MAP. Olympic flame in Saint-Etienne and Loire: routes and streets closed

The Loire department welcomes the Olympic Flame of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this Saturday, June 22.

Throughout this day, the porters will cross Roanne, Charlieu, Feurs, Montbrison, Saint-Chamond, Firminy and Saint-Étienne.

From Roanne to Saint-Etienne

Passage times and closed streets:

• from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Roanne;
• from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Charlieu;
• from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Feurs;
• from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Montbrison;
• from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Saint-Chamond;
• from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Firminy;
• from 2:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Saint-Étienne

Jean-Michel Larqué lights the flame in the Cauldron

In Saint-Etienne, it will run from the Planetarium to the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. The former legend of the Greens, Jean-Michel Larqué, who will light the flame in the cauldron.

Security measures

To ensure that this day remains festive, Alexandre Rochatte, prefect of the Loire, is strengthening security measures in the towns concerned by prefectural decrees for the duration of the event (from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.):

• prohibition of possession and use of fireworks except for duly authorized pyrotechnic shows;
• ban on the sale and transport of category 2 and 3 fireworks; ban on the purchase and transport of fuel in transportable containers (except for justified necessity)
• ban on the sale, transport and use of acid on roads and public spaces; prohibition of the carrying and transport without legitimate reason of weapons and objects which could constitute a weapon.

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