Stade Charléty

New Stade Charléty in 2006

Stade Sebastien Charléty, known simply as Stade Charléty or even sometimes just Charléty, is a multi-use stadium in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Officially, the current capacity of the stadium is 20,000 people. The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architect Bernard Zehrfuss. It has hosted many matches during various Rugby League World Cups and is the current home of Paris FC who compete in the Championnat National (the third tier of French football).

In May 1968, Charléty made the news for a nonsporting event: on May 27, the meeting of the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (national Union of the students of France), one of the most important of the protests of May 1968, took place, attracting between 30000 and 50000 people. The crowd, with Pierre Mendès-France and Michel Rocard, shouted "ce n'est qu'un début, continuons le combat" (Roughly translated: "This is only the beginning; let's keep up the fight")

Coordinates: 48°49′07″N 2°20′48″E / 48.818522°N 2.346626°E / 48.818522; 2.346626

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