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That Saturday also features the Concours des Boutiques, a national-level show-jumping competition: a chance to see the facilities in full competition mode.\n\nMeet at 3:00 PM in front of the reception at the Grand Hall, route de Feumusson in Yvré-l'Évêque (visitor parking at Pôle 4). Booking recommended at the Maison du Pilier-Rouge: 02 43 47 40 30.","La Maison du Pilier-Rouge (service Tourisme et Patrimoine de la Ville du Mans) propose une visite guidée du Pôle européen du cheval, assurée par un guide conférencier. Ce samedi-là se tient le Concours des Boutiques, un concours de saut d'obstacles de niveau national : l'occasion de découvrir les installations en pleine compétition.\n\nRendez-vous à 15 h devant l'accueil du Grand Hall, route de Feumusson à Yvré-l'Évêque (parking visiteurs Pôle 4). Réservation conseillée à la Maison du Pilier-Rouge : 02 43 47 40 30.","Le Mans, Ville d'art et d'histoire (service Tourisme et Patrimoine)",{"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30,"color":31,"traductions":32},"landmark","Patrimoine & Visites","patrimoine","#92400E",{"en-US":33},{"_h":34,"name":35},"ae438ee7f7c998aa","Heritage & Tours",{"lat":37,"lng":38,"city":39,"name":40,"slug":41,"address":42,"logo_url":43,"image_url":12,"traductions":44},48.048079,0.306145,"Yvré-l'Évêque","Pôle européen du cheval","pole-europeen-du-cheval","648 route de Feumusson","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Fpole-europeen-du-cheval.png",{"en-US":45},{"_h":46,"history":47,"practical":48,"description":54,"description_long":55},"4e23ddf629501602","It all began in 1982 with a passionate teenager, Philippe Rossi, and a house across the road: eight stalls originally used for hunting horses, and a meadow. A professional rider, he added a riding arena, an indoor ring, more stalls, and then organized his first competitions under the name Boulerie Jump.\n\nThe site grew in stages: first several tracks running at the same time, a formula then rare in France that allowed many riders to compete every weekend; then two large covered buildings for year-round competition, financed in part by 8,000 m² of solar panels on their roofs and by about forty riders attached to the site. Becoming the Pôle européen du cheval in 2010, it hosted European championships, earned recognition from the French Equestrian Federation (a center of excellence for competition in 2021), and was selected as a training base for the Olympic Games. Its tracks, now sub-irrigated, use about 70% less water than in the era of sprinkler cannons.",{"tarifs":49,"animaux":50,"parking":51,"horaires":52,"telephone":53},"Free to stroll the grounds. For competitions, admission conditions are listed on each event's page and in the Pôle's calendar (free, for example, for the mid-October dressage event and the November Grand National). Christmas show: paid, reservation required.","Dogs welcome, on a leash.","\"Pôle 4\" visitor parking, on site","Site open for strolling all year, on weekdays and weekends. Competitions almost every weekend: schedule and times on the Pôle's website. Restaurants open during competitions; Le Mans Padel (bar, fast food) every day.","02 43 89 66 93 (accueil ; bureaux en semaine 9 h-12 h et 14 h-18 h)","The large equestrian competition center on the outskirts of Le Mans, open to the public all year: competitions almost every weekend, paths to stroll, about twenty shops, and places to eat.","Set on about fifty hectares in Yvré-l'Évêque, a few minutes from Le Mans, the Pôle européen du cheval is one of the largest equestrian competition sites in France. Almost every weekend of the year, you can watch show jumping and dressage, but also vaulting, horse-ball, or pony games, from toddlers on their Shetland ponies up to international riders from all over Europe.\n\nThe site is open to everyone: you don't need to ride or be entered in a competition. Families come to watch the events, stroll the country paths and the cross-country course when there is no competition, browse the twenty or so shops (not just for riders), and grab a bite to eat: a self-service restaurant, a panoramic restaurant upstairs, and a crêperie during competitions. You can also come for a walk on weekdays; dogs are welcome on a leash.