In pictures. Discover the pool of the East Plateau of Rouen, before its opening

Yes, we talked about it! Yes, some have accused us of making it a soap! Yes, people had the right to know what was going on behind the gates of this building which should have opened three years ago. This building is the pool on the East Plateau of Rouen, which Go (finally) to open its doors on August 4 2025. And we were able to visit it in preview. Follow the leader !

Finally the opening for the pool!

While he will not seek a new mandate during the 2026 municipal elections, the mayor of Belbeuf, Jean-Guy Lecouteux says he is happy.

I only want the ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental and Work Safety and Work Safety) which took three years to make a decision and which did not even have the respect, after the report, to send us a personalized letter.

An investment of 19 million euros

But today, all this is behind elected officials: after 19 million investments, including 6 million subsidized (Rouen Metropolis Normandy: 2 million euros / Normandy region: 1.5 million euros / department of Seine-Maritime: 1.2 million euros / State: 1 million euros / Ademe: 260,000 euros) and 1 million euros additional to replace the famous prohibited biomineral filtration, one word You open the doors to you: superb! Thus, from Monday August 4 at 2 p.m., the O’Cape Aqualudic Center in Belbeuf, with a capacity throughout the building of 1,100 people, “will meet all the needs of lovers of aqualudic activity”, with quality equipment and services.

Objective: 220,000 full -year entries

The establishment will be headed by Scyllon Jordany, five years of experience in the Récréa group, in which he was deputy director of Euroceane, in Mont-Saint-Aignan.

The opening of a new aquatic center is a nice challenge. I am quite excited with a good dose of stress with all these preparations to best welcome the first customers. You have to think of everything. I expect to have a lot of people immediately. This is why, we have recruited around thirty employees including eight lifeguards. Some are residents of the East Plateau. I can’t wait to be in operation.

Latest equipment

And to reach 220,000 admissions in full year, the 31,000 inhabitants of the ten municipalities committed will be able to benefit from a warm welcome as soon as it will be possible to buy swimsuits, cups and glasses. Catcabilities with hair dryers and nearly 1,100 latest generation lockers will also be available to the public.

Fun pool, paddling pool, large pool, slides…

Once under the hall, they will have access to the deep play pool of 1m20, the paddling pool, the large basin with its six 25 m corridors, three slides of the Pentagliss and the outdoor space for a sunbathing on the 400 m2 of mineralized beaches and the 1,400 m2 of the vegetated solarium.

The site will be 100% open from September 13

This is at first. Because 100% of O’Cape will not be opened until Saturday, September 13, “in particular, the dry and wet surrender upstairs with the hammam, the jacuzzi, the sauna, the fitness rooms, relaxation, cardio and the relaxation basin”, specify the managers.

Schooling slots from October 1

The schoolchildren will arrive from October 1. All classes in the large kindergarten section to CM2 will go to the swimming pool. There will also be room for other municipalities. “For associations, we will see on a case-by-case basis, because it does not yet exist,” said Bruno Guilbert, mayor of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre.

Doors open from September 5 to 7

Of course, the manager also provides entertainment such as the well-being evening, the Aqua-Ciné or the reception of competitions at the regional level. The official inauguration of O’Cape will be on September 10, at 3 p.m. and open days are organized from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September.

One hundred parking spaces

In the meantime, you can therefore easily access this swimming pool if expected thanks to the 110 grassing parking spaces, the Galilee high school car park some 200 meters, by bicycle by cycle paths or by the lines of the F5 and 14 (Belbeuf-Darnetal).

Modulated prices according to your place of residence

Remember that the prices are modulated according to your place of residence. The inhabitants of the 10 communes of Sicaper must present a proof and for the others, it is full pot (adult prices: 6.50 euros / 4.40 euros – children’s prices: 5.50 euros / 3.70 euros – Unlimited freedom formulas: 54 euros per month (2 months minimum) / 36 euros).

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