Stade Georges-Chaumet (former name: Stade de Baduel) is a

multi-use stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Cayenne Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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of the French Guiana football team matches. The stadium has a capacity of 7,000 places; it has natural turf and a synthetic 400m track. The central area of the stadium, named "la caquette", was renovated in 2012. The stadium is also used for cultural events such as le Kayenn jazz festival. In 2014, the stadium was renamed to Stade Georges-Chaumet.

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