\n\nOn site, Le Mans Padel occupies one of the buildings: you can play there, but also have a drink or a pizza, every day of the week. The site has 400 permanent stalls, can host up to 1,500 horses during major events, and accommodates up to 300 people in cottages, gîtes, and rooms. The competition calendar is published on the Pôle's website.",{"venue":57},{"id":58,"slug":41,"name":40,"address":42,"postal_code":59,"city":39,"description":60,"website":61,"location":62,"created_at":63,"lng":38,"lat":37,"contact_email":64,"email_source":65,"image_url":12,"image_credit":66,"kind":67,"practical":68,"description_long":73,"history":74,"plan_url":9,"contact_emails":9,"plan_credit":9,"socials":75,"logo_url":43,"logo_source":79,"logo_on_dark":11,"dossier":9,"dossier_sources":80,"dossier_maj":9,"instagram_handle":81,"partenaire_niveau":82,"traductions":83},"eef9a559-6855-4f4b-86f7-ce8ff3328e09","72530","Le grand centre de concours équestres aux portes du Mans, ouvert au public toute l'année : des épreuves presque tous les week-ends, des allées où se promener, une vingtaine de boutiques et de quoi se restaurer.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pole-europeen-du-cheval.com\u002F","0101000020E6100000F25EB532E197D33FEC4FE27327064840","2026-07-30T18:57:55.780965+00:00","contact@pec-lemans.com","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pole-europeen-du-cheval.com\u002Fequestre-sport-evenements-pole-europeen-du-cheval-le-mans\u002Fcontact\u002F","Photo : Pôle européen du cheval","stade",{"tarifs":69,"animaux":70,"parking":71,"horaires":72,"telephone":53},"Promenade libre sur le site. Pour les concours, conditions d'entrée sur la fiche de chaque épreuve, dans le calendrier du Pôle (gratuite, par exemple, pour le dressage de la mi-octobre et le Grand National de novembre). Spectacle de Noël payant, sur réservation.","Chiens bienvenus, tenus en laisse.","Parking visiteurs « Pôle 4 », sur place","Site ouvert à la promenade toute l'année, en semaine comme le week-end. Concours presque tous les week-ends : calendrier et horaires des épreuves sur le site du Pôle. Restaurants ouverts pendant les concours ; Le Mans Padel (bar, restauration rapide) tous les jours.","Installé sur une cinquantaine d'hectares à Yvré-l'Évêque, à quelques minutes du Mans, le Pôle européen du cheval est l'un des plus grands sites de compétition équestre de France. Presque tous les week-ends de l'année, on y voit du saut d'obstacles et du dressage, mais aussi de la voltige, du horse-ball ou des pony-games, du tout-petit sur son shetland jusqu'aux cavaliers internationaux venus de toute l'Europe.\n\nLe site est ouvert à tous : pas besoin d'être cavalier ni inscrit à un concours. On vient en famille regarder les épreuves, flâner dans les allées champêtres et sur le parcours de cross quand il n'y a pas d'épreuve, faire un tour dans la vingtaine de boutiques (pas seulement pour les cavaliers) et s'arrêter manger : un self, un restaurant panoramique à l'étage et une crêperie pendant les concours. On peut aussi venir se promener en semaine ; les chiens sont les bienvenus, tenus en laisse.\n\nSur place, Le Mans Padel occupe l'un des bâtiments : on peut y jouer, mais aussi y boire un verre ou manger une pizza, tous les jours de la semaine. Le site compte 400 boxes permanents, peut accueillir jusqu'à 1 500 chevaux lors des grands rendez-vous, et loge jusqu'à 300 personnes en cottages, gîtes et chambres. Le calendrier des concours est publié sur le site du Pôle.","Tout commence en 1982 avec un adolescent passionné, Philippe Rossi, et une maison de l'autre côté de la route : huit boxes hérités de chevaux de chasse à courre et une prairie. Cavalier professionnel, il ajoute une carrière, un manège, des boxes, puis organise ses premiers concours sous le nom de Boulerie Jump.