100 Years of Petanque Celebrated in La Ciotat

On Friday, July 13th, in memory of Jules LeNoir; the 3rd Stage of the Masters de Pétanque celebrates 100 years of pétanque at it’s birthplace, in the village of Ciotat.

A commemoration of the event will begin with a re-enactment of the first petanque game on the very spot where it was conceived by Jules LeNoir.

Also on Friday, at 10:30 a.m., the young artist, Isabella will sing the anthem of the Centenary on the petanque piste of Jules LeNoir, just before a re-enactment of the first game of petanque.

For realism, Boules Cloutee (nail studded balls) will be used, by the famous trio of Quintais-Suchaud-Lacroix.

As for the 3rd stage of Masters de Pétanque, it will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the Langlois Esplanade, with a programmed final at 8:30 p.m.

Present will be Martine Pilate, the niece of Ernest Pitiot and the grand-daughter of Joseph Pitiot, of the Pitiot brothers who developed petanque after the invention of Jules LeNoir.