We won’t know the exact date until spring 2023, but it’s confirmed on Tuesday: the Olympic flame will pass through Drôme during the Paris Gameson a course of 120 to 140 kilometers in one day.
“This day of passage will be a day of celebration” for Marie-Pierre Mouton, the president of the Department. Like around sixty other departments which have accepted it on their territory, the Drôme will pay 150,000 euros excluding VAT to contribute to the costs. The Ardèche refused the passage of the flame last Decemberjudging the financial effort too high.
The announcement of the passage of the Olympic flame in the Drôme during the 2024 Olympic Games is made this Tuesday at the end of a day of work bringing together Tony Estanguet, President of the Games Organizing Committee, President of the Departmental Council Marie-Pierre Moutonand Jacques Ladegaillerie, vice president of the Department, himself a silver medalist in fencing at the Munich Olympics in 1972, 50 years ago to the day (September 6, 1972).
The purpose of the day this Tuesday in Paris was to reflect on the route of the flame and the sites that will be associated with it. Emblematic, cultural and historical sites, which will be chosen in consultation between the department and the Paris 2024 committee. The day of crossing the flame will end with an “ambitious” party and popular around departmental sport and sporting values such as surpassing oneself promise the organizers.
The money? We do not ask the question for the Tour de France – Jacques Ladegaillerie, vice-president of the Departmental Council of Drôme
The Drôme has been labeled “Terre de jeu 2024” since 2019. Fourteen municipalities in the department also benefit from this label, as well as seven official preparation centers for which the Drôme has submitted applications in collaboration with the municipalities. Seven sites are labeled and now appear in the official catalog of Paris 2024 : the Vercors complex in Bourg-de-Péage for handball, the Maison du Judo in Romans-sur-Isère for judo, the Porchier stadium in Romans-sur-Isère for rugby 7, the Fenestrier base in Romans-sur -Isère for rowing, the Roger François gymnasium in Romans-sur-Isère for volleyball, the Cité de l’escalade in Valence, the Pignedoré lake in Pierrelatte for triathlon.
In addition, the department also supports the “Volunteer Program”, set up by the organization of Paris 2024. While the Olympic Games will mobilize nearly 35,000 volunteers, the Department will benefit from 24 places and will launch a call for applications and participate training volunteers.
In October, the Departmental Council will present a brand dedicated to this day called “Drôme destination 2024”.