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Longchamp Racecourse

Horse racing venue

Horse racing venue

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nameLongchamp Racecourse
imageParis Longchamp©Dominique Perrault architecte Adagp (2).jpg
location2 Route des Tribunes, 75016 Paris
coordinates
ownerFrance Galop
opened
capacity50,000
coursetypeFlat
notableracesPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe
websitehttps://www.france-galop.com/en/hippodromelongchamp

The Longchamp Racecourse (, ) is a 57 ha horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 metres in length, with 46 different starting posts.

The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France, and it has a capacity of 50,000. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the event attracts the best horses from around the world.

The leather fashion goods company Longchamp got its name from the facility.

History

The first race run at Longchamp was on Sunday 27 April 1857, in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes. The royal couple joined Prince Jérôme Bonaparte and his son Prince Napoleon in the Royal Enclosure alongside the Prince of Nassau, Prince Murat and the Duke of Morny, an avid racegoer. Non-aristocratic members of the upper classes were not permitted into the Royal Enclosure and had to be content with watching from their barouche carriages on the lawn.

A number of prominent artists have painted horse racing scenes at Longchamp, including the one seen here by Édouard Manet in 1867, and another four years later by Edgar Degas titled Race Horses at Longchamp.

Racing continued during World War II.

Events venue

Longchamp hosts the annual Solidays music festival, which takes place in late June, as well as the Lollapalooza Paris festival, which occurs annually in mid-July.

The Rolling Stones performed at Longchamp on 30 June and 1 July 1995 during their Voodoo Lounge Tour, and they played again on 23 July 2022 as part of their Sixty Europe Tour.

Layout

Plan of the Longchamp Racecourse

References

References

  1. "The Story of Longchamp {{!}} Longchamp US".
  2. "Festival Solidays 24>26 Juin 2022 Paris-Longchamp".
  3. (21 July 2025). "At Lollapalooza Paris, 'rather high social status' festivalgoers seek to let loose".
  4. "The Rolling Stones Setlist at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris".
  5. "The Rolling Stones Setlist at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris".
  6. "Tour".
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