More than 100,000m² of infrastructure is available to the 6,800 members and all the citizens of Nice right at their doorstep! Baby gym, ballroom dancing, tennis, karate, capoeira, body bike, multimedia creation, sophrology… over 100 activities are offered.
Open all year round, in every corner of the city, these centers are the ultimate municipal facilities for relaxation, entertainment, learning new technologies, and rejuvenation alone or with family.
Here is their scope of activity:
The facilities and projects: the first opening of the new CAL St Pancrace, the recent opening of the Cyber Espace La Madeleine, the renovation of CAL Gorbella, and the creation projects (Saint-Augustin, Les Combes); the advantageous pricing policy: with the Passport card that allows many citizens of Nice to engage in all the sports and cultural activities of their choice across all CALs from 5 euros per month; the simplification of user procedures: with the implementation of automatic debit; the development of activities, particularly for people with disabilities: Handi step and Handisport, Mnémographie, Latin move, Home deco…;
20 local facilities
The 15 Centers for Animation and Leisure, like the 5 Cyber Espaces, are hubs of life, discovery, leisure, development, experimentation, and exchange.
Spread across all areas of the city, functioning in a network, these meeting places weave the social fabric. Associations (in agreement with the city) and municipal services offer there a variety of sports and cultural activities, addressing audiences of all ages: small children, youth, adults, or seniors.
The Cyber Espaces are Public Digital Spaces that enable initiation into Internet usage, computing, as well as digital leisure activities. Between 2009 and 2011, membership saw an increase of up to 20% at certain times of the year.
To meet the expectations of all citizens of Nice, and under the leadership of Christian Estrosi who drives a proximity policy, the Animation and Leisure Service has undertaken the renovation of its centers (CAL Gorbella, soon CAL Saint Augustin) as well as the creation of new facilities (CAL St Pancrace delivered in February 2011, opening of Cyber Madeleine in autumn 2010…). Significant credits are also allocated for implementing quality animation projects.
The CAL and Cyber Espaces in a few figures
- 6,760 members plus several thousand associative members, students, and spectators for concerts and shows,
- More than a hundred activities for all ages (offered by the city and associations),
- Three performance halls (Gorbella, Scene 114 at CAL St Augustin and Black Box hall at CAL Bon Voyage),
- Over 100,000m² of facilities, of which 16,000m² are premises for the benefit of the citizens of Nice,
A rich program of shows, exhibitions, annual events
In addition to daily traditional activities, a program of events and cross-disciplinary animations on major national or specific themes (exhibitions, shows, events) is offered in the CALs throughout the year.
Here are the main events of the 2011-2012 season:
October 2011
Solidarity Week
World Day for the Eradication of Poverty
November 2011
Child Rights Week
Toy collection for children from modest backgrounds
December 2011
Christmas for all
Telethon
January 2012
Food drive for the food bank
“Pièces Jaunes 2012” animations
February 2012
Nice Carnival
Festivoce, Corsican cultural festival
March 2012
International Francophonie Day, on the way to the 2013 Nice Francophone Games
Women in the spotlight
Continents Festival on the theme of Francophonie
April 2012
5th Springtime for Kids
May 2012
Neighbors’ Day
Garage sales
June 2012
Music Festival in the districts of Nice
Great Summer Ball
The Combes in celebration
Among the sports and cultural activities offered:
Aikido, Creation workshop, Baby gym, Body bike, Capoeira, Cardio training, Country line dance, Ballroom dancing, Jazz dance, Classical dance, Funk, Gentle gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Hip hop, Judo, Karate, Tennis, Squash, LIA, Patchwork, Ragga, Rock, Salsa, Sophrology, Tai chi, Roller tennis, Yoga, Internet discovery workshops, Digital leisure discovery workshops, Multimedia creation workshop, Office computing, Digital photos and videos…
To better meet the expectations of CAL users, new courses have been created.
Among the novelties: Mnémographie, Latin move, Home deco…;
Leisure activities accessible to all:
For many years, the CALs and Cyber Espaces have included in their program activities adapted for people with disabilities. Wheelchair Tennis and Dance are practiced at CAL Saint Augustin and CAL Notre Dame.
Among the novelties: Handi step and Handisport.
The Passport card allows access, at preferential rates, to all activities of the Centers for Animation and Leisure and Cyber Espaces. Affordable rates are offered: starting from 5 euros per month and 10 euros per year for the CE.
Annual and seasonal membership fees can be paid by direct debit from the bank or postal account of the member, in 9 installments without fees (after an initial payment of 1/10th of the fee on the day of registration).
Development projects
Creation of CAL Pasteur
Opening of a local facility associated with a municipal media library, as part of the urban renewal operation in the Pasteur district (area of 767m²).
Expected delivery: 2012
Extension of CAL Les Combes
With the creation of covered tennis courts, the site will host the national training center of the French Tennis Federation (28 courts).
Expected delivery: 2012
Relocation of the West Nice center:
The two existing structures (CAL Saint-Augustin and CAL Les Moulins) will merge on an area of 700m². This project will be funded by the ANRU (National Urban Renewal Agency) as part of the rehabilitation of the Moulins district.
CAL des Moulins will be demolished in 2012, and the accommodated associations will be transferred to facilities of the CCAS.
Expected delivery: 2nd semester of 2014
