A 1981 rink that hosted French championships and Depeche Mode before becoming the Boxers' home
No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.
The Patinoire de Mériadeck was created in 1981 and for years served as a major hall for shows and concerts in Bordeaux. Depeche Mode played it on tours in 1988, 1990 and 1993. It also hosted the French figure-skating championships in 1983, the French ice-dance championships in 1990 and 1992, and the Trophée de France in 1995. The Arkéa Arena took over the concert role in 2018.
Today the building is a skating and hockey rink with a 1800 m² Olympic-size ice surface. The City of Bordeaux entrusted its operation to a specialist company under a public-service delegation, and the rink forms part of the Axel Vega complex.
Two clubs call it home. Bordeaux Sports de Glace takes children from age 4 and can lead them on to ice dance or synchronised skating. The Boxers de Bordeaux play at the top level, in the Ligue Synerglace Magnus, and their amateur association trains young hockey players from age 3. The ice is shared between club members, school groups from primary school to university, and the public, from September to May.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Outside Bordeaux, entry with skate hire is 9,00 € and entry alone 7,90 €. Bordeaux residents with proof of address pay 7,90 € with skate hire and 6,80 € without. Children under 5 enter free; a parent accompanying a child under 12 without skating pays 2,30 €, on Sunday mornings only.
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Skate hire is sold as part of the ticket: the 'Entrée + Location' price is 9,00 € against 7,90 € for entry alone (non-resident rate).
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Entry to public sessions depends on paying the admission fee.
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Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult and a helmet is compulsory under 12. Gloves are strongly recommended and socks are compulsory with hire skates.
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The rink has no car park; several paid car parks are nearby, including the 8 mai 1945 car park and the Mériadeck shopping-centre car park.
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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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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
