Like its cathedral, the quality of life in Chartres is truly remarkable, a mix of city living and nature, revealing medieval streets, historic monuments, churches, bridges, wash-houses, parks and flower-filled gardens.
Its heritage thrives year round thanks to a packed programme featuring a wide variety of cultural, artistic and special events, ranging from the highly classical to the extremely contemporary. “Chartres en lumières” is the flagship event. From April to January, more than twenty sites come to light every night, plunging the city into an enchanting atmosphere full of colour. This impressive show is the largest event in the world to shine a spotlight on heritage.
Chartres has always promoted sport. After Monaco, we are the second city that invests the most in its teams. With modern, specially adapted sporting facilities in every district of the city, as well as proposals from the municipal teams and associations, sport is an integral part of daily life for the local inhabitants. For more than ten years, Chartres has also hosted national and international championships in swimming, table tennis, billiards, squash, BMX, paintball, and more. It is proud to have professional teams in handball, basketball, football, table tennis, volleyball, and rugby. Chartres, which has been awarded the “Terre de Jeux 2024” label, had the honour of being a stopover city for the Olympic flame and of making L'Odyssée, France’s largest swimming and skating complex, the home base for the Australian Olympic swim team.
Chartres lives and breathes sport, especially cycling!
It’s a privilege to be hosting the start of this great international race again in 2024, for the 7th year running. Every year, large crowds gather to cheer on the riders competing in the Paris-Tours race. And the fans will be there again this year, to encourage the riders at the start of this 118th edition.
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