What is a petanque court called?

Americans often use the expression “petanque court”, but technically this is wrong. The proper term is a petanque terrain or (depending on the context) a boulodrome.

What is the difference between boule and petanque?

“Petanque” and “boules” are two different names for the same game. In French, the word “boule” means “ball” and in France people often refer to the game simply as boules (pronounced BOOL). Outside of France the game is usually referred to as “petanque” (pronounced pay-TONK).

What size is a petanque court?

A regulation size petanque pitch is 4 m wide x 15 m long (or 3 m x 12 m in certain cases). The surface can be dolomite, sand, gravel, red shale… As long as the boules roll!

Where is petanque most popular?

Pétanque may be culturally associated with France but the International Federation of Pétanque and Provençal Game estimates that the sport – which has around 10-12 million players worldwide in 160 countries – is in fact most popular in Asia.

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What is a petanque court made of?

In general, decomposed granite (DG) is your best bet, but in some areas other suitable materials (e.g. crushed volcanic cinders) may be available and economical. Bocce players like a surface of crushed seashell, but note that seashell requires regular maintenance and is prone to getting over-grown with moss and algae.

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Which country invented petanque?

France
The current form of Petanque originated in 1907 in La Ciotat, in Provence, France in what is now called the Jules Lenoir Boulodrome.

Why is petanque not an Olympic sport?

Wit the 2024 Olympic due to be held in Paris, it would have been a perfect time for this most French of traditions to finally be awarded the status that it craves. Alas, it was not to be and the Olympic Games Organising Committee declared in 2019 that Pétanque had failed in its bid to become an Olympic event.

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What’s petanque in English?

The French name pétanque (borrowed into English, with or without the acute accent) comes from petanca in the Provençal dialect of the Occitan language, deriving from the expression pè tancat [ˈpɛ taŋˈkat], meaning ‘foot fixed’ or ‘foot planted’ (on the ground)….Pétanque.

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