Stade Bergeyre is a former sports stadium in northeast of

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, located in 19th district of the French capital. Built in August 1918, with financial support of Jacques Sigrand. Its capacity was approximately 15,000, and the name comes from the name of a French rugby player, who died in

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. Bergeyre stadium was mainly used for football games, and was home of the Olympique Paris team. Also,

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and various other activities (e.g. circus) took place there. In

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, several football and

games of the Olympic Games took place here. However, just two years later, it was demolished because the city of Paris, which was quickly growing, needed space for housing.

References

1924 Summer Olympics official report.
pp. 318, 320. Venues of the 1924 Summer Olympics Defunct sports venues in France Demolished buildings and structures in France Olympic football venues Multi-purpose stadiums in France Sports venues completed in 1918 {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub