LNB Pro A
Current teams
Table:
Team

City

Arena

Capacity

AS Monaco Basket

Fontvieille, Monaco

Salle Gaston Médecin

3,700

ASVEL

Villeurbanne

Astroballe

5,556

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

Gravelines

Sportica

3,043

Boulazac Basket Dordogne

Boulazac

Le Palio

5,200

Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket

Châlons / Reims

Complexe René-Tys / Pierre de Coubertin

3,000 / 2,791

Cholet Basket

Cholet

La Meilleraie

5,191

Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez

Pau

Palais des Sports de Pau

7,707

Élan Chalon

Chalon-sur-Saône

Le Colisée

4,948

ESSM Le Portel

Le Portel

Chaudron

3,500

Orléans Loiret Basket

Orléans

Palais des Sports

3,222

JDA Dijon Basket

Dijon

Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy

4,628

JL Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse

Ekinox

3,548

Le Mans Sarthe Basket

Le Mans

Antarès

6,023

Limoges CSP

Limoges

Beaublanc

5,516

Metropolitans 92[a]

Levallois-Perret

Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan

3,051

Nanterre 92

Nanterre

Palais des Sports / Halle Georges Carpentier

3,000 / 5,009

Roanne

Roanne

Halle André Vacheresse

5,020

SIG Basket

Strasbourg

Rhénus Sport

6,200

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Association Sportive de Monaco Basketball Club , commonly referred to as AS Monaco Basket , is a French-registered Monaco-based professional basketball club . They are a part of the Monaco-based multi-sports club AS Monaco , which was founded in 1924 . The club 's basketball section was founded in 1928 , and it currently competes in the French top-tier level LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League . The team plays their home games at Salle Gaston Médecin .
Fontvieille is the southernmost ward in the Principality of Monaco . It was developed by an Italian architect , Manfredi Nicoletti , between the 1970s and the 1990s .
Salle Gaston Médecin , or Salle Omnisports , is an indoor sports arena that is located in Fontvieille , Monaco . It is used to host basketball , volleyball , and handball games , judo and fencing matches , and weightlifting and gymnastics competitions . The arena is a part of the Stade Louis II multi-sports complex , and is owned by the Monaco-based multi-sports club AS Monaco . The arena has a seating capacity of 3,700 .
ASVEL Basket , commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne , and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons , is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne , which is a suburb of Lyon , France . The club , which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports club , competes in the top-tier level French Pro A League . The club 's home games are played at L'Astroballe , which seats 5,556 people . In 2014 , Tony Parker became the president of the club . In 2017 , Nicolas Batum became the club 's director of basketball operations . The Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais purchased a 25% stake in the ASVEL men 's team , plus a 10% stake in the ASVEL women 's team , in June 2019 .
Villeurbanne ( French pronunciation : ​ [ vi.lœʁ.ban ] ; Arpitan : Velorbana ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France . It is situated northeast of Lyon , with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris . Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the metropolitan area of Lyon and the 20th most populated in France . In 2013 , Villeurbanne was elected the city with the best administration of France , which attracts more and more people .
Astroballe , or L'Astroballe is an indoor sports arena that is located in the Cusset neighborhood of Villeurbanne , Lyon , France , near the Metro Station Laurent Bonnevay ( line A ) . The arena is primarily used to host basketball games . The arena has a seating capacity of 5,556 .
Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque , commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque , is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines . They currently play in the Pro A , the highest professional league in France . The team plays it home games at Sportica , which has a capacity for 3,043 people .
Gravelines ( Dutch : Grevelingen ) is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France . It lies at the mouth of the river Aa 15 miles ( 24 km ) southwest of Dunkirk . It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea . As it was on the western borders of Spanish territory in Flanders it became heavily fortified , some of which still remains . There is a market in the town square ( Place Charles Valentin ) on Fridays . The Arsenal approached from the town square is home to an extensive and carefully displayed art collection . There are modern bronze statues in the grounds . The town is also home to French basketball club BCM Gravelines .
Gravelines Sportica is an indoor sporting arena located in Gravelines , France . The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people . It is currently home to the Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral basketball team . Coordinates : 50°59′56″N 2°07′22″E / 50.999023°N 2.122743°E / 50.999023 ; 2.122743
Boulazac Basket Dordogne , also known as BBD or simply Boulazac , is a French professional basketball club , based in Boulazac . The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A currently named Jeep Elite for sponsoring reason , the first level of basketball in France . The club plays its games in its home arena Le Palio , which can suit 5,200 spectators .
