Pubéco Pévèle Arena, Sports arena in Orchies, France.
Pubéco Pévèle Arena is a basketball arena in Orchies, inaugurated on 5 January 2013. Its dark curved facade carries the white lettering "contact ARENA" with "PÉVÈLE" beneath, next to a circular play-symbol logo; below, a glass curtain wall with entrance doors is held by white pillars and pale vertical fins. It seats up to 5,000 spectators.
The arena was inaugurated on 5 January 2013, built at a cost of 12.7 million euros with funding from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (6.5 million), the Nord departmental council (1.2 million) and the state via the CNDS (1 million). In May 2013 Sports Minister Valérie Fourneyron unveiled its inaugural plaque. It has hosted BC Orchies home games since, and in June 2013 staged the final phase of the Women's European Basketball Championship.
The venue hosts regional and international competitions that bring together athletes from different sports. It plays an important role for sports development in the local community and draws fans who come to support their teams.
The arena is easy to reach and offers parking for visitors arriving by car. For those using public transport, there are good connections to the town.
The arena's name has changed with each sponsorship deal: Pubeco Pévèle Arena from 2013, Davo Pévèle Arena from 1 January 2015, then Contact Pévèle Arena in 2019 after a contract with regional radio Contact FM, the first media naming deal for a French venue of this kind. It now bears the name Pévèle Carembault Arena.
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