0 a game played especially in France, in which metal balls are thrown so that they land as close as possible to a smaller ball
The main attraction is the boules tournament and a music evening with local bands.
Currently the 3-inch (76 mm) langasite boules produced commercially have growth rates of 1.5 to 5 mm/h.
They also may be manufactured for industrial or decorative purposes in large crystal boules.
People enjoy playing "ptanque", or "boules" in the sandy areas under shady trees near the town center.
In this case the team with boules receives one point for each that they have to play.
If the jack is knocked out of play, no team scores unless only one team has boules left to play.
Some of the old "boules cloutes" are genuine works of art and valued collectors items.
The most important application may be the growth of large cylindrical ingots, or boules, of single crystal silicon.