\n\nLe site grandit par étapes : d'abord plusieurs pistes en même temps, une formule alors rare en France qui permet d'accueillir beaucoup de cavaliers chaque week-end ; puis deux grands bâtiments couverts pour concourir toute l'année, financés notamment grâce à 8 000 m² de panneaux photovoltaïques posés sur leurs toits et à une quarantaine de cavaliers attachés au lieu. Devenu Pôle européen du cheval en 2010, il reçoit des championnats d'Europe, la reconnaissance de la Fédération française d'équitation (pôle d'excellence de compétition en 2021) et a été retenu comme centre de préparation aux Jeux. Ses pistes, passées en sub-irrigation, consomment environ 70 % d'eau en moins qu'à l'époque des canons d'arrosage.",{"facebook":76,"linkedin":77,"instagram":78},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fpole.europeen.du.cheval\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fpole-europeen-du-cheval\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fpole_europeen_du_cheval\u002F","img-logo · https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pole-europeen-du-cheval.com\u002F",[],"pole_europeen_du_cheval",0,{"en-US":84},{"_h":46,"history":47,"practical":85,"description":54,"description_long":55},{"tarifs":49,"animaux":50,"parking":51,"horaires":52,"telephone":53},[87,138,175,208],{"id":88,"slug":89,"title":90,"description":91,"starts_at":92,"ends_at":93,"occurrences":9,"price_text":94,"is_free":11,"image_url":9,"image_credit":9,"external_url":95,"status":14,"type":15,"accroche":96,"tarif":9,"prix_min":9,"prix_max":9,"reservation":97,"etat":9,"forme":98,"horaires":99,"sans_heure":11,"performers":9,"traductions":108,"category":116,"venue":119},"7a341a19-15dd-438d-9a6b-f1e5264b4104","visites-guidees-week-end-epau-2026-2027","Visites guidées de l'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau (week-ends)","Visite guidée de l'abbaye les samedis et dimanches à 11 h et 16 h, de septembre à juin.","2026-10-17T09:00:00+00:00","2027-06-27T15:00:00+00:00","Supplément de 3 € en plus du droit d'entrée","https:\u002F\u002Fepau.sarthe.fr\u002Fanimations-culturelles-et-patrimoniales","Chaque samedi et dimanche, l'équipe de médiation raconte l'abbaye cistercienne et sa fondatrice, Bérengère de Navarre, reine d'Angleterre.","obligatoire","periode",[100,103,105,107],{"jour":101,"debut":102},6,"11:00",{"jour":101,"debut":104},"16:00",{"jour":106,"debut":102},7,{"jour":106,"debut":104},{"en-US":109},{"_h":110,"title":111,"accroche":112,"price_text":113,"description":114,"description_long":115},"10e2842e21cd28cc","Guided tours of the Abbaye Royale de l’Épau (weekends)","Every Saturday and Sunday, the mediation team tells the story of the Cistercian abbey and its founder, Bérengère of Navarre, Queen of England.","€3 supplement on top of admission","Guided tour of the abbey on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 AM and 4 PM, from September to June.","From September to June, the Abbaye Royale de l’Épau offers a guided tour every Saturday and Sunday at 11 AM and 4 PM. Led by the mediation team, it traces the history of the Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century and that of its founder, Bérengère of Navarre, Queen of England and widow of Richard the Lionheart.\n\nReservation required: 02 43 84 22 29 or epau.accueil@sarthe.fr. The tour goes ahead starting from 3 people.",{"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30,"color":31,"traductions":117},{"en-US":118},{"_h":34,"name":35},{"lat":120,"lng":121,"city":39,"name":122,"slug":123,"address":124,"logo_url":9,"image_url":125,"traductions":126},48.006226,0.277726,"Abbaye Royale de l'Épau","abbaye-royale-de-lepau","Route de Changé","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-abbaye-royale-de-lepau.jpg",{"en-US":127},{"_h":128,"history":129,"practical":130,"description":136,"description_long":137},"074f5050b40be138","L'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau was founded by Queen Berengaria of Navarre, widow of Richard the Lionheart, King of England. King Louis IX (Saint Louis) granted her the land in 1228. The founding charter of this Cistercian monastery for men is dated 1229, and an agreement settling a dispute with the Hôtel-Dieu de Coëffort was reached in 1230, the year twelve monks from Cîteaux, led by their abbot Jean, settled at l'Épau. Berengaria died in 1230, barely a year after the foundation, and was buried in the abbey she had founded. The church was consecrated by the bishop of Le Mans in 1234. Her recumbent effigy, now visible in the abbey church, remains one of the most moving witnesses to this history.