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PARIS 2024 locations
To find out more about the site, its history and how to get there, click on the photos .
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PARIS 2024 in Paris
Map of the PARIS 2024 Olympic and Paralympic venues in Paris. Screenshot of the official website.
PARIS 2024 in Paris means 15 competition venues for the Olympic Games and 11 for the Paralympic Games, which means that 21 out of 32 Olympic sports will be held in the capital itself, and 14 out of 22 Paralympic sports. Find out more about the events and dates on the official PARIS 2024 website.
PARIS 2024 in Ile-de-France
Map of the PARIS 2024 Olympic and Paralympic venues in the Paris region. Screenshot of the official website.
Venues will also be set up in the Ile-de-France region, mainly in Seine-Saint-Denis (with the Olympic and Paralympic Village), Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Seine-et-Marne. Find out more about the events and dates on the official PARIS 2024 website.
PARIS 2024 everywhere in France :
Football, for example, is played in 6 stadiums in France (Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille). The men's and women's handball tournaments will be held in Lille, as will the basketball matches. For water sports such as sailing, the venue is Marseille. Overseas France is also hosting PARIS 2024 in Teahupo'o on the island of Tahiti, where the Olympic surfing competition will take place.
PARIS 2024 sites to discover in Paris
The Seine is at the heart of PARIS 2024, notably with the inaugural parade of the Opening Ceremony (Friday 26 July 2024). It's an opportunity to showcase the beauty of Paris, and in particular its bridges, which we invite you to discover here .
Some of the 381 sculpted masks on the Pont-neuf / Photo selected by Monsieurdefrance.com: Todamo/ Shutterstock.Com
Place de la Concorde and the Urban Park
It's the most beautiful square in Paris. Born in the 18th century and the scene of many events in French history, the Place de la Concorde will be the venue for urban sports.
The tests :
Skateboarding :
on 27 and 28 July for the street then on 6 and 7 August for the park
- Street skateboarding (men/women)
- Skateboard park (men/women)
BMX Freestyle :
from 30 to 31 July
- BMX freestyle (women/men)
3×3 basketball :
from 30 July to 5 August
- 8-team tournament (men/women)
Breaking :
9 and 10 August
- Battle B-girls (women)
- Battle B-boys (men)
Skateboarding enters the list of Olympic disciplines / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: biletskiy_e via depositphotos
The Grand Palais
It was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition and is one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau monuments in France. Discover the Grand and Petit Palais.
The Grand Palais seen from the sky. Photo chosen by Monsieurdefrance.com: Rostislavv via depositp
Olympic Games
Tests
Fencing :
from 27 July to 4 August
- Individual foil (women/men)
- Team foil (men/women)
- Individual sabre (women/men)
- Team sabre (women/men)
- Individual epee (women/men)
- Team epee (women/men)
Taekwondo :
from 7 to 10 August
- Men's -58kg
- -68kg men
- -80kg men
- +80kg men
- -49kg women
- -57kg women
- -67kg women
- +67kg women
The Grand Palais seen from the Alexandre III Bridge / Image chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: Jovannig via dépositphotos.
Paralympic Games
Tests
Wheelchair fencing :
from 3 to 7 September 2024
- Epée category A (women, men)
- Epée category B (women, men)
- Team épée (women, men)
- Category A foil (women, men)
- Foil category B (women, men)
- Team foil (women, men)
- Sabre category A (women, men)
- Sabre category B (women, men)
Para taekwondo :
from 29 to 31 August
- Women's K44 -47kg, -52kg, -57kg, -65kg, +65kg.
- Men's K44 -58kg, -63kg, -70kg, -80kg, +80kg.
TheGrand Palais is the venue for the fencing events / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: Gorodenkoff via depositphotos
Alexander III Bridge
Located very close to the previous sites, it is the most beautiful bridge in Paris. 152 metres long, the Alexander III Bridge , dedicated to the Tsar of the same name, symbolises Franco-Russian friendship.
The magnificent Alexandre III bridge in Paris. In the background, the Invalides. Photo chosen by Monsieurdefrance.com: muratart/Shutterstock.com
The tests
Skateboarding :
on 27 and 28 July for the street then on 6 and 7 August for the park
- Street skateboarding (men/women)
- Skateboard park (men/women)
BMX Freestyle :
from 30 to 31 July
- BMX freestyle (women/men)
3×3 basketball :
from 30 July to 5 August
- 8-team tournament (men/women)
Breaking :
9 and 10 August
- Battle B-girls (women)
- Battle B-boys (men)
The Invalids
It is one of the most imposing monuments in Paris. It was erected by Louis XIV to provide shelter for invalid soldiers. The Invalides are a place of remembrance (where people pay tribute to those who died for France or to great personalities at the time of their death). The Invalides offer a magnificent view and the golden dome was for a long time the highest monument in Paris.
