Stade de Balmont
Sports stadium in Lyon, France
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The Stade de la Duchère-Balmont (French pronunciation: [stad də la dyʃɛʁ balmɔ̃]), formerly the Stade de la Duchère or the Stade de Balmont, is a multi-purpose stadium in Lyon, France.
69009 Lyon
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  Stade de la Duchère-Balmont Location within France | |
| Address | 270, Avenue Andreï Sakharov 69009 Lyon |
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| Coordinates | 45.7879°N 4.7976°E |
| Owner | City of Lyon |
| Capacity | 5,438[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1966 |
| Tenants | |
| Lyon La Duchère RHC Lyon | |
Since 2000, roller skaters can benefit from a speed ring of 400 m (1,300 ft) at the ground. The stadium is the home ground of football club Lyon La Duchère and roller-skating club RHC Lyon.
Since 2012, the Stéphane-Diagana athletics hall has been located in the immediate vicinity.
History
The opening of the stadium took place in 1966[2] on the site of the former Fort Duchère. In 2013, the athletics track was upgraded; the new track, upgraded at a cost of 1.75 million euros, was inaugurated in presence of the discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon.[3][4]
