Sports and leisure activities Berry

Since 1964, the Gaston-Petit stadium, renamed in 1971 in tribute to the former mayor of the city, is the expression of Expression of the Berrichonne. While she already welcomed the team of France Hope, the forum was talking about it in the summer of 2011 with a last generation synthetic turf. Chateauroux will therefore remain the third professional club of the hexagon, after Nancy and Lorient, to have such a coating.

Inauguration: September 13, 1964.

Capacity: 17 072 places.

Record attendance: 15 896 spectators for Chateauroux - Olympique de Marseille, January 24, 1998.

Organised by the departmental fisheries federation, with the support of the general council and professionals in the field, this exhibition was born in 1996 and is still more successful. Today, it attracts more than 15 000 visitors. It takes place every year in February to develop fishing activity and fishing tourism, allowing fishermen to acquire promotional material and discover new equipment.

Beginners or confirmed can be hired for thrills to get down from the rivers or swimming pool, with the Canoe Canoe Club. Courses are offered as well as course hours. Courses and courses are reserved for club members, the "adventurers" of passage that you may be able to choose for a hike, on one of the courses offered by the club to all those who pass through the Blanc. 

There are a number of walks available in George Sand country, from the traditional to the most original. We recommend the Randoland tour, a fun way for families to discover the area. The tourist office in La Châtre has developed a series of information sheets for children. You can also try your hand at geocatching, where you can use clues to find or hide objects in unusual places (more information at www.geocatching.com).

Watersports is at the edge of the lake of Eguzon. This water sports structure allows you to practice water skiing, wakeboarding, ski tube, ski bus, all towed by a Mastercraft X7 for maximum thrills. You can also rowing or canoeing... You can also rent ecological motor boats without a licence (for 4 or 5 people). As you can see, this lakeside structure is the ideal place to spend a memorable afternoon with family or friends!

Emblematic of the Centre Region, La Creuse crosses the Régional Regional Natural Park from East to West. Canoe-Kayak Club offers you the opportunity to visit this river on board a boat for one or two people. Once the sauvetage sauvetage are threaded, you will be free to go wherever you think about the 46 kilometres separating Saint-Gaultier from Tournon-Saint-Martin. And why not stop on the road to one of the municipalities bordering La Creuse, or join one of the park trails?

Tariff: 8 € for a canoeing or kayak for half a day.

Duration: from 3 h.

Difficulty: .

The Automobiles Anciennes de l'Indre (AAI) club is based in Châteauroux and affiliated to the FFVE. The club has been in existence since 1989. Members (around 150 for 700 vehicles on the road) take part in regional events and organize several vintage outings each year. Major events include Expomobile (May 1, 2024), with some 100 vintage vehicles on display, and Rétroberry, one of the country's biggest car swap meets (December 1, 2024).

The Espace de Loisirs in Fontgombault is a fun place where the whole family can play disc golf. This sport, invented in 1992 and originally from the USA, involves throwing frisbees into baskets using arm power. Or try your hand at swin-golf, an affordable version of golf. For the more sporty, there's foot-in-golf, where you have to overcome obstacles by kicking a ball towards the hole. In summer, take advantage of the supervised outdoor swimming pool with water games for children and aquagym or swimming lessons.

Le Pêchereau, a small town in the Indre department of France, is home to Aéroclub 36. This flying club offers a range of aviation-related activities, including motorized flight, a flying school (theory and practice), introductory flights and discovery flights.

Shoryû36 - Karaté Club Ardentes is a karate school located in Ardentes. It offers courses for all levels, from baby karate to children and adults. Classes are taught by qualified and experienced instructors. The club also offers combat, kata, full-contact, MMA and self-defense classes.

The Complexe des Eaux-Vives is a sports facility dedicated to whitewater sports. The white-water stadium is also suitable for all types of water sports training.