\n\nThe monks drained the surrounding marshes and diverted the course of the Huisne to make room for construction, which progressed from south to north: church, sacristy, chapter house, dormitory and refectory, with Gothic embellishments added around 1260 to 1320. During the Hundred Years' War, the abbey was damaged in the 1360s (a fire in 1365 is traditionally cited, although recent historical work has nuanced this). In 1367, King Charles V authorized funding for the reconstruction using part of the ransom paid for the release of John II the Good. From 1479, King Louis XI imposed the commendam by appointing Thomas des Capitaines as the first commendatory abbot, breaking with the traditional monastic election and sparking conflicts, sometimes violent, such as under Abbot Macé Petiot in the 1490s.\n\nDuring the Revolution, an inventory was drawn up on August 28, 1790, and the monks left in October of that year. The abbey, now national property, was sold to an industrialist who turned it into a laundry and then a farm, keeping it in agricultural use for more than a century and a half. On June 18, 1959, the Sarthe departmental council bought back the abbey for eleven million francs and launched a major restoration respectful of its 13th-century architecture. The Department has held its assemblies there since the 1970s, and in 1982, at the initiative of its president Michel d'Aillières, created the Festival de l'Épau, today one of France's major classical music events (42nd edition in May 2026). In March 2017, the site was officially renamed “Abbaye Royale de l'Épau” to highlight its royal character, brought to light by recent historical research. Since 2016, its cultural management has been entrusted to Sarthe Culture.",{"hours":131,"access":132,"transit":133,"telephone":134,"accessibilite":135},"September 1 to June 30: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM–6 PM, and Mondays during school holidays. July 1 to August 31: every day except Tuesday, 10 AM–7 PM. Closed Tuesdays, December 25 and January 1. Last entries 30 minutes before closing.","Route de Changé, in Yvré-l'Évêque, just outside Le Mans. By the A28 motorway: exit 23 “Le Mans Z.I. Sud,” follow “Le Mans Centre,” then “Abbaye de l'Épau.” Le Mans train station is 55 minutes from Paris by TGV.","Tram line 2, toward Espal - Arche de la Nature, Épau - Gué Bernisson stop (about 15 minutes from the SNCF train station), then a 5-minute walk. Bus line 6, toward Saint-Martin, Gué Bernisson stop.","02 43 84 22 29","Video guide in French Sign Language (LSF). FALC booklet (Easy to Read and Easy to Understand) available on request at the front desk. Audio tours on the Guidigo app.","Cistercian abbey founded in 1230 by Bérengère de Navarre, widow of Richard Cœur de Lion, and considered one of the most beautiful Cistercian jewels in France. The estate includes the abbey church, the monastic buildings, and a wooded park on the banks of the Huisne.","On the outskirts of Le Mans, in the commune of Yvré-l'Évêque, the Abbaye Royale de l'Épau is a former Cistercian monastery that has kept a remarkable medieval architectural unity. The abbey church, cloister, chapter house, scriptorium, warming room, and monks' dormitory can be visited along a heritage trail, complemented by a 17th-century wing. The estate also includes gardens being restored around a permaculture project, a heritage orchard, beehives, a café on site (Café des Moines), and a shop.\n\nManaged since 2016 by Sarthe Culture on behalf of the Sarthe Department, the abbey hosts temporary exhibitions (photography, art), lectures, “Rendez-vous nature,” and activities for families and school groups all year, along with a summer program (“Un été à l'Épau”). Every May it becomes the setting for the Festival de l'Épau, a major classical music festival in the region, and at year's end it offers nighttime illuminations (“Le Voyage lumineux et sonore”). The abbey also hosts seminars and receptions in this exceptional heritage setting.