Please contact me: jeffrey@detroitpetanque.com about any questions you may have regarding courts, playing, equipment, finding playing partners.

Jeff Widen

http://www.petanque.org/building/241.shtml

Most guidelines for building terrains emphasise the basic requirement for a rectangular piste, e.g. 12 or 15 x 4m. Whilst this is obviously the basic requirement for marked-out terrains for competitions, it tends to result in rather dull, featureless terrains being built.

Remember, in France, terrains are frequently “natural” terrains, typically the village square, areas in parks, etc. The shape will be irregular and the surface is likely to be uneven and irregular, often with a slope, some areas hard and smooth, others rough and stony, with ruts where the rain drains across, etc. Especially in the South, terrains will be tree lined, essential for protection against the fierce sun but also creating additional features and obstacles, with the roots providing more uneveness to the playing surface.

http://petanqueamericaopen.blogspot.com/2006/08/building-court.html

says

“The simplest way to start is by asking your local building materials supplier, quarry or contractor how they build a crushed stone driveway in your area.”

I cannot imagine that a crushed stone driveway of the appropriate size would cost anywhere near $75,000, even with “amenities”.

From the article: “In petanque, the jack plays a role similar to that in bocce, which might be more familiar to some readers.”