Société de l'Avenir

Boule de fort, two sets of sand boules, 6 sets of pétanque, 1 French billiards table. Demonstrations and introductions for the general public (accompanied children) by appointment.

La boule de fort :
Its originality comes from the combination of a curved pitch (25 m long and
7 m wide, with slopes rising from 35 to 40 cm on the sides) and a ball
sides) and an iron-rimmed ball, with one side heavier than the
the other called the Fort (the iron ball weighs 1.4 kg, is 12 cm in diameter
diameter and 9.5 cm thick). The players push these balls and try to get them closer to the master, who is also called Petit.

The sand ball:
Boule de sable is a traditional game played on the banks of the Loire. The aim of the game is to get the balls as close as possible to the "petit" (master) or "cochonnet" (jack). The balls are made of wood.