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)
• Les Boules Cloutées (in English, French and German).
• Le Pastis et la Pétanque (English version).
• Team Leca Pétanque Var based Petanque (website in French)

 Equipment

• JB Pétanque (in French and English)
• Obut (in French).
• Le Juge (English page).

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.