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Pétanque

Pétanque (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: ⓘ, locally in Provence ; Occitan: petanca ⓘ; Spanish: petanca [pəˈtaŋkə, peˈtaŋka]) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports…

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Contact
Non-contact
Equipment
Boules (balls) & cochonnet (little ball)
First played
Provence, France
Highest governing body
Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal
Olympic
No
Team members
Individual, doubles and triples

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Pétanque

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples83
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
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Pétanque

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related to External links · 18
Pétanque → Archived, August, CEP, Confédération Européenne, England, European Governing, Federation, FFPJP, FIPJP, FPUSA, France, Fédération Francais, Fédération Internationale, Its, Jeu Provençal, Pétanque England, United States, Wayback Machine
related to Image gallery · 18
Pétanque → Aigues-MortesMen, Batignolles, Bonifacio, Brighton, Fort St, FranceAction, Grenoble, Hove, Hove Pétanque Club, Louis, Peace Statue Terrain, Players, Playing, Pétanque World Championship, The, Toulon, UKPétanque, Ystad
related to Global spread of the game · 10
Pétanque → After, Europe, FFPJP, France, Francophone, Fédération Française, In France, Jeu Provençal, Provence, Today
related to Invention of the game · 9
Pétanque → Boules, Greece, In France, Jules Lenoir Boulodrome, La Ciotat, Marseilles, Middle Ages, Players, Rome
related to Playing area · 6
Pétanque → In, In France, Sandy, The, There, When
see also · 5
Pétanque → BoulesBocceBocciaCurlingKubb, Marseillaise, PétanqueSwedish, Swedish, World ChampionshipsMondial
related to Playing the game · 3
Pétanque → Based, Fédération Internationale, Jeu Provençal
related to Equipment · 2
Pétanque → The, Three
Contact · 1
Pétanque → Non-contact
Equipment · 1
Pétanque → Boules (balls) & cochonnet (little ball)

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boules boule jack team game played one point opposing target ball called play provençal french player throwing games france throw

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PétanqueContactNon-contact1.00infobox
PétanqueEquipmentBoules (balls) & cochonnet (little ball)1.00infobox
PétanqueFirst playedProvence, France1.00infobox
PétanqueHighest governing bodyFédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal1.00infobox
PétanqueOlympicNo1.00infobox
PétanqueTeam membersIndividual, doubles and triples1.00infobox
PétanqueTypeBoules1.00infobox
PétanqueWorld Games1985–present1.00infobox
Pétanqueis aFédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal0.90text
a public parkinstance ofA game can be played in an open area0.80text
where the boundaries of the terrain are not markedinstance ofA game can be played in an open area0.80text
or more formally on ainstance ofA game can be played in an open area0.80text

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