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What does the “Turn left” sign mean?

The “Turn left” sign belongs to the “Mandatory” family of the French highway code. Mandatory signs are round with a blue background. They require the driver to follow a direction, lane or behaviour.

Updated 2 July 2026

Sign name

Français
Obligation de tourner à gauche
العربية
إلزام الانعطاف يساراً
English
Turn left

Other signs in the same family

  • Turn right (before the sign)Turn right (before the sign)
  • Turn left (before the sign)Turn left (before the sign)
  • Keep rightKeep right
  • Keep leftKeep left
  • Ahead onlyAhead only
  • Turn rightTurn right
  • Straight ahead or rightStraight ahead or right
  • Compulsory cycle pathCompulsory cycle path

Sources: Sécurité routière (securite-routiere.gouv.fr) and service-public.fr.

Illustration : Roulex 45 — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Credits & attributions

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