Petanque

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Petanque

Boules (specifically pétanque, which has pretty much overwhelmed the old jeu provençal) is the "national sport" of Provence.

The rules are available in English.

Selected Websites

• The Official Website of the British Pétanque Association
• Pétanque.org
• New Zealand Pétanque Association
• The Finnish Pétanque Association (in Finnish - also English Page)
• A Swedish magazine called Bouleptanque
• Nederlandse Jeu de Boules Bond (in Dutch)
• Fédération Française de Pétanque & Jeu Provençal (in French). The website has information on clubs, rules festivals, equipment and competitions
• Les Boules Cloutées (in English, French and German)
• Le Pastis et la Pétanque (English version)
• Team Leca Pétanque Var based Petanque (in French)

 Equipment

• Obut (in French)
• La Boutique Pétanque (in French)

If you want to build a terrain de boules

• There's some information in English here.
• A thorough description in French, with visuals and a full materials listing can be found here.