Patinoire de Rezé, Ice rink in Rezé, France

The Patinoire de Rezé is an ice rink in Rezé, south of Nantes, with a standard-sized skating surface used for public sessions, figure skating and ice hockey. The building holds changing rooms and spectator seating, and the ice is maintained for training programmes and competitive fixtures.

The Patinoire de Rezé opened in 1970, the year the municipality of Rezé developed its sports complex south of Nantes. It gave the Loire-Atlantique its first covered ice surface for hockey and figure skating clubs. The rink has run without interruption since, and the ice sports section of the local club still trains there.

The rink is home to the Nantes Atlantique ice sports club, which runs figure skating and ice hockey sessions there. Local schools and associations book the ice for lessons, and amateur teams play matches in front of spectators from Rezé and southern Nantes.

The rink sits in Rezé, south of the Loire across from Nantes, reachable by tram line 2 or 3 to the Rezé-Pont-Rousseau stop. Public skating sessions are separate from club training and ice hockey slots, so check the timetable before travelling. The ice is resurfaced between sessions; skates can be hired on site.

The rink sits beside the Gare de Rezé-Pont-Rousseau, a former railway station converted into a performance hall. Skaters waiting for a session can see the old station building from the entrance, a reminder that the site lies in a district reshaped around its rail line.