Maréchal Regional Sports Hall

Centre disciplines

Handball Volleyball Sitting volleyball

Description

A complex dedicated to high-level volleyball and handball, the  Maréchal de Harnes Regional Sports Hall is built on a sports centre comprising numerous facilities (swimming pool, stadium, athletics tracks etc) located on the axis of the towns of Lens and Liévin (Liévin Arena), in the Hauts-de-France region. The facility regularly hosts national and international competitions.   TECHNICAL FEATURES

• Complex with a total surface area of 3700 m², located on a 30 000 m² plot
• 3 large courts designed for volleyball, seated volleyball and handball
• Adjustable net heights
• Equipment required for high-level training: 2 winshot 1500 volleyball serving machines
• Synthetic floor (taraflex two-colour)
• Permanent sound system, electronic scoreboard
• Stands that can hold up to 2000 people (2 parallel stands, 1 of which is removable)
• On-site healthcare platform and massage room
• Weights room
• Meeting rooms and a bar/reception area
• Large car park for vehicles and coaches (268 spaces including 13 for mobility-impaired people)
• Sport facilities nearby (less than 2 km) that can be used for training: a municipal swimming pool, weights room, football stadium and athletics tracks

Special features

• • An on-site healthcare platform, close (less than 10 km) to Lens Hospital Centre and Hénin-Beaumont Private Hospital
  • Close to Liévin and its high-level sports ecosystem (Liévin Indoor Stadium Arena 23 km away)
  • Leisure, sports and relaxation activities nearby (less than 30 km): Olhain Departmental Park in a 450-hectare forest, the Saint-Laurent-Blangy Sailing Centre and Loisinord Sports and Leisure Complex at Noeux-les-Mines (artificial ski slope on a slag heap)
  • A complex located in the heart of the Nord – Pas de Calais mining basin, listed as UNESCO World Heritage near (10 km) the prestigious Louvre-Lens Museum

  Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport › Harnes: 1hr40 min by A1 motorway / Lille-Lesquin Airport › Harnes: 25 min by A1 motorway /
  Paris-Beauvais Airport › Harnes: 1hr40 min by the A1 and A16 motorways

Known for

• France / Iran men’s volleyball match in 2016

  Serbian team training centre for the 2018 World League

  Women’s handball match France -18 / Germany -18 in 2018

  2 matches of the European Golden League Women in 2019

Optional extras

Meeting room Internet access Equipment available for private use Secure storage area Infirmery Floodlit facilities Hospital nearby Weights room Film screening room