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| Full name | Opening Stadium |
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| Location | Grenoble, France |
| Coordinates | 45°09′57″N5°43′56″E / 45.16583°N 5.73222°E |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Demolished | 1968 |
| Architect | Bruno Pouradier-Duteil, Georges Pillon |
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