La Moutète was an
indoor sporting arena located in
Orthez
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It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sma ...
,
France
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, home of
Elan Bearnais Orthez French
basketball
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team from 1931 to 1991. It was actually an indoor market place for Orthez inhabitants especially used to sell living poultries. The place was transformed into a basketball field for the home games, seats being built and unbuilt before and after every game.
As Elan Béarnais Orthez became a successful organisation, La Moutète became outdated for an elite team. The Elan Bearnais Orthez then moved to
Pau the prefecture of
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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departement, in the modern arena of
Palais des Sports de Pau
The Palais des Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Pau, France. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 7,707 people, and the arena also includes a 500 capacity in private lodge areas.
History
Pala ...
and been renamed
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
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.
Nowadays La Moutète is a place for concerts, shows and expositions, also hosting a merchant gallery and a pub named after the former resident club.
References
External links
Le site de l'Elan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Indoor arenas in France
Basketball venues in France
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Sports venues in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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