\n\nPeople come for the calm of the cloister, to read 13th-century Cistercian architecture, and for a cultural program that blends heritage, nature, and live performance, just a few minutes from central Le Mans.",{"id":139,"slug":140,"title":141,"description":9,"starts_at":142,"ends_at":143,"occurrences":9,"price_text":144,"is_free":11,"image_url":145,"image_credit":146,"external_url":147,"status":14,"type":9,"accroche":9,"tarif":9,"prix_min":9,"prix_max":9,"reservation":9,"etat":9,"forme":9,"horaires":9,"sans_heure":11,"performers":9,"traductions":148,"category":154,"venue":157},"fcae57c7-4d92-4fba-a509-0cde48a26484","visite-flash-eglise-de-la-couture-2026-10-27","Visite flash : l'église de la Couture","2026-10-27T14:00:00+00:00","2026-10-27T14:45:00+00:00","3 € \u002F tarif réduit 2 €","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-eglise-notre-dame-de-la-couture.jpg","Photo : Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lemans-tourisme.com\u002Ffr\u002Fse-distraire\u002Fvisites-au-mans.html",{"en-US":149},{"_h":150,"title":151,"price_text":152,"description_long":153},"1c218089ef1d025d","Quick visit: Church of La Couture","€3 \u002F reduced rate €2","A thousand years of history and architecture at the church of Notre-Dame de la Couture, from its crypt dating to the year 1000 to its altarpieces, paintings, and stained glass, in 45 minutes. Guide: Emma Vignolles. Meeting point: church square. No tickets sold on site. Tickets at the Maison du Pilier-Rouge (41-43 Grande-Rue, 02 43 47 40 30) and at the tourist office (16 rue de l'Étoile).",{"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30,"color":31,"traductions":155},{"en-US":156},{"_h":34,"name":35},{"lat":158,"lng":159,"city":160,"name":161,"slug":162,"address":163,"logo_url":164,"image_url":145,"traductions":165},48.0019647,0.1982558,"Le Mans","Église Notre-Dame de la Couture","eglise-notre-dame-de-la-couture","17 Place Aristide-Briand","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Feglise-notre-dame-de-la-couture.jpg",{"en-US":166},{"_h":167,"history":168,"practical":169,"description":173,"description_long":174},"5da2b0a8df261cfa","The abbey was founded just after 605 thanks to the generosity of Bishop Bertechramnus, under the name Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. It took its current name in 616, when Bertechramnus bequeathed to it the land of Couture. Sacked by the Bretons and then by the Normans in 865 and 866, it was partly destroyed and rebuilt around the year 1000 under Bishop Sigefroi. A major fire in 1180 ravaged much of Le Mans and badly damaged the building, which was rebuilt immediately afterward. Most of today's church dates from this 12th-century rebuilding. It was listed as a historic monument as early as 1840, on the first list of protected sites in France.",{"bus":170,"tram":171,"acces_sources":172},"Lines M, 6, 23, 25 — République stop, 80 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","T1 — République stop, 80 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","Data: SETRAM \u002F Le Mans Métropole (GTFS, Open Licence), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)","Former abbey church, next to the Sarthe prefecture.","Former abbey church turned parish church, Notre-Dame-de-la-Couture owes its current silhouette to a 12th-century rebuilding after a fire that devastated Le Mans in 1180. The 42-meter nave, ribbed-vaulted in the Angevin style, has three bays lit by twin windows topped by an oculus. The west portal, carved from 1245 onward, features two angels, four prophets and eight virgins, a remarkable sculptural ensemble for a church in the Maine region. The two façade towers date from the 13th century. The building now stands next to the Sarthe prefecture, built on part of the former convent