Seraph Berland Gymnastics room

Centre disciplines

Artistic gymnastics

Description

Located in the heart of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region, the Saint-Étienne metropolitan area has a population of 400,000 people. The city is just 2 hours and 50 minutes from Paris by TGV (high speed) train, 50 minutes by car from Lyon Saint-Exupéry International Airport and just 15 minutes from Saint-Étienne/Bouthéon Airport. As France’s only UNESCO "Creative City of Design," it is the 4^th ranked French city with more than 160,000 inhabitants in terms of quality of life (Ville où il fait bon vivre). Saint-Etienne is situated at the gateway to the Pilat Natural Park, with its vast green expanses and mountains culminating at a peak of 1,431 metres, providing the ideal playground to get into great physical condition. In Saint-Etienne, the Seraph-Berland gymnastics complex is the host venue for the French Women's Artistic Gymnastics Centre. This is where the top French gymnasts train and prepare themselves. It has 2 rooms dedicated exclusively to gymnastics and several specific facilities required for practicing high-level gymnastics. The gymnastics centre is also located close to the “Parc des Sports de l'Étivallière”, a 19-hectare complex devoted to various sports activities in the heart of the city, with an athletics track that meets international standards, as well as numerous playing fields and jogging circuits. Finally, the “Seraph-Berland” gymnastics complex is located 10 minutes from the Saint-Etienne University Hospital, where specialists in sports traumatology - who are informed about the presence of high-level sportsmen/women in the area - can respond quickly to provide high-quality medical care for athletes.   Website of the City of Saint Etienne: https://www.saint-etienne.fr/découvrir-sortir/sports/sport-haut-niveau/saint-étienne-on-pratique-sport-haut-niveau

Special features

• • • • A world-class complex;
        State-of-the-art Gymnova equipment, identical to that used in major international competitions;
    • Areas specifically designed to receive and prepare top-level gymnasts;

     

    Accommodation and/or catering on site:

    • Catering possible on site.

    Numerous hotels nearby

Known for

• National trials of the French Gymnastics Federation;
• Hosting of the “Sainté Gym Cup” (Germany, China, Spain, etc.);
• Venue for the training sessions provided by the coaches of the French national teams;
• 2020 “Gala des équipes de France” (French national teams gala);
• Training and preparation centre used by top French gymnasts, who won medals in recent international competitions (Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos, Lorette Charpy);
• The best French coaches work in Saint-Etienne: Jean-Claude and Sylvie Anglard;

Optional extras

Meeting room Internet access Ice bath Equipment available for private use Secure storage area Infirmery Floodlit facilities Hospital nearby Physiotherapy room Weights room Sauna