=== National and international organizations===Internationally, there are about 600,000 players sanctioned with the "Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal" (FIPJP, International Federation of Pétanque and Jeu Provençal).
== Zgodovina ==Začetki petanke segajo v leto 1907, ko so jo prvič zaigrali v Franciji.