Longue paume (, also jeu de longue paume, "long

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") is an outdoor version of

jeu de paume ''Jeu de paume'' (, ; originally spelled ; ), nowadays known as real tennis, (US) court tennis or (in France) ''courte paume'', is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, ...

, an ancestor of modern

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. It has been popularly played, particularly in

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, for several centuries. It is a game of gain-ground as Balle à la main. It was played as part of the Paris

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, but its medal status is disputed. Today, the sport is most played in the region of

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. The sport's governing body is the ''Fédération Française de Longue Paume'', with its headquarters in

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Others games of gain-ground

* Ballon au poing * Balle à la main *

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* Balle pelote * Balle au tamis * Llargues

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