By Léa Pippinato
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May 4, 24 at 8:03
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Having left Greece on April 27, the Olympic flame will arrive in France this Wednesday, May 8, at the port of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). In total, it will pass through more than 400 municipalities before arriving in Paris. After his visit to Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) on May 12. The end of his tour of France will take place on July 26 for the opening ceremony in Paris. During the events, the Olympic Cauldron could be installed in the heart of the Tuileries gardens, in the capital.
In the meantime, the baton will pass the day of May 13 in Hérault on a route designed to highlight historical heritage, natural spaces and local know-how. It will cover nearly 24 km in total (23.48 km) with a departure from the Millau viaduct at 8 a.m., a spectacular relay on one of the longest and highest viaducts in the world. Then a route through the town of Millau, a little over four kilometers in total.
What route hour by hour?
After Millau, the flame will travel through the urban area of Sète and the metropolis of Montpellier. It will leave the Sète semaphore at 11:30 a.m. and will travel 900 meters to climb to Mont Saint-Clair. Then meet at 1:30 p.m. on the Balaruc-les-Bains pontoon to reach the Roger Thérond esplanade: in total, 5.3 km with a boat crossing over the Etang de Thau.
The flame will arrive from 3:30 p.m. in Juvignac, Place du Soleil. At 4 p.m., it will pass through the Pierresvives district of Montpellier. Between 4:50 p.m. and 5:10 p.m., it will cross the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Comédie. After a visit to the Château de la Piscine, one of Montpellier’s follies of the 18th century, she will finish her race at Place de l’Europe at 7:30 p.m. Thanks to this interactive map, discover all the towns crossed by the Olympic torch relay and the different routes upon arrival in the Montpellier metropolis. The first appears in blue, the second in green and the last in yellow: https://framacarte.org/fr/map/parcours-de-la-flamme-olympique-dans-lherault_188527
The bearers of the flame
In addition to the route, among the hundred torchbearers, eight personalities from the world of sport will have the honor of carrying the Olympic and Paralympic flame Montpellier. Decathlete Kevin Mayer, rugby player Safi Ndiaye, wheelchair rugby player Brice Maurel, para-triathlete Luan Mazet-Vignaud, former rugby player Pascal Cances and educator Lucie Miramond will carry the Olympic flame on May 13 . Para-athlete Arnaud Assoumani and rhythmic gymnast Lili Ramonatxo will take turns over 2 km to carry the Paralympic flame on August 25. The cauldron will be lit three days later in Paris. As a reminder, Montpellier is the only city in France which will host the Olympic flame and the Paralympic flame.
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