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BOULES COURT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
CONT

This lovely waterfront villa offers 300m² in perfect condition with caretaker's dwelling, several terraces, garages and outbuildings ... Tennis court, swimming pool, boules playing ground, golf practice.

OBS

"Boules game" usually refers to the French game "pétanque"; it also includes several variants of that game.

Key term(s)
  • boule playing ground
  • boule court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
DEF

Espace aménagé pour la pratique du jeu de boules.

CONT

Boulodrome. Boule lyonnaise et pétanque, nouveauté! Ouverture du 11 novembre 2000 au 15 avril 2001.

OBS

Il existe deux sortes de jeux de boules : 1- le jeu des grosses boules, qui se joue dans une allée spéciale terminée par un petit fossé [...] devant lequel est placé le but. [...] 2- Le jeu du cochonnet, le seul pratiqué ou presque aujourd'hui [...] Il s'agit pour chaque équipe, de placer le plus grand nombre possible de boules dont elle dispose, plus près du but que ne le seront les boules de l'adversaire.

Spanish

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