Coliseum, patinoire

Amiens · Public skating times & prices

Opened 5 January 1996 to replace the 1960s Pierre-de-Coubertin sports palace; home of the Gothiques.

Public skating at Coliseum, patinoire: the next 7 days

Monday 12 October

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Tuesday 13 October

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Wednesday 14 October

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Thursday 15 October

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Friday 16 October

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Saturday 17 October

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Sunday 18 October

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Address
20 rue Caumartin, Amiens, 80000
Phone
03 22 71 12 12
Website
amiens.fr
A panoramic view of the empty ice of the Coliseum arena from the stands, with red seating all round, the Amiens Métropole banners and the central scoreboard. — Coliseum, patinoire
A panoramic view of the empty ice of the Coliseum arena from the stands, with red seating all round, the Amiens Métropole banners and the central scoreboard. Photo: Google Maps contributor · Source

Amiens' Coliseum, opened on 5 January 1996 as France's largest permanent ice surface

In 1989 Amiens decided it needed a modern facility to replace the Pierre-de-Coubertin sports palace, a 1960s building with a pool and an ice rink that had grown dilapidated. The project went to Pierre Parat, architect of the Bercy arena in Paris. During the foundations in 1993, four Gallo-Roman houses from the first and second centuries were uncovered, and the Coliseum opened on 5 January 1996 after two and a half years of work.

With 2,882 seats, and room for 3,400 including standing places, it was then the largest permanent ice surface in France. The building has two rinks, an Olympic pool and other pools, and a 1,500-seat sports hall; the Olympic-size 60 by 30 metre rink is where the Gothiques d'Amiens play in the Ligue Magnus. It hosted the French figure skating championships in 1997, the 2006 ice hockey world championship and the 2013 Division 1A world junior championship.

The Gothiques were founded in 1967 and reached France's elite division in 1982, which they have not left since. They were French champions in 1999 and 2004 and runners-up in 1989, 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2006.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Adult entry (16 and over) is 6,10 €, children 3 to 15 and students pay 4,80 €, and the reduced rate (job seekers, RSA, AEEH or AAH, with proof) is 3,40 €; under-3s enter free and pay 3,20 € for skates. A family entry is 16,80 € and 10 entries with skates are 79 € (adult) or 64 € (child). In the low season (Easter to mid-September) entry with skates is 6,10 € for adults and 4,80 € for under 16s.

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Skates & rentals

Skate hire is 3,20 €, glove hire is 2,20 € and sharpening is 3,60 €.

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Accessibility

The Ministry of Sport's national register of sports facilities (RES) lists the installation as accessible to people with a motor disability.

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Rink rules

Children under 10 must be accompanied and supervised by someone over 16, and children are welcome on the ice from age 2. Gloves are compulsory (hire on site), and the lockers take a 1 euro coin.

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