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The Palais des Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Pau, France. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 7,707 people, and the arena also includes a 500 capacity in private lodge areas.

Palais des Sports de Pau

Location	Pau, France
Coordinates	43°20′4″N 0°21′45″W
Capacity	7,707 (basketball)
Construction
Opened	1991
Construction cost	FRF 78 million (€12 million euros, excluding tax)
Architect	Jean-Michel Lamaison, Michel Camborde
Tenants
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (basketball)

History

Palais des Sports de Pau has been used as the home arena of the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez French professional basketball team, since it opened in 1991. It has also frequently hosted games of the senior men's French national basketball team. It is the largest basketball-specific arena in France.

See also

• List of indoor arenas in France

References

External links

• L'Histoire du Palais de Sports

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