Aurélien Richard is the director of the sports department at the Calvados departmental council. He returns to the role and missions of the Maison des sports du Calvados, which was created at the beginning of 2024.
Aurélien Richard, can you give us a quick description of the Maison des sports?
Inaugurated in February 2024, the Maison des sports is the property of the Calvados departmental council. It is occupied by around fifty actors, departmental committees and regional leagues, of which 34 are permanent residents.
We also welcome six partners: the town of Hérouville-Saint-Clair, the University of Caen, the Departmental Directorate of National Education Services, the Animation emploi Calvados association, Mandela College and the Normandy Sports Center. The manager of the establishment is the Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee (CDOS).
But the Maison des sports isn’t just a place to stay?
Of course not. It is also and above all a place of life and meetings. By bringing together the sports players in our territory on the same site, we wanted to create the pooling of tools, of course, but also to encourage the development of synergies.
The Maison des sports aims to be a space for sharing and reflection to allow…salle… ²…
