The 10 best skateparks in France
You want to find the 10 best skateparks in France ? Not that easy:) too many amazing places ! Read this article and discover the best spots to practice your skateboard, roller-blade, scooter, and BMX skills.
Why France is a great place for extreme sports ?
There are so many skateparks to skate in France and great extreme sports events. The most famous event is the FISE (Festival International des Sports Extrêmes) in Montpellier created in 1997 by Hervé André-Benoit. This competition remains one the biggest in the world like the X-games in USA.
“The FISE brings together a broad range of extreme disciplines in one sunny spot : Mountain Bike Slopestyle, BMX Freestyle, BMX and Flatland, Sk8, Agressive inline skating, Wakeboard and Parkour. “
Where can i find best skateparks ?
10. EGP 18 skatepark, Paris, France
EGP is the largest concrete covered skatepark in France with 3,000 square meters. There are bowls, a vertical wall, a snake run and much more. Wearing helmets is mandatory (which is not that bad overall when you fall. Shit happens).
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9. Bifurk skatepark, Grenoble, France
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8. Saint-Nazaire concrete skatepark, France
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7. Le Havre Skatepark, France
The park is located on the seafront quite big with 1,800 m² (all in concrete). It has a street area with pyramid, various modules, rails, but also a great large bowl, with a lot of curves, inclined planes, bumps,spine, quarters and walls.
Click here to the Facebook page
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6. Hyeres Skatepark, France
Click here to the Constructo website page
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5. Bercy Skatepark, Paris, France (update)
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4. Chartrons skatepark (Colbert), Bordeaux, France
The Chartrons skatepark is one of the largest outdoor skatepark in France (2,350 square meters). It has 4 main areas :
- Miniramps / bowls with large bowls
- a “cascade” area more dedicated to roller skating and BMX for jumps
- an urban area
- and the urban area (street)
Click here to see the skatepark guide (PDF)
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3. Le Hangar Skatepark, Nantes, France
The Hangar is a great associative covered skatepark of 5300 m², managed by the Teaching League – FAL 44. It is open to rollerblading, skateboarding, and BMX and Scooters (from 10 years and Freestyle Scooters only).
Click here to see the spot
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1. Grammont (new one coming), Montpellier, France
Created in 1992, the Grammont skatepark will undergo a major renovation to make it in 2022. It will be one the biggest european skatepark increasing from 3,000 to 9,000 square meters. It will be massive. Below, the description.
Skatepark: 1,512 m2 Bowl: 1,027 m2 Streetpark: 1,096 m2 Pumptrack: 853 m2 Dirt area: 1,056 m2 Trick Learning area : 813 m2 BMX Park: 1,607 m2 Plus an additional building of 398 m2 and 1,000 m2 of fun paths.
Images of the project :
©Fest Architecture (Constructo)
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