Chantilly – Halle des Bourgognes François Prader

PARALYMPIC PRE-GAMES TRAINING CENTRE : Wheelchair fencing
PARIS 2024 Olympic site : Grand Palais

Halle des Bourgognes François PRADER

A specific fencing hall located in a peaceful environment, perfect for optimum preparation

The hall, La Halle des Bourgognes, is ideally located in a protected and green environment on the edge of the forest and close to the city center of Chantilly. This city enjoys an international reputation with its exceptional historical and architectural heritage (castle, park, royal stables, racecourse…)

This city of artistic and historical interest is a hotspot of cultural tourism and offers a great variety of services.

The fencing hall is situated inside this team sports venue, which also includes a multisport hall with tribunes seating 200 persons, an artificial climbing wall, a dojo, a dancing room and a gymnastic room.

Right next door, is le Stade des Bourgognes that includes a hybrid grass football ground with tribunes seating 600 persons, 6 football fields (3 are smaller), a rugby field and an athletics cinder track of 200 m.

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DISTANCE AND TRAVEL TIME

  • 50’ from the Olympic village (43 km-26,7 miles)

  • 52’ from the Olympic site Grand Palais (54 km-33,5 miles)

A perfectly equipped hall adapted for wheelchair fencing

  • Secure storage space for fencing equipment
  • (Wheelchairs and chair covers), repair room (with a workbench, a soldering iron, screwdrivers…)
  • Fencing wheelchairs are available if necessary
  • All the equipment will stay in the hall during the entire team’s attendance
  • The fencing hall includes a clean locker of 25 m² with adapted bathroom facilities

PGTC EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

  • Videosurveillance
  • Bus Park
  • Outdoors and floodlit car park with 50 spots
  • Wifi and fiber optic access
  • Coach office
  • Meeting room
  • Catering facilities
  • 6 lockers of 30 m² with bathroom facilities and showers
  • Individual showers
  • Communal showers

IMPORTANT DETAILS

  • 13 metal tracks, with integrated reels , all electric
  • 3 metal parasport tracks (14 m) with “handifix” system
  • Fencing hall of 375 m²
  • Altitude : 50 m
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KEY DATA

  • Wheelchair fencing Championnat de France in 2011

  • Criterium national d’Escrime (for partially sighted athletes) in 2011

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Accomodation

If you want to see more details about each hotel's equipments and services, visit the directory of accommodations in Chantilly.

List of accomodations

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Mercure Chantilly ****

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Kyriad Chantilly **

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L'avenue Chantilly **

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Hyatt Chantilly ****

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Tiara Château Hôtel Mont Royal Chantilly *****

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Le château de la tour ***

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Le relais d'Aumale ***

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Château de Montvillargenne ****

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Campanile Chantilly ***

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Hôtel Le Chantilly ***

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Best Western Plus Hôtel du Parc ****

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Auberge du Jeu de Paume *****

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