Beige
Saint Maximin
Description APPEARANCE It is a soft stone, extracted in Oise (north of Paris); these quarries are very old: they date back to Gallo-Roman era; but especially from Louis XIV that this stone will be used extensively in the construction of Paris; finally, it will be very stone-used under Napoleon III [...] READ MORE
Noyant
Description APPEARANCE It is a soft limestone Noyant stone is extracted from an underground quarry, opened in Maddle Ages. This quarry was used in the construction of local monuments of that time like Soissons Cathedral and building in Paris. In this underground quarry stone extracted gives a Noyant firm and [...] READ MORE
Caen
Description APPEARANCE It is a soft limestone Caen stone is extracted from an underground quarry, opened in XIth century under William the Conqueror. This quarry was used in the construction of local monuments of that time, but also in many English ones during the Anglo-Saxon period of Normandy. In this [...] READ MORE
Fontenay
Description APPEARANCE Fontenay is a trade name which groups actually stones from several quarries located on villages a few kilometers of each other (Magny, St Marc, Semond) but on the same deposit. These stones are very similar and all have the same color The particle size is a little rough [...] READ MORE
Lanvignes
Description APPEARANCE Lanvignes is a semi-hard limestone. Quarry gives 2 main colors : Yellow that goes from a medium yellow , with a flowered aspect to a darker yellow Gold which is a light yellow. Some shells appear more on gold as background color is lighter. There may be sometimes [...] READ MORE
Saint Martin
Description APPEARANCE The St Martin Belle Roche stone is extracted essentially from two locations just a few kilometers apart: One producing the St Martin and the other producing the St Albain. They are usually cut with bed . In St. Martin, there are 3 colors: grey, beige and yellow; St Albain [...] READ MORE
Chandore
Description APPEARANCE Chandore is a sedimentary limestone and its constitution was spread over the last 150 million years. Quarry shows different layers and depending on the layer, the appearance of stone could vary a bit particularly in the honed/polished and flamed finish. You could find in what is named: Bench [...] READ MORE
Comblanchien
Description APPEARANCE Comblanchien is a sedimentary limestone and its constitution was spread over the last 150 million years. At certain times of sedimentation appeared small shells that have fossilized. This gave parts of blocks more or less shelly. So when we saw a block parallel to the quarry bed, you [...] READ MORE