buildings.",{"id":176,"slug":177,"title":178,"description":9,"starts_at":179,"ends_at":180,"occurrences":9,"price_text":144,"is_free":11,"image_url":181,"image_credit":182,"external_url":147,"status":14,"type":9,"accroche":9,"tarif":9,"prix_min":9,"prix_max":9,"reservation":9,"etat":9,"forme":9,"horaires":9,"sans_heure":11,"performers":9,"traductions":183,"category":188,"venue":191},"ee3511bc-a019-4afc-8e8a-4b9370285d81","visite-flash-eglise-de-la-visitation-2026-10-27","Visite flash : l'église de la Visitation","2026-10-27T15:15:00+00:00","2026-10-27T16:00:00+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-chapelle-de-la-visitation.jpg","Photo : GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"en-US":184},{"_h":185,"title":186,"price_text":152,"description_long":187},"5e375c7d725bbef1","Quick Visit: the Visitation Church","The church and cloister of the former Visitation convent, a Baroque complex designed by a woman architect and nun, Anne-Victoire Pillon, and a rarity in western France. 45-minute tour. Guide: Emma Vignolles. Meeting point: in front of the church. No tickets sold on site. Tickets at the Maison du Pilier-Rouge (41-43 Grande-Rue, 02 43 47 40 30) and at the tourist office (16 rue de l'Étoile).",{"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30,"color":31,"traductions":189},{"en-US":190},{"_h":34,"name":35},{"lat":192,"lng":193,"city":160,"name":194,"slug":195,"address":196,"logo_url":9,"image_url":181,"traductions":197},48.003796,0.197385,"Chapelle de la Visitation","chapelle-de-la-visitation","Place de la République",{"en-US":198},{"_h":199,"history":200,"practical":201,"description":206,"description_long":207},"2776e98ddea175b9","The chapel's story begins in 1632, when a donation of 20,000 livres was made to the nuns of the Congrégation de Sainte-Marie de la Visitation to found a convent in Le Mans. The following year the city agreed, and Bishop Charles de Beaumanoir de Lavardin gave his blessing. Built in just seven months, the complex proved fragile: by the middle of the 17th century the buildings were at risk of collapse, a fire damaged them in 1662, and the earthquake of October 6, 1711 further weakened the foundations. Reconstruction began in 1713–1714, and around 1730 Mother Superior Louise-Angélique de Balincourt entrusted Anne-Victoire Pillon with building the new church, consecrated on March 22, 1737.\n\nDuring the Revolution, the nuns were expelled (1792) and the buildings became a prison, then a courthouse, before worship resumed there in 1804. In 1858, the building was handed over by the Sarthe department to the City of Le Mans, and it was restored between 1861 and 1865 by architect Denis Darcy. The chapel was listed as a historic monument on March 6, 1906, a listing supplemented by additional protection in 1987.",{"bus":202,"tram":203,"hours":204,"parking":205,"acces_sources":172},"Lines M, 6, 23, 25 — République stop, 30 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","T1 — République stop, 30 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","Open every day 10 AM–12 PM and 3–5 PM, depending on the availability of the volunteers who staff the welcome desk.","Parking 60 m away: Parking de la République (paid, 830 spaces, underground)","Régence-style chapel on Place de la République, notable for its cross plan and dominant dome.","On Place de la République, in the heart of the Vieux Mans, the Chapel of the Visitation surprises with the richness of its interior, in contrast with its understated facade. This jewel of Régence architecture houses a vast central dome that floods two short transepts with light, decorated in a refined Louis XV style with gilding, stucco and woodwork characteristic of 18th-century religious art. Still a place of worship attached to the parish of Saint-Julien Cathedral, it can be visited freely during opening hours, staffed by volunteers.