Astroballe, or L'Astroballe is an indoor sports arena that is located in the Cusset neighborhood of

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after ...

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

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. The arena is primarily used to host

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games. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,556.

History

The arena opened in the year 1995, and has been used as the home venue of the top-tier level French Pro A League club

ASVEL ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...

Access

The arena is accessible by the ''Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe'' station, which is served by line A of the

Lyon Metro The Lyon Metro (french: Métro de Lyon) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France. First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 40 stations and comprising of route. Part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnai ...

and also by many

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and

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lines.

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Astroballe

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Basketball venues in France Indoor arenas in France Sports venues completed in 1995 1995 establishments in France Sports venues in Lyon Metropolis {{France-sports-venue-stub