Stade Pierre-Fabre, formerly known as Stade Pierre-Antoine, is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lang ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique () is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the St ...

. The stadium is able to hold 12,300 spectators, one of the smallest in Top 14.

Overview

The stadium is currently named after Pierre Fabre, the late pharmaceutical magnate who owned Castres Olympique from 1988 until his death in 2013. The venue was renamed during ceremonies held in conjunction with Castres' Top 14 match against Montpellier on 9 September 2017.

References

External links

Rugbystadiums.co.uk page
Castres Olympique Pierre-Fabre Multi-purpose stadiums in France Sports venues in Tarn (department) {{France-sports-venue-stub