Fontainebleau the United States returned those bases to French control. NATO moved AFCENT to Brunssum in the Netherlands and AIRCENT to Ramstein in West Germany. (Note that the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, also known as SHAPE, was located at Rocquencourt, west of Paris, quite a distance from Fontainebleau). In 2008, The men's World Championship of Real Tennis (Jeu de Paume) was held in the tennis court of the Chateau. The real tennis World Championship is the oldest in sport and Fontainebleau has one of only two active courts in France. Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination; each year, 300,000 people
Jeu de paume called "jeu de courte paume" or just "courte paume" ("short palm") to distinguish it from the outdoor version, "longue paume" ("long palm"), played on a field of variable length. Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics was a medal event; American Jay Gould II won the Gold medal. Since 1740, jeu de paume has been the subject of an amateur world championship, held each year in September. It is the oldest active trophy in international sport. Various other forms of handball may be related to one degree or another; this is generally difficult to ascertain with certainty, and some,