Jean-Pellez Stadium

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.

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 [ref. obsolete]
 * Capacity 2 700 places

Annexes
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