In Provence, a cobbled street refers to a sloping street paved with pebbles from the Durance.
The craftsman specializing in paving roads was the caladier. Today we call it a caladeur.
Description
The stones were placed on fill, or sometimes, to prevent them from sinking, on other stones placed horizontally.
They were laid edgewise, tightly pressed against each other so that their contact surface was as large as possible and in doing so, they blocked each other. The remaining gaps were filled with small stones.
This made it possible, in particular, to slow down the water during heavy rains.
There are still several cobbled streets in Puimoisson.
The Bouverie cobblestone path
The Whistlers' Pavement
The Maria Borrély calade
The Rise of the Portal
The rise of Missonis