Stade Marcel-Verchère

About

The Marcel Verchère Stadium is a football and rugby stadium located in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain. It is the stadium of the Union Sportive Bressane Pays de l'Ain that evolves in the National, as well as the Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 that evolves in the National. Temple of rugby in Bourg-en-Bresse, he was named in memory of Marcel Verchère, three-quarters wing of the Union sportif bressane, who died on 26 October 1937 as a result of a violent placard suffered during an opposition against the Union sportif Oyonnax on Sunday 24 October 1937.

Nicknamed the purple cauldron, the stadium is 100 m long by 70 wide. The stadium also houses the club's headquarters, a VIP reception area, as well as the sports facilities needed for the fanion team (field training annex, changing rooms, gym).