women men mixed PRACTICAL INFO LOCATION Villeneuve d’Ascq , 6 km east of Lille city centre GETTING THERE • Train (1 hour from Paris) • Metro lines 1 or 2 • Bus line 18 CAPACITY 27,000 NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • In Lille itself: • Lille Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art • Parc du Héron • The Citadel • Palais des Beaux-Arts museum • Grand’Place • Lille Old Stock exchange • Vieux-Lille area POST-2024 LEGACY The Pierre Mauroy stadium, the home ground of iconic French football club LOSC, will continue to host sporting and cultural events. Home to almost 1.2 million people, 36% of whom are under 25, Greater Lille is the fourth largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille, a youthful, dynamic city in the Hauts-de-France region, is emerging as a prime destination for culture and tourism, confirming its position as a key travel and trade hub in Europe. Open since 2012, the spectacularly designed Pierre Mauroy stadium is a cutting-edge sports facility that can easily adapt to a wide range of uses. The stadium has hosted a variety of international events down through the years, including the Davis Cup finals in 2014 and 2018, EuroBasket 2015, the 2017 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, the 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, as well as concerts. The stands can hold 50,000 spectators for football and rugby matches. It takes less than 30 minutes to fully open and close the stadium’s retractable roof for indoor events. Half of the pitch can be raised and slid over the other half using a network of hydraulic lifts and large tracks to uncover a smaller arena below with a capacity of 30,000. Building on the success and excitement of the 2017 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, with a record breaking 28,000 spectators in attendance at the quarter-final between France and Sweden, the stadium will shine a spotlight on world-class handball once again at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. PIERRE MAUROY STADIUM OLYMPIC GAMES HANDBALL 2 events: 1 / 1 12-team tournaments / P A R I S 2 0 2 4 O LY M P I C A N D P A R A LY M P I C V E N U E S : D A T A S H E E T 5 6