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The Alain Mimoun Gymnasium is 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris. The complex, which is open to all users, has a multisports room plus a self-contained, fully equipped fencing room that makes it the ideal Olympic and Paralympic training base.

Inaugurated in 2019, the nautical base is located on the canal linking Caen to the sea, in the immediate vicinity of the city center, its train station, its hotels and restaurants. The basin is protected from the winds and offers ideal conditions for the practice of nautical disciplines. The base also offers beautiful interior volumes on a total of 1000m²: 8 changing rooms, 2 classrooms and briefing rooms as well as a large reception area of 150 m² extended by a balcony on the 1st floor, offices, a shared kitchen, storage spaces.

This facility, located 180 km from Paris, has plenty of outstanding technical features, including high-quality surfacing, coated bends, a raised track for improved drainage, and excellent lighting. With various other sporting and recovery facilities nearby, it is the ideal place to prepare for high-level competition.

Bretteville-sur-Odon Regional Shooting Centre opened in 2015. It stands on the outskirts of Caen, 2 hours from Paris and 5 minutes from Caen Airport. The centre boasts everything shooters need to practice their discipline in optimal conditions.  The training centre is used by French international competitor Eric Delaunay. 

The Caséo aquatic centre, located 1 hour from Paris, opened in 2014. It is a modern facility open to all users (the centre holds the tourism & disability mark). With various additional spaces (meeting room, gym, wellness centre, etc.), it is the ideal place for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to prepare for competition.

The Cité des Sports sports complex, which opened in 2008, is less than 3 hours 30 minutes from Paris. It is a modern facility open to all users. With various rooms (3 gymnasiums, 1 gym, a boxing studio, a dojo and a dance studio) plus additional spaces (meeting room, team leader’s office, storage facility, etc.), it is the ideal place for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to prepare for competition. The complex is 300 metres from the coast and less than a 15-minute walk from Granville town centre. The recently opened aquatic centre is also located at the Cité des Sports. 

Léry-Poses Leisure Park is located 1 hour from Paris and 15 minutes from Rouen. The park features a climbing facility that was fully renovated in 2017. The complex is open to all users. Nearby (less than 200 m away), there is athlete accommodation, meeting rooms, a restaurant, and storage facilities. The leisure park’s secluded rural setting makes it the ideal place for athletes to prepare mentally and physically.

Dojo 76, the departmental dojo, is located less than 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris and opened in 2006. It is a modern facility open to all users. The judo studio has six different combat areas, and the facility also boasts additional spaces (meeting room, offices, gym, sauna, medical centre, storage facility, etc.), making it the ideal place for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to prepare for competition.

The field hockey pitch is located in the Joseph Déterville sports complex. The quality of the pitch and the adjoining facilities make the complex ideal for elite hockey teams.

The Didier Bianco Sports Centre, which opened in 2006, is located 40 km from Caen. It is a well-respected facility popular with athletes from around the region. It can host national-level competitions, such as the Under-18 Boys’ French Handball Championships, which took place at the complex in 2014. The town of Falaise has a strong sporting pedigree, with various high-quality facilities for the 3,600-strong community of sports club members.