After a whirlwind weekend in Paris, the Olympic torch relay will continue across the suburbs of the capital from July 17th to 25th, before it makes its way back into central Paris for the Opening Ceremony on July 26th.
It will visit dozens of towns along the way, and you can download a full map of where it will stop in the region, put together by French daily Le Parisien (PDF) or click the link HERE.
For more detailed information giving a precise route plus timings, you can also consult the préfecture websites for each département, or the dedicated page for that leg of the relay on the official Olympics website.
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Here is the overview;
Wednesday, July 17th – Saint-Quentin and the Familistère de Guise, and the Aisne département
The flame will pass through seven towns in the Aisne département; Château-Thierry, Villers-Cotterêts, Soissons, Axo’Plage, Laon, Guise and Saint-Quentin. You can find the département’s hour-by-hour plans here.
Thursday, July 18th – Beauvais and the Oise département
There are about 100 torchbearers expected to participate in the flame’s journey across the Oise département, with stops in 10 towns; Compiègne, Margny-lès-Compiègne, Venette, Creil, Nogent-sur-Oise, Chantilly, Gerberoy, Breteuil and Chiry-Ourscamp.
More info about the torch in Oise here.
Friday, July 19th – Soisy-sous-Montmorency and the Val-d’Oise département
The route will involve seven circuits, passing through 18 towns. The relay will start at 8am from the Château de Théméricourt and end at Soisy-sous-Montmorency at 7.20pm.
Some of the villages it will pass through include; Pontoise, Cergy, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Franconville, Sannois, Argenteuil, Méry-sur-Oise, Auvers-sur-Oise, Sarcelles, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Saint-Prix, Deuil-la-Barre, Enghien-les-Bains, Saint-Gratien, Ermont, and Eaubonne.
More info on the torch in Val d’Oise here.
Saturday, July 20th – Meaux and the Seine-et-Marne département
The torch will go through Fontainebleau, Provins, Meaux, Melun, as well as the Olympic event venue of Vaires-sur-Marne. It will pass through 13 towns in the département.
You can see the hour-by-hour breakdown on the préfecture website here.
Sunday, July 21st – Créteil and the Val-de-Marne département
The torch will be carried through the largest département in Paris’ inner suburbs, starting off at Orly airport.
Then it will go from Ormesson-sur-Marne, passing by the castle, and then to Champigny-sur-Marne. It will go by the Rungis international market, and then take the road toward Vincennes and Maisons-Alfort. It will stop and visit Boissy-Saint-Léger, going between Villejuif and Vitry-sur-Seine. Finally, it will end the day in Créteil.
More info here.
Monday, July 22nd – Evry-Corcouronnes and the Essonne département
The flame will go through the following towns and locations – Étampes, Massy-Palaiseau, Draveil to Montgeron, Chamarande, the national rugby centre in Marcoussis, Dourdan, Évry and Courcouronnes. There will be celebrations at the Robert Bobin stadium after the last stop of the day in Bondoufle.
More info here.
Tuesday, July 23rd – Versailles and the Yvelines département
It will travel across the département from 8am to 7.30pm, passing through the towns of Rambouillet, Les Mureaux, Mantes-la-Ville, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, le Golf National, Poissy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse and eventually Versailles.
The relay will end with a celebration called the “cauldron lighting ceremony” at the Domaine de Madame Élisabeth in Versailles. The Chateau de Versailles is a Games venue, staging the equestrian events.
More info on the route here.
Wednesday, July 24th – Nanterre and the Hauts-de-Seine département
Just two days before the start of the Games, the flame will travel from Sceaux to Nanterre and Puteaux in the Hauts-de-Seine département, passing through the iconic Sceaux park.
It will also visit Châtenay-Malabry, Plessis-Robinson, Clamart, Marnes-la-Coquette, Vaucresson, Sèvres, Meudon, Boulogne-Billancourt, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Gennevilliers, Asnières-sur-Seine, Courbevoie, La Garenne-Colombes, Colombes, and Suresnes.
More precise info here.
Thursday, July 25th – Seine-Saint-Denis
On the eve of the opening ceremony, the flame will head to the home of the Athlete’s Village – Saint-Denis. It will go through 21 communes, including Montreuil, Bagnolet, Romainville, Les Lilas, Pantin, Aubervilliers, La Courneuve, Saint-Denis, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Stains, Neuilly-sur-Marne, Noisy- le-Grand, Noisy-le-Sec, Sevran, Bobigny, Bondy, Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Livry-Gargan, Drancy and Tremblay-en-France.
At the end of the day, from 6.20 to 7.20pm, there will be a celebration at the Parc Georges-Valbon in La Courneuve.
More info here.
Friday, July 26th – Travelling from Seine-Saint-Denis back into Paris
On Friday the torch journeys from Saint-Denis – site of the athletes village – into central Paris where it will on Friday evening take part in the opening ceremony along the River Seine. In Olympics opening ceremonies the lighting of the torch marks the moment when the Games officially begins and is usually the climax of the ceremony. In Paris this will take place at Trocadero, in front of the Eiffel Tower.
While the exact pathway for the torch is still to be announced, we know it will visit the following sites;
- Saint-Denis Basilica
- Quartier Pleyel – Along the Seine in Saint-Denis
- Olympic village in Saint-Denis
- The Canals between Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris
- The Olympic aquatic centre in Saint-Denis
- Stade de France
- The Parc de la Villette (in Paris’ 19th arrondissement)
- The Berges de Seine (park along between Pont de l’Alma et le Pont Royal)
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