The body of an eviscerated man with his throat slit open has been found in a sports ground in France.

The gruesome discovery was made on Monday morning in the small village of Pont-de-Metz in northern France on the sports ground by a person who had been out on a walk.

The corpse of the unnamed man was splayed out in a cross position, French newspaper Le Parisien reports.

Initial investigations have determined that the victim is a 32-year-old man.

The Amiens public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation for what they believe to have been an 'intentional homicide'.