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Address | 12 boulevard Fernand Bonnefoy |
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Location | Marseille, France |
Capacity | 5600 ( ice hockey) |
Field size | 60 × 30 metre |
Surface | 21,487 m2 [1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 26 April 2007 [1] |
Opened | 11 December 2009 [2] |
Construction cost | € 48 million [2] |
Architect | Chabanne et partenaires [1] |
Main contractors | Gagne Construction Métallique Chagnaud Construction SPIE Batignolles/Valérian [3] |
Tenants | |
Gabians de Marseille (2009–2012) Spartiates de Marseille (2012–present) |
The Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est (
French for 'Marseille Great Eastern Multisport Palace'), abbreviated as POMGE, is a
multi-purpose arena primarily used as an
ice rink, located in
Marseille,
Bouches-du-Rhône,
France. It is the home venue for
ice hockey team
Spartiates de Marseille.
[4] The complex also houses a
skate park which, at the time of its opening, was billed as the largest such indoor installation in Europe.
[5]
It was inaugurated in 2009, and is popularly known as Patinoire de la Capelette after the Marseille quarter it sits in,
la Capelette.
[2]
Ice availability has historically been an issue in the Marseille metropolitan area, one of the France's three largest agglomerations.
A semi-permanent 56 × 26 metre rink was built at the Parc des Expositions Marseille-Chanot in the wake of the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, [6] which introduced ice sports to the broader French public, but it was dismantled in 1974. [6]
A new ice rink, Patinoire du Rouet, opened the same year inside a repurposed fruit packing plant, but it was severely undersized at 40 × 20 metre. The facility closed in 1984 and no other venue would be active in the area until 1993, [6] when a recreational rink measuring 46 × 20 metre opened on Avenue Jules Cantini. However it closed within two years. [6]
Another rink called Megaglace opened in 1994 near the neighbouring
college town of
Aix-en-Provence. Built inside an old
sanitary ware retail space and measuring 42 × 20 metre, it again fell short of the standards expected from a major agglomeration.
[7]
Finally in 1998, a sister facility called Megaglace 2 opened in
Aubagne. Although still relatively spartan, it boasted a small stand and a 56 × 26 metre track, in compliance with minimum
IIHF regulations.
[6]
In March 2004, the municipality of Marseille launched preliminary consultations to give the city a suitable ice sports facility as part of a broader urban rehabilitation plan. [8] In March 2005, the project presented by architectural firm Chabanne et partenaires was selected. [9] During most of its planning and building phases, it was tentatively known as Palais de la glace et de la glisse de Marseille. [9]
After some delays, the facility was inaugurated on 11 December 2009, under the new name Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est. [2] The ceremony was attended by Minister of Sports Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, and featured an exhibition by former ISU World Champion ice dancers Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder. [10]
The POMGE cost an estimated €48 million to build, with most of the work split between main contractors Gagne Construction Métallique, Chagnaud Construction and SPIE Batignolles/Valérian. [3]
At 5,600 in hockey configuration, the main hall is the largest permanent ice rink in France in terms of spectator capacity,
[4] which excludes ice capable entertainment venues such as Paris'
Accor Arena, regular home of the
ice hockey Coupe de France final.
[11] It features an 1800 m2 Olympic size pad.
[3]
The second ice rink is a recreational track, and has an unconventional shape consisting of circular areas and elliptical corridors. It has a surface of 1250 m2.
[2]
In addition to the ice facilities, the Palais offers a 3500 m2 indoor skate park for roller skating, skateboarding and BMX activities. [2] It has a capacity of 750 spectators, extensible to 1500. [5]
![]() | |
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Address | 12 boulevard Fernand Bonnefoy |
---|---|
Location | Marseille, France |
Capacity | 5600 ( ice hockey) |
Field size | 60 × 30 metre |
Surface | 21,487 m2 [1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 26 April 2007 [1] |
Opened | 11 December 2009 [2] |
Construction cost | € 48 million [2] |
Architect | Chabanne et partenaires [1] |
Main contractors | Gagne Construction Métallique Chagnaud Construction SPIE Batignolles/Valérian [3] |
Tenants | |
Gabians de Marseille (2009–2012) Spartiates de Marseille (2012–present) |
The Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est (
French for 'Marseille Great Eastern Multisport Palace'), abbreviated as POMGE, is a
multi-purpose arena primarily used as an
ice rink, located in
Marseille,
Bouches-du-Rhône,
France. It is the home venue for
ice hockey team
Spartiates de Marseille.
[4] The complex also houses a
skate park which, at the time of its opening, was billed as the largest such indoor installation in Europe.
[5]
It was inaugurated in 2009, and is popularly known as Patinoire de la Capelette after the Marseille quarter it sits in,
la Capelette.
[2]
Ice availability has historically been an issue in the Marseille metropolitan area, one of the France's three largest agglomerations.
A semi-permanent 56 × 26 metre rink was built at the Parc des Expositions Marseille-Chanot in the wake of the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, [6] which introduced ice sports to the broader French public, but it was dismantled in 1974. [6]
A new ice rink, Patinoire du Rouet, opened the same year inside a repurposed fruit packing plant, but it was severely undersized at 40 × 20 metre. The facility closed in 1984 and no other venue would be active in the area until 1993, [6] when a recreational rink measuring 46 × 20 metre opened on Avenue Jules Cantini. However it closed within two years. [6]
Another rink called Megaglace opened in 1994 near the neighbouring
college town of
Aix-en-Provence. Built inside an old
sanitary ware retail space and measuring 42 × 20 metre, it again fell short of the standards expected from a major agglomeration.
[7]
Finally in 1998, a sister facility called Megaglace 2 opened in
Aubagne. Although still relatively spartan, it boasted a small stand and a 56 × 26 metre track, in compliance with minimum
IIHF regulations.
[6]
In March 2004, the municipality of Marseille launched preliminary consultations to give the city a suitable ice sports facility as part of a broader urban rehabilitation plan. [8] In March 2005, the project presented by architectural firm Chabanne et partenaires was selected. [9] During most of its planning and building phases, it was tentatively known as Palais de la glace et de la glisse de Marseille. [9]
After some delays, the facility was inaugurated on 11 December 2009, under the new name Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est. [2] The ceremony was attended by Minister of Sports Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, and featured an exhibition by former ISU World Champion ice dancers Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder. [10]
The POMGE cost an estimated €48 million to build, with most of the work split between main contractors Gagne Construction Métallique, Chagnaud Construction and SPIE Batignolles/Valérian. [3]
At 5,600 in hockey configuration, the main hall is the largest permanent ice rink in France in terms of spectator capacity,
[4] which excludes ice capable entertainment venues such as Paris'
Accor Arena, regular home of the
ice hockey Coupe de France final.
[11] It features an 1800 m2 Olympic size pad.
[3]
The second ice rink is a recreational track, and has an unconventional shape consisting of circular areas and elliptical corridors. It has a surface of 1250 m2.
[2]
In addition to the ice facilities, the Palais offers a 3500 m2 indoor skate park for roller skating, skateboarding and BMX activities. [2] It has a capacity of 750 spectators, extensible to 1500. [5]