On this Wednesday afternoon in autumn, the Stade de France is as if asleep. In the streets bordering the site, a few joggers brave the greyness and the coolness while the brasseries on Avenue Jules-Rimet finish their service. It's a far cry from the excitement that will shake up this neighbourhood of Saint-Denis next summer, when it will live to the rhythm of the Olympic Games.
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