Stade Bergeyre was 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 it was named after Robert Bergeyre, a young French rugby player who died at the age of 20 in

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. Bergeyre Stadium was mainly used for

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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 1924, several

and

games of the

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took place here. However, just two years later, it was demolished because the city of Paris, which was quickly growing, needed space for housing. The neighbourhood retained the Bergeyre name, known today as Butte Bergeyre.

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 Multi-purpose stadiums in France Sports venues completed in 1918 {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub