CREPS OCCITANIE – SITE DE FONT-ROMEU

About

The Centre National d’Entraînement en Altitude (CNEA or National Altitude Training Centre) in Font-Romeu is an elite centre at an altitude of 1850m. It provides the best training and dietary conditions in a restful mountain setting. We have spent over 50 years working closely with coaches and athletes from 35 countries involved in a hundred different sports. Our experience in elite training has helped us design facilities that better meet your needs and gain essential skills in every aspect of performance. 

Sports: Rugby Sevens, Canoe Sprint, MTB, Horse Riding, Handball, Basketball, Volleyball, Judo, Taekwondo, Boxing, Swimming, Triathlon, Football, Road Cycling, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Fencing, Athletics, Modern Pentathlon, Para equestrian, Para judo, Para taekwondo, Para road cycling

Specifications

4 natural turf pitches for rugby sevens and football 

1 water sports centre

 • Type: Lake

 • Markers for 1000m 

 • Navigable length: 2250m

 • Equipment available: Lifeboat/Life jackets/First aid equipment (foil blanket etc.)/Covered boat storage area/Ramp for motorboat launch/Tarmac road along the lake/Footpath around the water

2 MTB trails

2 stables

 • 5 riding schools available (Ecuries de Vanéra: 2 and Centre équestre de Font-Romeu: 3)

 • Dimensions: 40m x 20m / 60m x 40m / 60m x 20m / 100m x 50m / 60m x 20m

 • Indoor and Outdoor

 • Equipment available: Audio system in one riding school/Saddlery/Secure storage area/Stable for veterinary check-ups/Team farrier area

 • Horse clinic: 5 minutes/30 minutes

1 sports hall

 • 1 handball, basketball and volleyball court

 • 5 taekwondo training areas 

 • 7 boxing floor training areas 

 • Flooring: Parquet

 • Height: 11m 

 • Tatami surface: 320m

1 pool complex

 • 50m indoor pool 

 • 6 lanes

 • Depth: 2.3m 

1 road cycling centre

1 weightlifting room

 • 7 platforms 

 • Special equipment available: Women’s bar approved by the IWF/Men’s bar approved by the IWF/Squat rack/Pair of blocks/Minimum number of weights required/Platform scale

1 wresting room

 • 4 wrestling rings

 • Protective cover 

 • Warm-up dummies 

1 weapons room

 • 6 pistes 

 • Equipment available: Electronic fencing scoring equipment/Score display/Workstation (with soldering iron, screwdriver etc.)/Secure equipment storeroom

400m athletics track 

 • 6 lanes 

 • Track and field events: High jump/Long jump/Triple jump/Pole vault/Shot put/Javelin throw

The centre provides several sports facilities, accommodation and catering, a medical and physiotherapy department, recovery area and function rooms. It also has a training room, hypoxia chambers and a heat/steam room. Our experts are on hand to support athletes in very specific areas of elite performance. 

Previously hosted

 • Over 250 athletes have won an Olympic medal the year they train at the CNEA since 1968.

 • Over 3000 athletes from 35 different countries and 35 sports visit the centre every year.

 • 105 elite athletes train year-round at the CNEA’s 8 permanent training centres (swimming, modern pentathlon, paragliding, short track, downhill skiing, Nordic skiing, biathlon.

Facilities

 • Internet access

 • Ice bath

 • Training equipment available

 • Equipment available for private use

 • Secure storage area

 • Nearest hospital: 3km

 • Infirmary

 • Floodlit facilities

 • Relaxation room

 • Physiotherapy room

 • Weight room

 • Meeting room

 • Video room

 • Sauna

 • Transport service

On-site accommodation: 148 people                          

On-site catering: yes                 

Specific meals available 

Dining room available for private hire 

Disabled access 

Location