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| Full name | Stade de Venoix |
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| Location | Caen, France |
| Coordinates | 49°10′33″N0°23′29″W / 49.175772°N 0.391358°W |
| Owner | SM Caen |
| Operator | SM Caen |
| Capacity | 11,500 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1914 |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Closed | 1993 |
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Stade de Venoix was a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It was initially used as the stadium of SM Caen matches. It was replaced by the current Stade Michel d'Ornano in 1993. The capacity of the stadium was 11,500 spectators.
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