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French Limestone

There is a French Limestone that suits every project. We can help identify the ideal stone for the job. 

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French Limestone

French Limestone from Pierre Heritage and partner quarries.

Avy

Description: White limestone with unusual white shell fossils. Quarried near Angouleme, south west France.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving, Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Ampilly

Description: Very hard wearing, frost resistant Burgundy limestone with light, medium and darker shades.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French limestone Beauval

Beauval

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Description: Hard wearing, frost resistant limestone from the quarry next door to Ampilly. 

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Beauval Beaunotte

French limestone Buxy

Buxy

Description: A hard limestone from southern Burgundy. Mostly beige but with some grey/blue variations.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Caen

Description: Heritage limestone used in hundreds of ancient buildings in the UK and across France. First introduced into the UK by William the Conqueror.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French limestone Chandore

Chandore

Description: A hard limestone often used in commercial or public areas.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Hauteville

Chamesson

Description: Off-white/cream background with small grey/brown shell fossils. Hard wearing premium stone from northern Burgundy.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French Limestone Champagny

Champagny

Description: Light Beige background with small brown shell fossils.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Semond

French Limestone Chanceaux

Chanceaux

Description: Classic “Pierre de Bourgogne” limestone with variable colours ranging from off-white through to dark “yellow” with occasional honey coloured ribboning.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Pierre de Bourgogne, Hauteroche

French limestone Chauvigny

Chauvigny

Description: A white oolitic limestone from the Poitiers region of France.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French limestone Chitre Tuffeau

Chitré

Description: Famous for its use as the building stone of the French Loire Valley Chateaux buildings.

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Tuffeau

French Limestone Combe Brune

Combe Brune

Description: A white limestone with fine grey shell fossils.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French limestone Comblanchien

Comblanchien

Description: One of the Burgundy hard limestones. Beige with some rose colourings particularly when flamed.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Ladoix

French limestone Corton

Corton

Description: A very hard limestone from Burgundy. Mostly beige but with occasional rose colouring depending on the bench.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: St Benedict

French Limestone Coulmier

Coulmier

Description: The classic “jaune” (yellow) limestone from Burgundy.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Lanvignes, Vallangis Jaune, Pietra dei Medici

Frontenac French limestone

Frontenac

Description: Off white to beige coloured stone for a variety of uses.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry

Other names: n/a

Lavoux

Description: Off-white stone with fine grain and good frost resistance. Used as a replacement for Caen stone. Highly regarded as a carving stone and for heritage buildings.

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Lépine

French limestone Croix Huyart

La Croix Huyart

Description:

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French Limestone Limeyrat

Limeyrat

Description: Hard stone that is very variable in colour from near white through beige, brown and grey.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding

Other names: Manoir, Loire Rustique, Dordogne, Vienne

French Limestone Luget

Luget

Description: A hard wearing stone ranging from pale beige to darker “yellow” beige.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Magny French Limestone

Magny

Description: One of France’s premium limestones from Burgundy.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry

Other names: n/a

French Limestone Mareuil St Croix

Mareuil

Description: A hard wearing cream coloured limestone from south west France. Excellent alternative to Cream Marfil.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: St Croix, Mareuil St Croix, Crema Luna

Massangis

Description: A classic beige limestone ranging from light beige to dark beige with small shell fossils.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French Limestone Pompignan

Pompignan

Description: A hard grey limestone from the Lyon region of France

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry

Other names: n/a

Richemont

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Description: An off-white limestone commonly used as a building stone

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Rocheval French limestone

Rocheval

Description: A hard-wearing frost resistant limestone with various shades of brown.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving, Wall cladding, Masonry

Other names: n/a

French limestone Rocheville

Rocheville

Description: A hard wearing beige stone with some grey fossils and sometimes yellow ribboning. Excellent frost resistance and great for patio flooring as well as building cladding. Can be similar to English Clipsham in colour.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Ruoms

Ruoms

Description: A hard grey stone with some grey fossils. Excellent frost resistance and great for patio flooring as well as building cladding. .

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding

Other names: Chomerac

French Limestone St Maximin

St Maximin

Description: A beige limestone from the Paris region. Famous for its use on the historic buildings in the Champs Elysée, Paris.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French Limestone St Pierre Aigle

St Pierre Aigle

Description:

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

Tercé

Description: A white limestone used for building and masonry work.

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French Limestone Valanges

Valanges

Description: A medium density limestone with a cream background and pale grey shell fossils from the Massangis quarry.

Suitable for: Internal flooring, External paving , Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: Charmot (cross cut)

French limestone Vassens Royal

Vassens

Description: A coarse grained limestone from Paris often used alongside or instead of St Maximin

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

French limestone Vilhonneur

Vilhonneur

Description: A white limestone with small brown or grey shell fossils.

Suitable for: Wall cladding, Masonry, Carving

Other names: n/a

The full range of French Limestone includes:

Anstrude, Avy, Ampilly, Balzac, Beaumaniere, Beaunotte, Beauval, Beauvallon, Beauvillon, Bleu de Vix, Bleu de Lignieres, Boisvillon, Brauvilliers, Bretigny, Buffon, Buxy, Caen, Chandore, Charmot, Chamesson, Champagny, Chanceaux, Chassagne, Chauvigny, Chitré, Combe Brune, Comblanchien, Corton, Coulmier, Drom, Euville, Farges, Fontbelle, Frontenac, Hauteville, Hauteroche, Jaumont, La Croix Huyart, Lacome, Larrys, Lavoux, Legnes, Lens, Limeyrat, Luget, Magny, Mareuil, Massangis, Montigny, Montmoyen, Nod, Noyant, Pierre de Bourgogne, Pompignan, Richemont, Roche de Clermont, Rocheret, Rocherons, Rocheval, Rocheville, Ruoms, St Albain, St Maximin, St Pierre Aigle, Sainte Croix, Savonnieres, Sireuil, Souppes, Tavel, Tercé, Tervoux, Val de Nod, Valanges, Vallangis, Vassens, Vilhonneur, Villebois.

Within this range, many of the quarries have several layers or beds of stone (known as benches) that can have different technical and aesthetic properties. Please call and we will be happy to discuss the details.

The most popular of our French Limestones are shown above but if you do not see what you want, please get in touch.