Briançon's municipal rink, in service since 22 December 1968 and named in 1994 after a wartime deportee
The Patinoire René Froger is the municipal rink of Briançon, in the Parc des Sports. It went into service on 22 December 1968, replacing the town's earlier rink at La Chaumière. The ice measures 60 by 30 metres.
The rink was roofed and heated in 1978 and renovated in 2000. It has two side stands, the Antoine Faure stand on the south side and the Yvon Peythieu stand on the north side. Today the building is covered and air-conditioned, so the ice stays in winter and summer alike.
The rink took its name on 6 September 1994, during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Briançon, in honour of René Froger, a former president of the town's ice hockey club who died in deportation in the Second World War. The Diables Rouges, the city's hockey club, make it their home, and the rink has hosted France's 2006 Olympic qualifying tournament in November 2004 and the 2004 junior world championship, Division I Group B.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Entry is 4,30 € for adults and children from 10, 2,10 € for children aged 3 to 9, and free for under-3s; visitors enter free. Briançon families (Familles briançonnaises) pay a pass rate of 2,50 € for an adult or a child aged 10 to 16 and 1,10 € for a child under 10.
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Skate hire is 2,50 € (1 € with the Pass entry) and blade sharpening is 4,30 €.
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During public sessions the last entry is at 16h15; the ice is cleared at 16h45 and the building closes at 17h00.
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Parking is free for all vehicles, and the town's bus network serves the rink.
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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.
