List of rugby union stadiums in France

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The following is a list of rugby union stadiums in France, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular host of major national or international rugby events, are included.

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#ImageStadiumCapacityCityRegionHome TeamOpened
1 Finale Coupe de France 2010-2011 (Lille LOSC vs Paris SG PSG).jpg Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Île-de-France France national rugby union team (most matches)
Stade Français (some matches)
Racing 92 (some matches)
1998
2 Stade Velodrome 2015.jpg Stade Vélodrome 67,000 Marseille Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France national team (some matches)
RC Toulonnais (some matches)
1937
3 Allianzcoupdenvoi.jpg Allianz Riviera 35,624 Nice Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur RC Toulonnais (some matches)2013
4 Stadium de Toulouse.jpg Stadium Municipal 35,575 Toulouse Occitanie Stade Toulousain (some matches)1937
5 Stade-Gerland-RWC2007.JPG Stade Gerland 35,029 Lyon Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon OU 1926
6 Stade Chaban-Delmas.jpg Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,462 Bordeaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine Union Bordeaux Bègles 1938
7 Paris La Defense Arena (FRA).jpg Paris La Défense Arena 30,680 Nanterre Île-de-France Racing 92 2017
8 Stade Guy Boniface 1.JPG Stade Guy Boniface 22,000 Mont-de-Marsan Nouvelle-Aquitaine Stade Montois 1965
9 Grenoble-Clermont.jpg Stade des Alpes 20,068 Grenoble Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes FC Grenoble 2008
10 Tribune presidentielle nouveau stade Jean Boin Paris.JPG Stade Jean-Bouin 19,904 Paris Île-de-France Stade Français
France Sevens (tournament)
1925
11 Stade-ernest-wallon-07.jpg Stade Ernest-Wallon 19,500 Toulouse Occitanie Stade Toulousain 1982
12 Paris Stade Sebastien Charlety.jpg Stade Sébastien Charléty 19,151 Paris Île-de-France Paris Université Club 1939
13 BeziersMassy2.jpg Stade de la Méditerranée 18,555 Béziers Occitanie AS Béziers Hérault 1990
14 Stade Marcel Michelin 2.jpg Stade Marcel-Michelin 18,030 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ASM Clermont Auvergne 1911
15 STA 0480.jpg Stade Jean Dauger 16,934 Bayonne Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aviron Bayonnais 1937
16 Stade Marcel-Deflandre.jpg Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,700 La Rochelle Nouvelle-Aquitaine Stade Rochelais 1926
17 Tarbes trelut.jpg Stade Maurice Trélut 16,400 Tarbes Midi-Pyrénées Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby 1969
18 Stade Maurice Boyau, tribune honneur.JPG Stade Maurice Boyau 16,170 Dax Nouvelle-Aquitaine US Dax 1958
19 Stade Amedee Domenech.JPG Stade Amédée-Domenech 16,000 Brive-la-Gaillarde Nouvelle-Aquitaine CA Brive 1921
20 YvesDuManoir Murrayfield.jpg Altrad Stadium 15,697 Montpellier Occitanie Montpellier Hérault 2007
21 Stade Mayol.JPG Stade Mayol 15,700 Toulon Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur RC Toulonnais 1920
22 Aguilera Kampf.jpg Parc des Sports Aguiléra 15,000 Biarritz Nouvelle-Aquitaine Biarritz Olympique 1905
23 Aimegiral.jpg Stade Aimé Giral 14,593 Perpignan Occitanie USA Perpignan 1940
24 Stade Georges Pompidou 14,380 Valence Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ROC La Voulte-Valence 1974
25 Stade Armandie, Agen, tribune Ouest.jpg Stade Armandie 14,000 Agen Nouvelle-Aquitaine SU Agen 1921
26 Stade du Hameau.jpg Stade du Hameau 13,966 Pau Nouvelle-Aquitaine Section Paloise
27 Stadium-albi.jpg Stadium Municipal d'Albi 13,058 Albi Occitanie SC Albi 1962
28 Stade Sapiac - Tribune Presidentielle.jpg Stade Sapiac 12,600 Montauban Occitanie US Montauban 1907
29 Stade Jean Pierre-Antoine (1).jpg Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 Castres Occitanie Castres Olympique 1907
30 Stade Dominique-Duvauchelle.jpg Stade Dominique Duvauchelle 12,050 Créteil Île-de-France US Créteil-Lusitanos 1983
31 Finale du Championnat de France de rugby a XIII 2017 104.jpg Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié 12,000 Narbonne Occitanie RC Narbonne 1979
32 Tribune lienard.jpg Stade Lesdiguières 11,900 Grenoble Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes FC Grenoble (some matches and training)1968
33 Stade Michel-Bendichou.jpg Stade Michel Bendichou 11,430 Colomiers Occitanie US Colomiers
34 Stade g montpied clermont.jpg Stade Gabriel Montpied 10,607 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France Women's Sevens (tournament)1995
35 Stade Pierre Rajon 10,000 Bourgoin-Jallieu Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
36 Perigueux stade Rongieras.JPG Stade Francis-Rongiéras 10,000 Périgueux Nouvelle-Aquitaine CA Périgueux 1976
37 Stade Albert Domec Entree.jpg Stade Albert Domec 10,000 Carcassonne Occitanie US Carcassonne 1899

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References

  1. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in France".