Euro Truck Simulator 2: Vive la France!

Euro Truck Simulator 2: Vive la France! is a map expansion DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. It is the third map of DLC involving map expansions. It was released on December 5, 2016.

Summary

As its title suggests, Vive la France! (mainly) features France, which was only partially rendered in the original ETS 2 game map. This DLC covers the rest of France, adding 23 cities (15 at release).

“	Make your way through broad boulevards of industrial cities and narrow streets of rural hamlets. Enjoy French outdoors with its diverse looks and disparate vegetation from north to south. Discover famous landmarks, deliver to expansive industrial areas, navigate complex intersections and interchanges, enjoy visually unique roundabouts inspired by real locations. Transport a variety of new cargo to service new local French companies as well as connecting the region to the rest of Europe.	”
	~ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Vive la France! Steam Store page^{^[1]}

DLC Features

Extensive map of France to explore.
13,500 km of new roads and highways.
6,500 km of roads as a free content for the base game.
Famous landmarks, recognizable places.
23 new cities.
Rural French villages and sceneries.
Enhanced vegetation, new forest ecosystems.
New local companies to work for.
French tollgate system.
New industries including 5 nuclear plant zones.
New cargoes to haul.
New Steam achievements to unlock.

The DLC also features a total of 20 new industries. The following companies are directly mentioned or have their brand icons shown in materials released by SCS:

Name	Industry	First Mentioned on/in
Bâtisse	Construction	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
BHB La Raffinerie	Fuel production	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Boisserie Jean-Pierre	Sawmill	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Chimi	Chemical storage	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Dans le Jardin	Crop farming	26 November 2016
ÉCO	Gas stations	11 March 2016^{^[3]}
FLE	Airport logistics	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
Gallia Ferries	Ferry and port logistics	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Globeur	Logistics	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
Gomme du Monde	Tire manufacturing	26 November 2016
Huilant	Fuel storage	26 November 2016
Lisette Logistics	Logistics	10 November 2016
Marina	Ship storage	28 July 2016^{^[4]}
MVM Carrière	Quarrying	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Nos Pâturages	Livestock farming	26 November 2016
Nucléon	Nuclear energy	10 May 2016^{^[5]}
Port de Conteneur	Port logistics	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Subse	Food processing	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Voitureux	Vehicle manufacturing	26 November 2016
Wilnet Transport	Logistics	7 October 2016^{^[2]}

The Paint Job Dancing in Paris is given to the player once they purchase the Vive la France! DLC.

Front	Back

New connections were added to Torino, Italy and Plymouth, United Kingdom to enhance accessibility to the newly featured French cities. Details are given in the two cities pages.

Cities

The DLC includes 28 new cities (20 cities in original release, 6 cities in update 1.36, and 2 cities in update 1.40) in France:

Name	First Mentioned on
Ajaccio	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Bastia	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Bayonne	7 January 2021^{^[7]}
Bonifacio	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Bordeaux	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Bourges	31 August 2016^{^[9]}
Brest	31 August 2016^{^[9]}
Calvi	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Civaux	Release
Clermont-Ferrand	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Golfech	Release
La Rochelle	28 July 2016^{^[4]}
Lacq	7 January 2021^{^[7]}
Le Havre	31 August 2016^{^[9]}
Le Mans	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
L'Île-Rousse	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Limoges	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Marseille	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Montpellier	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Nantes	10 November 2016
Nice	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Paluel	Release
Porto-Vecchio	11 October 2019^{^[6]}
Rennes	13 June 2016^{^[10]}
Roscoff	25 November 2016^{^[8]}
Saint-Alban-du-Rhône	Release
Saint-Laurent	Release
Toulouse	25 November 2016^{^[8]}

In the DLC, there are a lot of small villages on the minor roads. See the complete list here.

In addition, SCS re-worked the parts of France already present in the ETS 2 base game, including a "total overhaul of (the) Paris region"^{^[11]^[2]}. SCS had suggested that changes to the existing areas would be entirely visible to truckers not having the DLC loaded^{^[11]}.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements/Euro Truck Simulator 2

There are 6 achievements in the Vive la France! DLC.

Image	Name	Description
	All Around the Isle of Beauty	Discover at least 4 Corsican cities
	Bon Voyage!	Discover at least 20 French cities
	Check-in, Check-out	Deliver cargo at least 3 cargo airport terminals in France
	Gas Must Flow!	Deliver diesel, LPG or petrol to at least 3 truck stops in France
	Go Nuclear!	Deliver cargo to at least 3 nuclear plants in France
	Landmark Tour	Discover following landmarks of France (see list)

Release History

SCS Software first hinted about the DLC in a blog post posted on 25 January 2016. After that, SCS released information about the DLC, at about one blog post per month:

A teaser of Corsica in an SCS Forum from SCS Community Manager Carthoo.

The Vive la France! DLC at its original release.

The Vive la France! DLC before 1.40 update.

After the release of the DLC, SCS added new content exclusive to Vive la France! owners on three occasions. All of them bring no extra charges.

24 March 2021: In update 1.40, Bayonne and Lacq, along with several new roads were added to the game map for Vive la France! DLC owners.^{^[12]} SCS posted a blog on 7 January 2021 officially announcing the addition.^{^[7]}
3 December 2019: In update 1.36, Corsica was added to the game map for Vive la France! DLC owners.^{^[13]} This update was first publicized on 5 March 2019, through a teaser image posted by SCS Community Manager Carthoo on the SCS forum.^{^[14]} SCS posted a blog on 11 October 2019, officially announcing the addition.^{^[6]}
5 June 2019: In update 1.35, a new connection was added between A10 over A6 to Reims, with the city of Montargis rendered next to the newly rendered road. The section west of A6 is open to Vive la France! owners only.^{^[15]} The connection was first announced in a blog post in April.^{^[16]}

Before the DLC was released, SCS published several hints and news topics about the content featured in it that was previously under work in progress.

5 December 2016: Vive la France! DLC is released.^{^[17]}
2 December 2016: First Vive la France! Community Videos.^{^[18]}
29 November 2016: Update 1.26 released (rework of core map France).^{^[19]}
28 November 2016: SCS announced the release date of the expansion.^{^[20]}
25 November 2016: A map of the new cities and roads has been published.^{^[8]}
10 November 2016: Update 1.26 Open Beta started (rework of core map France).^{^[21]}
27 October 2016: SCS announced, by blog, about having put up a demonstration version of the Vive la France! DLC in Poznań Game Arena 2016. SCS also anticipated the release of the DLC at some time around Christmas 2016.^{^[22]}
17 October 2016: Five new achievements were added to the Steam platform.
7 October 2016: Blog post about rework of Paris, including a map screenshot.^{^[2]}
31 August 2016: Screenshots of French bridges in the newly-rendered areas.^{^[9]}
28 July 2016: Blog post about La Rochelle, which is the first post entirely about a new settlement.^{^[4]}
8 July 2016: Screenshot of the in-game rendering of the windmill near Les Trois-Moutiers, presented alongside a picture taken during 2016 Tour de France.^{^[23]}
13 June 2016: Second blog post about roundabouts.^{^[10]}
10 May 2016: Blog post about nuclear power stations.^{^[5]}
17 April 2016: Blog post about new roundabouts. The name of the expansion was mentioned again, securing its place.^{^[24]}
11 March 2016: Blog post about new gas stations.^{^[3]}
18 February 2016: First dedicated blog post about the DLC.^{^[11]}
25 January 2016: A picture of "Renault T in southern France" is featured in a general blog post.^{^[25]}