Jean-Pellez Stadium Explained

Stadium Jean Pellez
Coordinates:	45.757°N 3.106°W
Built:	2000-2002
Surface:	Mondotrack
Architect:	CRR Architectes Vincent Rivoire
Tenants:	Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne
Capacity:	2700 places, 500 seated + 500 telescopic +1750 demountables
Pushpin Map:	France

The Jean-Pellez Stadium is an indoor stadium of athletics of

6 462 m² located in the greater Clermont-Ferrand in the commune of Aubière. It was inaugurated on 28 September 2002 by Serge Godard, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand. This indoor stadium has hosted several times the Indoor Athletics Championships Of France.

History

The stadium is named for Jean Pellez, an athlete from Auvergne born in 1939 in Valenciennes and who died in September 1998, who ran in several tournaments including the 800 meters in 1963.^[1]

Characteristics

It hosts regional, national, and even global athletic competitions, including the Athletics Indoor Championships in France.

Other sports are practiced like gymnastics or fencing.

Numbers

• • Its occupancy rate has reached 97% which is the highest for an indoor French stadium^{[2] [ref. obsolete] Capacity 2 700 places}

Annexes

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Jean Pellez, un nom que les athlètes connaissent ?. asad.athle.com. Athlétisme Sud Ardèche Drôme / Fédération française d'athlétisme. 12 September 2015. .
2. http://www.clermontcommunaute.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=162 Page du stade sur le site de Clermont Communauté