Jean-Pellez Stadium

About

The Jean-Pellez Stadium is an indoor stadium of athletics of 6,462 m2 located in the greener 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 athletic from Auvergne born in 1939 in Valenciennes and who died in September 1998, who ran in several turns including the 800 meters in 1963.

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 occupation rate has reached 97% which is the highest for an indoor French stadium[ref. obsolete] Capacity 2,700 places