Mont-sous-Vaudrey. The only snooker billiards in the Jura in Mont-sous-Vaudrey | Jura: all the local information

It is a sport of skill often considered elitist, and little recognized for its true value. Billiards is, however, practiced by a few amateurs in the region. In Mont-sous-Vaudrey, an association welcomes them. Olivier Bourillon, its president, aged forty-nine and a driving school instructor, is a fan of this game. “I have always played billiards and I was looking for a place to settle down,” he confides. . And since he has lived in Mont-sous-Vaudrey for three years, it was naturally in the heart of the village of Jules Grévy that he set up this association.

23 members

To date, the club has 23 members and can be proud “to be the only one to have a snooker pool table in the Jura department,” explains Olivier Bourillon. Some fans don't hesitate to cross the department to play! And to install this beautiful table measuring 4 meters by 2 meters, we actually needed space!

In a nearby room there is also a French billiards table. “It is a precision game which represents the basis of all billiards. It is from this one that all the others developed,” continues Olivier Bourillon. It’s also an opportunity for the population to learn about this sport, which is rarely practiced in the region…