\n\nIts small size and intimate atmosphere make it a popular stop on heritage walks in Le Mans, a short walk from the cathedral and the half-timbered lanes of the Cité Plantagenêt.",{"id":209,"slug":210,"title":211,"description":9,"starts_at":212,"ends_at":213,"occurrences":9,"price_text":214,"is_free":11,"image_url":215,"image_credit":216,"external_url":9,"status":14,"type":9,"accroche":9,"tarif":9,"prix_min":9,"prix_max":9,"reservation":9,"etat":9,"forme":9,"horaires":9,"sans_heure":11,"performers":9,"traductions":217,"category":223,"venue":226},"199386c8-1c10-4f77-b831-b6563b4fd269","visite-stade-marie-marvingt-2026-10-28","Visite : les coulisses du stade Marie-Marvingt","2026-10-28T14:00:00+00:00","2026-10-28T15:30:00+00:00","15 € \u002F tarif réduit 10 €","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-stade-marie-marvingt.jpg","Photo : OldLion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"en-US":218},{"_h":219,"title":220,"price_text":221,"description_long":222},"f2612a634954570a","Visit: Behind the Scenes at the Stade Marie-Marvingt","€15 \u002F reduced rate €10","Executive suites and boxes, media area, pitch-side and locker rooms: 1 hr 30 min behind the scenes at the largest sports and events venue in Le Mans, with support from Le Mans Stadium. Guide: Sibyl Davy. Departure: M1 parking, then entrance A. Online tickets on the Stade Marie-Marvingt website.",{"icon":28,"name":29,"slug":30,"color":31,"traductions":224},{"en-US":225},{"_h":34,"name":35},{"lat":227,"lng":228,"city":160,"name":229,"slug":230,"address":231,"logo_url":232,"image_url":215,"traductions":233},47.960325,0.22211,"Stade Marie-Marvingt","stade-marie-marvingt","Chemin aux Bœufs","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Fstade-marie-marvingt.png",{"en-US":234},{"_h":235,"history":236,"practical":237,"description":240,"description_long":241},"1ede2895b246e42b","Construction of the stadium began on August 18, 2008, as a public-private partnership between the City of Le Mans and the Vinci group, which financed half of the 104 million euro total cost in exchange for a 35-year operating concession. Designed by the architecture firm Cardete Huet, known for its aeronautical projects, the building was inaugurated on January 29, 2011, at a Le Mans FC victory over AC Ajaccio (3-0), in the presence of Prime Minister François Fillon and 24,375 spectators.\n\nKnown as the MMArena for ten years after its title sponsor, the insurer Mutuelles du Mans Assurances (MMA), the first naming-rights contract of its kind in France, the stadium changed its name on July 27, 2022, when that contract expired. The City, the owner of the venue, renamed it in tribute to Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), an aviator and pioneering athlete nicknamed “the bride of danger” for her aeronautical feats. It became the first French stadium of more than 20,000 seats to bear a woman's name.\n\nThe stadium replaced the Léon-Bollée stadium as Le Mans FC's home and has marked the history of the club and the city with several major events: a stage start of the Tour de France in 2011, rugby and American football matches, and a record crowd of 24,425 spectators on December 18, 2019, for a League Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain.",{"tram":238,"parking":239,"acces_sources":172},"T1 — Guetteloup stop, 440 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","Parking right in front: bus parking (surface lot)","Multipurpose sports complex, known for hosting a wide range of sporting events.","Stade Marie-Marvingt, home of Le Mans FC, is a multipurpose stadium with 25,064 seats, expandable to about 40,000 for concerts or rugby matches. Located in the Antarès district, south of Le Mans, right in the middle of the Circuit de la Sarthe (the historic circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans), it stands out for its 105 x 68 m hybrid pitch, its two giant screens of 45 m² each, its 32 private suites and its 11,000 m² roof combining opaque panels and translucent polycarbonate.\n\nAccessible by tram (Antarès - Stade Marie Marvingt stop), the stadium has free parking reserved for people with reduced mobility (125 spaces), for bicycles, motorcycles and buses, as well as accessible restrooms and food service. Gates open 1.5 hours before each match. Tickets are available at La Pincenardière, online, and at several partner outlets. Beyond soccer, the venue also hosts rugby, American football, concerts and corporate events (seminars, conventions)."]