Largest velodromes by capacity in France

Largest velodromes by capacity in France ranked by maximum capacity.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Stade Sapiac tops the list with 12,600 seats.

  1. #1 Stade Sapiac — 12,600 seats

    Stade Sapiac is a rugby union stadium in Montauban, France. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Palais des Sports Pierre Mendès France — 12,000 seats

    indoor arena in Grenoble, France

    Palais des Sports, known also as the Palais des sports Pierre Mendes or "Le Stade Olympique de Glace" is an indoor ice hockey arena, located in Paul Mistral Park in Grenoble, France. The vaulted roof structure was built from November 1966 to April 1967, therefore having tough weather problems to add to construction difficulties. The stadium was conceived for the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble in 1968 and has a capacity of up to 12,000 spectators. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Stade de Venoix — 11,500 seats

    multi-use stadium in Caen, France

    Stade de Venoix was a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It was initially used as the stadium of SM Caen matches. It was replaced by the current Stade Michel d'Ornano in 1993. The capacity of the stadium was 11,500 spectators. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Stade Henri Desgrange — 10,000 seats

    stadium in La Roche-sur-Yon, France

    Stade Henri Desgranges is a stadium in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of VFC La Roche-sur-Yon. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Amédée Détraux Velodrome — 9,000 seats

    velodrome in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France

    The Vélodrome Amédée Détraux is an outdoor velodrome in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France. Before 2010 it was called Vélodrome de Gourde-Liane. The concrete track has a length of 333 m (364 yd) and is the largest velodrome of the Antilles. It has a capacity for 9000 spectators, making it the largest stadium in Guadeloupe. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines — 5,000 seats

    French velodrome

    The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015, 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and the 2016 UEC European Track Championships. It hosted the cycling venue in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The track is 250 m long and 8 m wide, a metre wider than most other tracks. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Vélodrome de Bordeaux — 4,560 seats

    cycling venue in Bordeaux, France

    The Vélodrome de Bordeaux is a velodrome in Bordeaux, France. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1998 and 2006. Building started in 1987 and the velodrome was opened on 9 October 1989. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 Vélodrome Jean-Stablinski — 2,500 seats

    French velodrome located at Roubaix

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  9. #9 Vélodrome Hyères — 2,050 seats source Wikidata
  10. #10 Vélodrome André-Pétrieux — 2,000 seats

    third velodrome of the five cycling monuments

    The Roubaix Velodrome is a velodrome in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was opened in 1936 and has hosted the finish of the one-day "monument classic" cycling race Paris–Roubaix since 1943, and the Paris–Roubaix Femmes since its inception in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia.

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