Boulazac ( Limousin : Bolasac ) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France . On 1 January 2016 , it was merged into the new commune Boulazac-Isle-Manoire .
Le Palio , or Salle des sports du Palio , is an indoor sports arena that is located in Boulazac , Périgueux , Dordogne , France . It is used to host sports competitions and concerts . The arena has a seating capacity of 5,200 people for basketball games .
Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket also known as CCRB is a professional basketball club based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne ( France ) as part of the union between the old Reims Champagne Basket club ( RCB ) and the ESPE Basket Pro club of Châlons-en-Champagne . The historical regional rivals combined forces to create a strong , financially stable , competitive ball club on the French elite professional stage . Two years following up the union , the Ligue Nationale de Basket ( LNB ) invited the CCRB to move up directly to the LNB Pro A through a wild-card . Their home arenas are Complexe Sportif René Tys ( Reims ) and Palais des Sports Pierre de Coubertin ( Châlons ) that each hosts half their home games .
Châlons-en-Champagne ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʃɑlɔ̃ ɑ̃ ʃɑ̃paɲ ] ) is a city in the Grand Est region of France . It is the capital of the department of Marne , despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims . Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne , the city was officially renamed in 1998 . It should not be confused with the Burgundian town of Chalon-sur-Saône .
Reims ( /riːmz/ REEMZ , also US : /ræ̃s/ , French : [ ʁɛ̃s ] ( listen ) ; also spelled Rheims in English ; Dutch : Riemen ) is the most populous city in the Marne department , in the Grand Est region of France . Its population in 2013 was of 182,592 in the city proper ( commune ) and 317,611 in the metropolitan area ( aire urbaine ) . The city lies 129 km ( 80 mi ) east-northeast of Paris . Its primary river , the Vesle , is a tributary of the Aisne . Founded by the Gauls , Reims became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire . Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France . The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims , which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496 . For this reason , Reims is often referred to in French as la cité des sacres ( the Coronation City ) . The Cathedral , the Palace of Tau and the former Abbey of Saint-Remi have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 .
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet , France . The club plays in the French League . Their home arena is La Meilleraie . Established in 1975 , Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009-10 season . In 1998 and 1999 , Cholet won the French Cup .
Cholet ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʃɔlɛ ] , locally [ ʃɔle ] , probably from Latin cauletum , cabbage ) is a commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire department . It was the capital of military Vendée .
La Meilleraie is an indoor sporting arena located in the city of Cholet , Maine-et-Loire , France . The arena is part of a larger expo and events center called Le Parc des Expositions de la Meilleraie , which is divided into several sections . The sports arena constitutes the Red Zone of the complex . The capacity of the arena is 5,191 people . It is currently home to the Cholet Basket basketball team . The building opened in 1987 and was renovated in 2009 at a cost of €250,000 .
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez , also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez , is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau . They compete in the top-tier French league , the LNB Pro A . They are one of the most successful clubs in French basketball history , as they have won nine French League championships and have had European-wide successes as well .
Pau ( French pronunciation : ​ [ po ] , Occitan pronunciation : [ paw ] ; Basque : Paue [ pau ] ) is a commune on the northern edge of the Pyrenees , and capital of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Département in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine , France . The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign Principality of Béarn , of which it was the capital from 1464 . Bordered by the Gave de Pau , the city is located 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) from the Atlantic Ocean and 50 kilometres ( 31 mi ) from Spain . This position gives it an exceptional panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees as well as on the hillsides of Jurançon . The name of Horizons Palois aims to protect this vision , in particular with the famous Boulevard des Pyrénées which extends for 1.8 kilometres ( 1.1 miles ) from the Château de Pau to the Parc Beaumont . Alphonse de Lamartine said : Pau has the world 's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea . Archaeology has asserted that the site has been occupied at least since the Gallo-Roman era . [ note 1 ] Nevertheless , it was n't until the first half of the 12th century that the first mentions of Pau as a settlement are found . [ note 2 ] The town originated from the construction of its castle , likely from the 11th century by the Viscounts of Béarn , to protect the ford which was a strategic point for access to the Bearn valleys and then to Spain . The city thus took its name from the stockade ( pau in Bearnese ) which set the boundaries of the primitive castle . The village which was built around the castle took advantage of its strategic position as well as the protection of the Viscounts of Béarn to widely develop over the following centuries . Pau became the capital of Béarn in 1464 , thus becoming the political , cultural and economic centre of this small State which continued to defend its independence from the neighbouring French , English and Spanish territories .