The Invalides at sunrise from the Alexandre III bridge / by Dennis van de Water/Shutterstock.com
The tests
Olympics
Archery
- Individual (women/men)
- Team (women/men/mixed)
Athletics
- Marathon (women/men)
Road cycling
- Individual time trial (women/men)
Paralympics
Para archery
- Individual W1 (women/men/team)
- Individual Compound open (women/men/team)
- Individual Recurve open (women/men/team)
Para athletics
- Marathon T12, T54 (women and men)
The Marathon takes place at Les Invalides / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: lzf via depositphotos
The Eiffel Tower
It is the emblem of Paris and France. Erected in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is at the heart of PARIS 2024 , with events taking place at its feet, on the Champ de Mars and at the Trocadéro .
The Eiffel Tower grows when it's hot.Find out more by clicking on the photo / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: phototraveller via Depositphotos.
Tests
Olympics
Beach volleyball (women/men)
Paralympics
Cecifoot (men)
Roland Garros, the Parc des Princes... The Bois de Boulogne
To the west of Paris lies the Bois de Boulogne. It is around this remarkable green site that numerous events take place at the legendary Roland Garros Stadium and the Parc des Princes.
The Roland Garros stadium and its famous clay courts / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: natursports via depositphotos.
Roland Garros / Events
Olympics
Tennis
- Singles (men/women)
- double (women/men/mixed)
Boxing
- Women/Men
Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis
- Singles (men/women)
- Double (women/men/mixed)
The Parc des Princes in 2017 / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: Keitma via depositphotos.
Parc des Princes / Events
Olympics
Football
- Men and women
Paris: what you need to see is here
Discover the places that Monsieur de France visited and find out how to get there.
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PARIS 2024 sites to discover in Île de France
The Palace of Versailles
The Château de Versailles is dedicated to horse-riding, which is hardly surprising when you consider the passion of the Kings of France for horse-riding, which they practised while hunting on their vast estate. Find out more about the Versailles estate, what you need to see and how to get there.
The Château de Versailles is an Olympic venue PARIS 2024 / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: jessica-kantak-bailey via unsplash.com
The tests :
Olympics
Riding
- Individual eventing (mixed)
- Team eventing (mixed)
- Individual dressage (mixed)
- Team dressage (mixed)
- Individual show jumping (mixed)
- Team show jumping (mixed)
Modern pentathlon
- Riding (women/men)
- Swimming (women/men)
- Laser-Run, shooting and running (women/men)
- Fencing, bonus round (women/men)
The equestrian disciplines for PARIS 2024 will be based in Versailles / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: MarcoGovel via depositphotos
Paralympics
Para horse riding
- Para dressage team (mixed)
- Para dressage individual (mixed)
- free replay (mixed)
The Stade de France
The Stade de France is an Olympic venue for Paris 2024 / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: [email protected] via depositphotos.
The largest stadium in France and a major sporting venue in France (it was here that the French team won the 1998 Football World Cup), the Stade de France, located in Seine Saint Denis, very close to the Olympic Village, will be the venue for a number of events. It's a great opportunity to visit the stadium and discover the town of Saint Denis and its basilica, the necropolis of the kings of France.
The tests
Olympics
Athletics :
- 100m (women/men)
- 200m (women/men)
- 400m (women/men)
- 800m (women/men)
- 1,500m (women/men)
- 5,000m (women/men)
- 10,000m (women/men)
- 400m hurdles (women/men)
- 3000m steeplechase (women/men)
- 4x100m relay (women/men)
- 4x400m relay (women/men/mixed)
- High jump (women/men)
- Pole vault (women/men)
- Long jump (women/men)
- Triple jump (women/men)
- Shot put (women/men)
- Discus throw (women/men)
- Hammer throw (women/men)
- Javelin throw (women/men)
- Décathlon (men)
- Heptathlon (women)
- 110m hurdles (men)
- 100m hurdles (women)
Rugby
- Rugby 7s (men/women)
Paralympics
- ParaAthletics
Aerial view of the Stade de France in Saint Denis. Photo chosen by Monsieurdefrance.Fr: PhotoLondonUK/Shutterstock
PARIS 2024 regional venues
Lille / Lille Eurometropole
Lille is an exciting city ! It's rich in monuments and gastronomy, which you can discover by clicking below:
The Grand Place is one of Lille's jewels / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: by Dziorek Rafal/Shutterstock.com
The tests
Handball
Finals (women/men)
Basketball
Preliminary stages (women/men)
Marseille
The Stade Velodrome hosts many football matches as part of the Olympic Games, and that's to be expected in a city where the club is so often in the headlines and whose residents are such determined football fans that it's part of the city's very identity. Find out more about what to see in Marseille.
The city of Marseille is magnificent.Here: the old port and the Bonne Mère / Photo chosen by monsieurdefrance.com: Sergii Figurnyi/Shutterstock.fr.
The tests
Football
- Football (Men/Women
