A special guest for the national holiday. Twelve days before the launch of the Games, the Olympic flame will pass through Paris on Sunday, July 14, on the occasion of Bastille Day. The torch will crisscross the streets of the capital for two days. Champs-Elysées, Luxembourg Gardens, Place Vendôme… “The flame will travel to many iconic places on this national holiday”the organizers of Paris 2024 stressed on the social network X. She will begin her journey with the presidential stand, at 12 noon. Follow our live.
The flame will be on the Town Hall Square at the end of the day. The national holiday will end “with a great concert by the Orchestre National de France with the added bonus of fireworks fired from the Eiffel Tower by the City of Paris just after the lighting of the cauldron” around 11:15 p.m., said the organizers of the Games on X. Here is the detailed route of the flame.
A total of 540 relay runners over two days. Among those who will pass on the Olympic torch in Paris are two former victims of the November 13 attacks, Arthur Dénouveaux and Philippe Duperron, athletes such as Blaise Matuidi and Thierry Henry, and personalities from the cultural world, including the dancer Hugo Marchand and the actor Jamel Debbouze.
Parking is prohibited on the flame route. Between Friday 13 and Monday 15 July, “the circulation [est] prohibited one hour before the passage of the flame and up to ten minutes after”warns the Ministry of Transport. “It is recommended to avoid taking the car in Paris on July 14, 15 and July 26, and to choose public transport or an alternative mode of transport such as cycling.“, he adds, detailing the areas to avoid in Paris.