The Palais des Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Pau , France . The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 7,707 people , and the arena also includes a 500 capacity in private lodge areas .
Élan Sportif Chalonnais , commonly known as Élan Chalon , is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône , France . The team 's main colors are red and white , and their mascot is a moose . They play their national domestic league games in the LNB Pro A league and internationally in the Basketball Champions League . The team 's home arena is called Le Colisée , which seats 5,000 spectators . Founded in 1955 , the club has traditionally been playing in the Pro A . In 2012 , the club captured its first domestic championship by winning the Pro A Final over Le Mans . In 2017 , Élan won its second domestic title . The club has also been a regular in European competitions , as the team has been runners-up in three different FIBA competitions .
Chalon-sur-Saône ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʃa.lɔ̃.syʁ.son ] ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France . It is a sub-prefecture of the department . It is the largest city in the department ; however , the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon .
Le Colisée is an indoor arena in Chalon-sur-Saône , France . It is primarily used for basketball games , and it is the home arena of the French Pro A League club Élan Chalon . The arena seats 5,000 people .
Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale , commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel , is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel , France . The team currently plays in the Pro A , the first tier in France .
Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France .
Orléans Loiret Basket , formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret , is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans , France . 45 is the number of the Loiret department . The club plays in the French Pro A League .
Orléans ( UK : /ɔːrˈliːənz , ˈɔːrliənz/ , US : /ˌɔːrleɪˈɒ̃ , ˌɔːrliˈɑːn , ɔːrˈleɪənz/ , French : [ ɔʁleɑ̃ ] ( listen ) ) is a prefecture and commune in north-central France , about 111 kilometres ( 69 miles ) southwest of Paris . It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre-Val de Loire region . Orléans is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central . In 2015 , the city had 114,644 inhabitants , and the population of the urban area was 433,337 . Île d'Orléans in Quebec , Canada is named after Orleans in France as is Orléans , Ontario and New Orleans , Louisiana . ( French : La Nouvelle-Orléans )
Palais des Sports ( English : Palace of Sports ) is an indoor sports complex in the city of Orléans , France . The capacity of the arena is 3,222 people . It is one of two arenas used by the French Pro A League professional basketball team Entente Orléanaise . The Palais des Sports , with its smaller capacity , hosts the team 's domestic competitions , while EuroLeague and Eurocup matches are held in the larger Zénith d'Orléans . In addition to basketball , since 2005 , the arena has played host to the Open d'Orléans , a tennis tournament that is part of the ATP Challenger Tour .
Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket , commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon , is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon , France . The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A , the French first tier division . Home games are played at the Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy , which has a capacity of 4,628 people . The club has won the French Cup twice , in 1993 and 2006 . The club lends its name to Joan of Arc , a heroine in French history .
Dijon ( UK : /ˈdiːʒɒ̃/ , US : /diːˈʒoʊn/ , French : [ diʒɔ̃ ] ( listen ) ) [ a ] is a city in Eastern France , capital of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon date to the Neolithic period . Dijon later became a Roman settlement named Divio , located on the road from Lyon to Paris . The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power , one of the great European centres of art , learning and science . Population ( 2008 ) : 151,576 within the city limits ; 250,516 ( 2007 ) for the greater Dijon area . The city has retained varied architectural styles from many of the main periods of the past millennium , including Capetian , Gothic and Renaissance . Many still-inhabited town houses in the city 's central district date from the 18th century and earlier . Dijon architecture is distinguished by , among other things , toits bourguignons ( Burgundian polychrome roofs ) made of tiles glazed in terracotta , green , yellow and black and arranged in geometric patterns . Dijon holds an International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn . With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year , it is one of the ten most important fairs in France . Dijon is also home , every three years , to the international flower show Florissimo . Dijon is famous for Dijon mustard which originated in 1856 , when Jean Naigeon of Dijon substituted verjuice , the acidic green juice of not-quite-ripe grapes , for vinegar in the traditional mustard recipe .
