The Stade Marcel Picot is a

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

located in

Tomblaine Tomblaine () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Stage 7 of the Tour de France on 7 July 2012 started in Tomblaine. The Stade Marcel Picot, football stadium to Ligue 1 side AS Nancy, is located within th ...

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, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by

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team Nancy. The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003. It is now able to hold 20,087 people. Since summer 2010, Marcel-Picot is one of the very few French stadiums equipped with

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commerc ...

Gallery

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References

External links

Stade Marcel Picot
- Stadium Guide AS Nancy Lorraine Marcel Picot Sports venues in Meurthe-et-Moselle Sports venues completed in 1926 {{France-sports-venue-stub