Tremblay Park is a park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 located in the commune of Champigny-sur-Marne

Champigny-sur-Marne

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, in the department of Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne

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 in the region Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

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. This green space with an area of 73 hectare

Hectare

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s offering games and sporting activities. Originally, this was a horse race track called Hippodrome du Tremblay. When Lyon

Lyon

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 lost the bid for the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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, plans to remodel the stadium to seat 100,000 people were cancelled in 1965. The park's construction stayed on hold until it was changed to be a general sporting facility in 1975, opening in 1976. Sporting facilities include a track field, golf

Golf

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, soccer, archery

Archery

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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 and rugby

Rugby football

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. This park is jointly administered by the general council of Val-de-Marne and the Council of Paris