The 24 Hours of Le Mans is held near which French city?

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is held near the French city of Le Mans. The race takes place on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a road-racing circuit located just south of the city in the Sarthe department.

The circuit combines a permanent section around the start-finish area with public roads that are closed for competition. Its famous route runs through or near places including Mulsanne and Arnage, making the event distinct from races held entirely on conventional closed circuits.

Le Mans gives the race its name, but the circuit is not confined to the city's urban centre. The city remains central to the event, hosting driver parades, fans and much of the race-week atmosphere, while the track itself occupies the surrounding countryside.

Tours, Reims and Lyon are plausible distractors because all are important French cities with motorsport connections or historic racing associations. Reims, for example, hosted the former Reims-Gueux circuit. However, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is specifically associated with Le Mans and the Circuit de la Sarthe.