Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle

Name: Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Address: 27 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, La Rochelle, 17000, France
Telephone: +33 5 46 43 12 38

#27 among attractions in La Rochelle

Sport venue, Football, Sport

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Stade Marcel-Deflandre is a sports stadium in La Rochelle, France. It was built by Emile Sourcile. It is the home ground of rugby union team Stade Rochelais of the Top 14 who have played there since it was opened in 1926. It has undergone significant redevelopment since 1995 and the present capacity is 16,000. The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, a president of the club who was executed in 1944 during the Second World War. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 26 September 1926 (97 years ago)Capacity: 16 thous.Coordinates: 46°9'29"N, 1°10'41"W

Address

27 Avenue du Maréchal JuinOuest (Port Neuf)La Rochelle 17000 France

Contact

+33 5 46 43 12 38

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Stade Marcel-Deflandre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plage des Minimes, Lantern Tower, Orbigny-Bernon Museum, La Rochelle Cathedral.

1.2 miS
46°8'29"N • 1°10'13"W
Plage des Minimes, La Rochelle
31 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
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Tower, Historical place
Lantern Tower, La Rochelle
26 min walk • The Lantern Tower is one of the three medieval historic towers in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France, which guarded the port at Aunis. The Lantern tower served as a Lighthouse and a prison throughout its history. It was also known by other names: Garrot tower, Priest tower, and Four Sergeant tower.
1.1 miE
Museum, Art museum
Orbigny-Bernon Museum, La Rochelle
29 min walk • The Orbigny-Bernon Museum is a history museum in the French city of La Rochelle. It was founded in 1917, and contains collections relating to the history of La Rochelle, as well as an important collection of porcelains of the city.
1.2 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
La Rochelle Cathedral, La Rochelle
31 min walk • La Rochelle Cathedral is a Catholic church located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The cathedral has been a national monument since 1906.
1 miE
Memorial
The Chain Tower, La Rochelle
27 min walk • The Chain Tower along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the Chain tower because an actual chain was stretched across the port entrance from this building. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique.
1.1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Musée des Modèles Réduits, La Rochelle
29 min walk • The Model Museum is a French museum located in the city of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.
1.1 miSE
Museum
Musée des Automates, La Rochelle
29 min walk • The museum of automata is a French museum located in the city of La Rochelle, in Charente-Maritime.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Vauclair castle, La Rochelle
31 min walk • Vauclair Castle, also Vauclerc Castle was a castle built in La Rochelle, on the Atlantic coast of France, by Henry II of England in the 12th century. The castle was located in the area defined by the current Place de Verdun.
1.2 miE
Church
Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Espérance, La Rochelle
32 min walk • The Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance chapel is located in the center of La Rochelle between the rue des Augustins and the rue Bazoges. The Tridentine rite, also called extraordinary form of the Roman rite, is practiced there.
0.9 miSE
Sailing, Marina
Port des Minimes, La Rochelle
23 min walk • Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. It is located in the city of La Rochelle. Its name is derived from the establishment of a convent of the Frères Minimes in this area during the Middle Ages. There are slips for about 3,500 boats.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
La Rochelle University, La Rochelle
33 min walk • La Rochelle University is a French public university, based in La Rochelle. It is under the Academy of Poitiers. The university was founded in 1993, and is the newest university in France. The first stone was laid by François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl. It runs courses in business law and the Asian-Pacific world.