The city of Montpellier finally has its land padel. And it is ASPTT Montpellier which has the chance to offer this new activity in the city of Montpellier.

Even if in reality, the city of Montpellier mainly follows the dynamism of its region since Palavas, Mauguio, Frontignan, Sète, and Vendargues already offer padel for a while now.

"It was time !”For more than 2 years, the city of Montpellier has hosted padel at the Arena during the Open Sud de France, the international ATP tennis tournament. It will therefore have taken time, but it is done.

Alain Heyraud, the president of the ASPTT and Philippe Saurel, the Mayor of Montpellier therefore inaugurated on Wednesday October 11 the first club of padel Montpellier on the Tennis de Grammont plateau.

And there is room to do many more! Although the free space is actually supposed to promote other developing sports. We'll see…

Photo credits: ASPTT Montpellier
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.