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 is a map expansion which covers the rest of France, including 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.
21 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	Type	First Mentioned on/in
Bâtisse	Company	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
BHB La Raffinerie	Chemical Company	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Boisserie Jean-Pierre	Company	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Chimi	Company	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Dans le Jardin	Agricultural Company	26 November 2016
Éco	Gas station	11 March 2016^{^[3]}
FLE	Company	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
Gallia Ferries	Ferries	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Globeur	Company	7 October 2016^{^[2]}
Gomme du Monde	Company	26 November 2016
Huilant	Company	26 November 2016
Lisette Logistics	Company	10 November 2016
Marina	Boat Company	28 July 2016^{^[4]}
MVM Carrière	Company	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Nos Pâturages	Farming Company	26 November 2016
Nucléon	Nuclear power station	10 May 2016^{^[5]}
Port de Conteneur	Port	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Subse	Company	Beta of ETS2 v1.26
Voitureux	Company	26 November 2016
Wilnet Transport	Company	7 October 2016^{^[2]}

The existing industry types from the base game and Scandinavia are featured in the newly rendered areas as well. For example, it has been hinted that a Marina is present in La Rochelle^{^[4]}, while an IKA Bohag depot would be introduced in the re-rendered Paris^{^[2]}. There are also depots of the companies BHV, Kaarfor and Tradeaux. More companies such as Eolo Lines, GNT and Renar Logistik were added in the update 1.36 through Corsica island.

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

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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 23 new cities (15 cities in original release, 6 cities in the update 1.36 and 2 cities in the update 1.40) and 5 towns in France, bringing the total to 28:

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: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements

5 new Steam achievements for Vive la France! DLC have been added on October 17, 2016 and one more new achievement has been added on October 17, 2019.

Icon	Name	Description
	Bon Voyage!	Discover all French cities
	Landmark Tour	Discover following landmarks of France: Carcassonne, Brotonne bridge, Tiger tank, Peyrat-le-Château, Château de Ventadour, Château d'Ussé
	Go Nuclear!	Deliver cargo to five nuclear plants in France
	Check-in, Check-out	Deliver cargo to all cargo airport terminals in France
	Gas must flow!	Deliver diesel, LPG or petrol to all truck stops in France
	All Around the Isle of Beauty	Discover all Corsican cities

Release History

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.

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:

25 January 2016: A picture of "Renault T in southern France" is featured in a general blog post.^{^[12]}
18 February 2016: First dedicated blog post about the DLC.^{^[11]}
11 March 2016: Blog post about new gas stations.^{^[3]}
17 April 2016: Blog post about new roundabouts. The name of the expansion was mentioned again, securing its place.^{^[13]}
10 May 2016: Blog post about nuclear power stations.^{^[5]}
13 June 2016: Second blog post about roundabouts.^{^[10]}
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.^{^[14]}
28 July 2016: Blog post about La Rochelle, which is the first post entirely about a new settlement.^{^[4]}
31 August 2016: Screenshots of French bridges in the newly-rendered areas.^{^[9]}
7 October 2016: Blog post about rework of Paris, including a map screenshot.^{^[2]}
17 October 2016: Five new achievements were added to the Steam platform.
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.^{^[15]}
10 November 2016: Update 1.26 Open Beta started (rework of core map France).^{^[16]}
25 November 2016: A map of the new cities and roads has been published.^{^[8]}
28 November 2016: SCS announced the release date of the expansion.^{^[17]}
29 November 2016: Update 1.26 released (rework of core map France).^{^[18]}
2 December 2016: First Vive la France! Community Videos.^{^[19]}
5 December 2016: Vive la France! DLC is released.^{^[20]}

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.

5 June 2019: On the update 1.35, a new connection is 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.^{^[21]} The connection was first announced in a blog post in April.^{^[22]}
3 December 2019: On the update 1.36, Corsica is added to the game map for Vive la France! DLC owners.^{^[23]} This update was first publicized on 5 March 2019, through a teaser image posted by SCS Community Manager Carthoo on the SCS forum.^{^[24]} SCS posted a blog on 11 October 2019, officially announcing the addition.^{^[6]}
24 March 2021: On the update 1.40, Bayonne and Lacq, along with several new roads is added to the game map for Vive la France! DLC owners.^{^[25]} SCS posted a blog on 7 January 2021 officially announcing the addition.^{^[7]}