Palais des Sports de Dijon ( also known as Palais des Sport Jean-Michel Geoffroy ) is an indoor sporting arena located in Dijon , France . The arena has a capacity of 4,628 people . It is currently home to the Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Bourgogne basketball team . It was one of the host arenas for the FIBA EuroBasket 1999 . Coordinates : 47°19′56″N 5°03′19″E / 47.332111°N 5.055170°E / 47.332111 ; 5.055170
JL Bourg is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse , France that plays in the Pro A . Their home arena is Ekinox , which has a capacity of 3,548 people . In 2014 , JL Bourg adopted its new home arena Ekinox which replaced the Salle des Sports . This year the team also promoted to the Pro A after it won the Pro B Playoffs . They relegated back after the 2014-15 season .
Bourg-en-Bresse ( French pronunciation : ​ [ buʁk‿ɑ̃ bʁɛs ] ; Bôrg in Arpitan language ) is a commune in eastern France , capital of the Ain department , and the capital of the ancient province of Bresse ( Arpitan : Brêsse ) . It is located 70 km ( 43 mi ) north-northeast of Lyon . The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens .
Le Mans Sarthe Basket , commonly known as MSB or Le Mans , is a professional basketball club that is from the city of Le Mans , France . The team plays in the French League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League .
Le Mans ( /lə ˈmɒ̃/ , French : [ lə mɑ̃ ] ( listen ) ) is a city in France on the Sarthe River . Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine , it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans . Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region . Its inhabitants are called Manceaux and Mancelles . Since 1923 , the city has hosted the internationally famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race .
Antarès is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Le Mans , France . The arena is located inside the Circuit de la Sarthe , home of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans , and adjacent to the first right kink on the Mulsanne Straight . The seating capacity of the arena , which was inaugurated in 1995 , is 6,023 people when configured for basketball games .
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre , commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP , is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges .
Limoges ( /lɪˈmoʊʒ/ , also US : /liːˈ-/ , French : [ limɔʒ ] ( listen ) ; Occitan : Lemòtges , locally Limòtges [ liˈmɔdzes ] ) is a city and commune , the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France . Limoges is known for its medieval and Renaissance enamels ( Limoges enamels ) on copper , for its 19th-century porcelain ( Limoges porcelain ) and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac and Bordeaux production . Some are even exported to wineries in California . Limoges has also a basketball club , the CSP Limoges which is the only one in France to win the Euroleague in 1993 , making CSP the first club of all French collective sports to win a Major European competition . [ citation needed ]
Palais de Sports de Beaublanc is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Limoges , France . The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 6,500 .
Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret . The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A , the highest-tier level in French basketball . Founded in 2007 , as Paris-Levallois Basket , the club has been based in the Paris metropolitan area . The home arena of the club is Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan , which has a seating capacity of 4,000 people . Levallois has won two titles thus far , as it won the French Cup in 2013 , and the Match des Champions ( French Supercup ) in 2013 .
Levallois-Perret ( IPA : [ lə.va.lwa.pɛ.ʁɛ ] ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France . It lies some 6 km from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital . It is the most densely populated town in Europe and , together with neighbouring Neuilly-sur-Seine , one of the most expensive suburbs of Paris .
Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena that is located in Levallois , Paris , France . It is primarily used to host basketball games . The arena is named after the French boxer Marcel Cerdan . The arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 .
Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre ( a western suburb of Paris ) , France . The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France , the Pro A , since 2011 . Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre , the club plays its home games in the Palais des Sports , which has a capacity of 3,000 people . The honor list of Nanterre includes one French championship and two French Cup titles as well as a FIBA Europe Cup championship .
Nanterre ( /nɒ̃ˈtɛər/ , French : [ nɑ̃tɛʁ ] ( listen ) ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department , the western suburbs of Paris . It is located some 11 km ( 6.8 mi ) north-west of the centre of Paris . Nanterre serves as both the capital of the Hauts-de-Seine department and seat of the eponymous arrondissement . The eastern part of Nanterre , bordering the communes of Courbevoie and Puteaux , contains a small part of the La Défense business district of Paris and some of the tallest buildings in the Paris region . Because the headquarters of many major corporations are located in La Défense , the court of Nanterre is well known in the media for the number of high-profile lawsuits and trials that take place in it . The city of Nanterre also includes the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense , one of the largest universities in the Paris region .
Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez , or Palais des Sports de Nanterre , is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Nanterre , Paris , France . The arena is named after Maurice Thorez . The capacity of the arena for basketball games is 3,000 . It is the home arena of the French League basketball club Nanterre 92 for French national domestic league games and also for EuroCup and Champions League games .
Halle Georges Carpentier is a multi-use indoor sporting arena that is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris , France . The arena can be used for multiple sporting events , including : boxing , martial arts , badminton , table tennis , volleyball , handball , fencing , basketball , and gymnastics . It is part of a sports complex that also includes a gym and football , rugby , and athletics facilities . The arena is named after the French boxing legend Georges Carpentier , and it includes a statue of the boxer in the arena 's lobby , by the sculptor Brennen . The seating capacity of the arena when it is configured for basketball games is 5,009 .
Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne , France . The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A . Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse . The club was founded in 1937 and the team 's colors are blue and white .
Roanne ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʁɔan ] ; Rouana in Arpitan ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France . It is located 90 km ( 56 mi ) northwest of Lyon on the Loire River . It has an important Museum , the Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette ( French ) , with many Egyptian artifacts .
Halle André Vacheresse is an indoor sporting arena located in Roanne , France . The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people . It is currently home to the Chorale Roanne Basket basketball team .
Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket , most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg , is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg . The club , founded in 1929 , competes domestically in the French Pro A League , and internationally in the Basketball Champions League . The club 's home games are played at Rhénus Sport . The players wear white and red uniforms .
Strasbourg ( UK : /ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/ , US : /ˈstræs- , ˈstrɑːsbʊərɡ , ˈstrɑːzbʊərɡ , -bɜːrɡ , strɑːzˈbʊər/ , French : [ stʁazbuʁ , stʁasbuʁ ] ( listen ) ; Bas Rhin Alsatian : Strossburi [ ˈʃd̥ʁɔːsb̥uʁi ] ( listen ) , Haut Rhin Alsatian : Strossburig [ ˈʃd̥ʁɔːsb̥uʁiɡ̊ ] ( listen ) ; German : Straßburg [ ˈʃtʁaːsbʊʁk ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament . Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace , it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin department . In 2017 , the city proper had 280,966 inhabitants and both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg ( Greater Strasbourg ) and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 494,089 inhabitants . Strasbourg 's metropolitan area had a population of 785,839 in 2016 ( not counting the section across the border in Germany ) , making it the ninth-largest metro area in France and home to 13% of the Grand Est region 's inhabitants . The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 958,421 inhabitants . Strasbourg is one of the de facto three main capitals of the European Union ( alongside Brussels and Luxembourg ) , as it is the seat of several European institutions , such as the Council of Europe ( with its European Court of Human Rights , its European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines most commonly known in French as Pharmacopée Européenne its European Audiovisual Observatory ) , the Eurocorps , as well as the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman of the European Union . Together with Basel ( Bank for International Settlements ) , Geneva ( United Nations headquarters in Europe ) and New York City ( United Nations world headquarters ) , Strasbourg is among the few cities in the world not being a state capital and hosting international organisations of the first order . The city is the seat of many non-European international institutions such as the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine and the International Institute of Human Rights . It is the second city in France in terms of international congress and symposia , after Paris . Strasbourg 's historic city centre , the Grande Île ( Grand Island ) , was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988 , the first time such an honour was placed on an entire city centre . Strasbourg is immersed in Franco-German culture and although violently disputed throughout history , has been a cultural bridge between France and Germany for centuries , especially through the University of Strasbourg , currently the second-largest in France , and the coexistence of Catholic and Protestant culture . It is also home to the largest Islamic place of worship in France , the Strasbourg Grand Mosque .
Rhénus Sport is a multi-purpose arena located in Strasbourg , France . The seating capacity is 6,200 for basketball games . It is currently home to the professional French League club Strasbourg IG .