Arena Montpellier
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Pérols, Hérault France
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| Owner | Occitanie |
| Capacity | 14,000: Concerts 10,700: Basketball 9,000: handball 7,500: for tennis tournaments |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 2008 |
| Opened | September 8, 2010 |
| Construction cost | € 53 million |
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Montpellier Agglomération Handball (European matches) Open Sud de France (2010–present) EuroBasket 2015 |
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Park&Suites Arena (also known as the ARENA) is an indoor arena located in the Montpellier suburb, in the south of France that opened in September 2010. It has a seating capacity of 14,000 spectators, with 9,000 for sporting events. It will host the European matches of Montpellier Agglomération Handball and the Open Sud de France tennis tournament. It also hosted the XXXI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships which served as a qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The arena will host the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships during April 13–19, 2015.
It hosted a group of the FIBA EuroBasket 2015, and is set to host 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Coordinates: 43°34′24″N 3°57′06″E / 43.57342°N 3.95162°E
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