Editing Pétanque (section)

=== Global spread of the game ===
[[File:Pétanque being played indoor in Rotterdam..jpg|upright|Pétanque being played indoors at an IBA reunion in [[Rotterdam]], the [[Netherlands]]|alt=|thumb]]
After the development of the all-metal boule, pétanque spread rapidly from Provence to the rest of France, then to the rest of Europe, and then to Francophone colonies and countries around the globe. Today, many countries have their own national governing bodies.

In France, the ''Fédération Française de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal'' (FFPJP) has over 300,000 licensed members.

There are strong national federations in Germany, Spain and England. Pétanque is actively played in many nations with histories of [[French colonialism|French colonial]] influence, especially in [[Southeast Asia]], including [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in [[India]], as well as some parts of [[Africa]]. The sport is also popular in Madagascar and Thailand.

Pétanque was featured at the [[2015 All-Africa Games]] hosted by the [[Republic of the Congo]], a former French colony.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Okamba|first1=Louis|last2=Imray|first2=Gerald|title=All Africa Games return to roots in Republic of Congo|url=http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/All-Africa-Games-return-to-roots-in-Republic-of-6486997.php|website=Times Union|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref>

Pétanque is not widely played in the Americas. There is a Canadian pétanque federation based in [[Québec]]. In the [[United States]], the Federation of Pétanque USA (FPUSA) reports that about 30,000 play nationwide. As of 1 December 2015, FPUSA counted 2141 members in the US, in 52 affiliated clubs.<ref>FPUSA 2015/16. Annual Publication of the Federation of Petanque, USA</ref>

On the international level, the [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of pétanque is the ''Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal'' (FIPJP). It was founded in 1958 in [[Marseille]] and has almost 800,000 members as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who are we ?|url=https://fipjp.org/index.php/en/f-i-p-j-p/who-are-we|access-date=2022-02-25|website=fipjp.org}}</ref>