Stade Marcel Picot

The Stade Marcel Picot is a stadium located in Tomblaine, France, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by Ligue 2 football team Nancy.

Stade Marcel-Picot
Former namesStade du Parc des Sports du Pont d’Essey (1926–1963)
Location90, Boulevard Jean-Jaurès,
54510 Tomblaine
Coordinates48°41′44″N 6°12′38″E
OwnerCommunauté Urbaine du Grand Nancy
Capacity20,087
Field size105 m x 68 m
SurfaceGrassMaster hybrid grass
Construction
Opened8 August 1926
Renovated1999–2003
ArchitectGérard Bernt, Francis Morillon, Philippe Thouveny and Alynia Architecten, the Netherlands (1999–2003)
Tenants
Nancy

The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003. It is now able to hold 20,087 people.

Since summer 2010, Marcel-Picot is one of the very few French stadiums equipped with artificial turf.

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