Stade Marcel Picot

Stade Marcel-Picot
Former names Stade du Parc des Sports du Pont d’Essey (1926–1963)
Location 90, Boulevard Jean-Jaurès,
54510 Tomblaine
Coordinates 48°41′44″N 6°12′38″E / 48.6955°N 6.210687°E / 48.6955; 6.210687Coordinates: 48°41′44″N 6°12′38″E / 48.6955°N 6.210687°E / 48.6955; 6.210687
Owner Communauté Urbaine du Grand Nancy
Capacity 20,087[1]
Field size 105 m x 68 m
Surface GrassMaster hybrid grass
Construction
Opened 8 August 1926
Renovated 1999–2003
Architect Gérard Bernt, Francis Morillon, Philippe Thouveny and Alynia Architecten, the Netherlands (1999–2003)[2]
Tenants
AS Nancy

The Stade Marcel Picot is a stadium located in Tomblaine, France, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by Ligue 1 football team AS Nancy.

The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003. It is now able to hold 20,087 people.[1]

Since summer 2010, Marcel-Picot is one of the very few French stadiums equipped with artificial turf.

Panoramic view (December 2010)

References

  1. 1 2 (in French) Stade Marcel-Picot - AS Nancy official website
  2. ↑ (in French) Stade Marcel Picot


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