Salle Damrémont, Indoor event venue in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
Salle Damrémont is a sports complex on the banks of the Liane in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Its main basketball hall, with a capacity of 1,850 to 3,600 seats, is adjoined by a 250 m² reception hall, VIP areas, a 500-seat neighbourhood gymnasium and a multi-purpose room. The building has a curved roof with green and red bands above light grey corrugated metal walls.
The hall was built in 1973 and opened in 1974; its roof was renovated in 1985 and the reception area enlarged in 2005. Work on a 6.9 million euro first phase began in December 2016 after delays over funding, and the new reception hall, VIP areas, 500-seat neighbourhood gym and multi-purpose room were inaugurated on 16 June 2018, when the venue officially took the name palais des sports Damrémont. From 2007 to 2014 it also hosted ESSM Le Portel's home games.
The hall is home to the SOMB, Boulogne-sur-Mer's basketball club, and from 2007 to 2014 it also hosted the neighbouring ESSM Le Portel, which lacked a federation-approved venue. Besides basketball, it stages boxing, judo, karate, krav-maga and weight training, and regularly holds shows and concerts.
The building sits on the edge of the Liane, west of Boulogne-sur-Mer, reached from boulevard Chanzy; the slip road linking it to the viaduc Jean-Jacques Rousseau was closed when work began on 24 September 2015. The main entrance is marked by a white "ENTREE" sign on the grey wall, beside a dark doorway. The 2018 extension added a 250 m² reception hall and a 500-seat neighbourhood gymnasium.
The hall's name changed officially on 16 June 2018, when the renovated first phase opened and "salle Damrémont" became "palais des sports Damrémont". From 2007 to 2014 it also hosted the ESSM Le Portel, the neighbouring town's Pro B club, which had no federation-approved venue of its own.
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