Patinoire Charlemagne

Lyon · Public skating times & prices

Inaugurated in 1967 with a 60 x 30 m sheet, room for 4,200 people and two resident clubs

Public skating at Patinoire Charlemagne: the next 7 days

Wednesday 14 October

  • · Patinage public

Friday 16 October

  • · Patinage public
Address
100 cours Charlemagne, Lyon, 69002
Phone
04 78 42 64 55
Website
lyon.fr
The concrete front of the Charlemagne rink with PATINOIRE lettered across it and the Ville de Lyon arms, above the entrance steps — Patinoire Charlemagne
The concrete front of the Charlemagne rink with PATINOIRE lettered across it and the Ville de Lyon arms, above the entrance steps Photo: Benoît Prieur · Source · CC0
The Charlemagne ice seen from the red stands during a hockey session, under the blue ceiling — Patinoire Charlemagne
The Charlemagne ice seen from the red stands during a hockey session, under the blue ceiling Photo: Google Maps contributor · Source

Lyon's 1967 Olympic-size rink

Charlemagne is a Ville de Lyon rink inaugurated on 28 April 1967. Its ice is Olympic size, 60 by 30 metres, in a building that measures 80 by 70 metres on the ground. It holds 4,200 people depending on the layout, 3,132 of them in fixed seats.

The rink is the home of the Lyon Hockey Club and the Club des Sports de Glace de Lyon, and it hosts national and international competitions and ice shows. The 1974 World Championships (Group C) were played here, and the 2026-27 programme includes a synchronised skating Masters in November, the Patin'air show in December and a short-track competition in April.

An extension was built in 2001, and the building was renovated in 2006-2007 to meet safety, acoustic and disabled-access rules and to improve its energy performance. The rink served as the model for other sports buildings in the Lyon area, including the Vaise and Mermoz swimming pools.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Entry is €4 at full price and €2.70 at reduced price (under 18, secondary-school pupils, students under 26, job seekers, people with disabilities and RSA holders, with proof). Entry with skate hire is €8 (full) or €6 (reduced); ten entries cost €32 on a card valid in Lyon's pools and rinks. An adult over 18 accompanying a child under 12 pays €2.70, and children under 4 with an adult are free (skate hire extra).

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Skates & rentals

Skate or scooter hire is €4 (ten hires €32), sharpening is €7.50, helmet hire €2 and a skating aid for children under 7 €4.

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Booking & check-in

Booking is recommended on the city's piscines-patinoires website, which also sells online tickets; the till closes 30 minutes before the end of the session, and cheques are no longer accepted since 1 September 2026.

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Skating with children

Children under 12 are not admitted without a parent, and push scooters are only for children under 4.

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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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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.