Day by day: where olympic torch will pass in france on way to paris

CHECK THE ROUTE TO SEE WHEN THE TORCH WILL BE ARRIVING NEAR YOU DO YOU RECEIVE THE CONNEXION'S FREE WEEKDAY NEWSLETTER? Sign up here The Olympic torch is currently making an epic

journey across France, after arriving from Athens to Marseille on board the historic ship the Belem on May 8.  Below we list where it will be each day as it makes its way to Paris to arrive

for the Olympics Opening Ceremony on July 26.  THE OLYMPIC TORCH JOURNEY AT A GLANCE * 79: The number of days the journey will last * 67: The number of stages in the journey (plus one

epilogue) * 400: The number of communes through which the torch will pass * More than 10,000: The number of people who will transport the torch * 200 metres: The average length of each torch

relay between people * Mathieu Lehanneur: The Olympic torch designer Read also: PHOTOS: Olympic Flame travels to France on beautiful historic ship  The calendar so far * May 8-15:

Marseille, Toulon, Manosque, Arles, Montpellier, Bastia (Corsica) * May 15-19: Perpignan, Carcassonne, Toulouse, Auch, Tarbes WHERE DOES THE TORCH GO NEXT? [embedded content] * May 24: 

Angoulême,  Charente * May 25: Poitiers, Vienne * May 27: Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire * May 28: Angers, Maine-et-Loire * May 29: Laval, Mayenne * May 30: Caen, Calvados * May 31: Mont

Saint-Michel, Manche * June 1-6: Rennes, Niort, Les Sables d’Olonne, La Baule, Vannes * June 7: Brest, Finistère OVERSEAS SECTIONS The torch is not only staying on mainland France; it is

also heading to France’s overseas territories. * June 9: Cayenne, French Guiana * June 11: Nouméa, New Caledonia * June 12: Saint-Denis, La Réunion * June 13: Papeete, French Polynesia *

June 15: Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe * June 17: Fort-de-France, Martinique BACK TO THE MAINLAND The torch will then restart its journey in mainland France in the south, travelling up the

eastern side of the country before heading north, and then circling around Paris.. * June 18-21: Nice, Avignon, Valence, Vichy * June 22: Saint-Etienne, Loire * June 23: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc,

Haute-Savoie * June 25: Besançon, Doubs * June 26: Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin * June 27:  Metz, Moselle * June 28: Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne * June 29: Verdun, Meuse * June 30: Reims, Marne *

July 2: Lille, Nord  * July 3: Lens-Liévin, Pas-de-Calais * July 4: Amiens, Somme * July 5: Le Havre, Seine-Maritime * July 6: Vernon, Eure * July 7: Chartres, Eure-et-Loir * July 8: Blois,

Loir-et-Cher * July 10: Orléans, Loiret * July 11: Auxerre, Yonne * July 12: Dijon, Côte-d'Or * July 13: Troyes, Aube * July 14-15: Paris Read also: British man proud to carry Paris

Olympics torch in France  FINAL APPROACH * July 17: Saint-Quentin, Aisne * July 18: Beauvais. Oise * July 19: Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise * July 20: Meaux, Seine-et-Marne * July

21: Créteil, Val-de-Marne * July 22: Evry-Courcouronnes, Essonne * July 23: Versailles, Yvelines * July 24: Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine * July 25: Parc Georges-Valbon, Seine-Saint-Denis * July

26: Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, the Seine river, Paris PLACES OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Sites include: * Lascaux caves * Alésia archaeological site * Medieval city of Carcassonne *

Palace of Versailles * Mont Saint-Michel  * The chateaux of the Loire Valley * The Verdun Memorial  * The D-Day Landing beaches * Mont Canigou * Ile aux Moines island * Mont-Blanc valley *

Pic du Midi de Bigorre * Saint-Emilion vineyards * Millau viaduct * Guiana Space Centre * Futuroscope science centre * Mont Ventoux * Marseille stadium * Simonne-Matheiu tennis court,

Roland-Garros  * Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis You can see the full detailed list of dates by stage and department, with an interactive map, on the official website Olympics.com.