

The road starts at the Porte d'Italie in Paris and is called the Avenue de Fontainebleau.