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The limestone exploited in the Vincent Quarries is in the form of compact layers up to 10 metres in thickness.
This stone takes a very high polish and is found in varied tones of pale yellow in beads or bands on a light beige background.

Hauteville stone has achieved a worldwide reputation for its high qualities of resistance to all kinds of climatic and physical attack. It responds well to all cutting methods and in all exterior as well as interior uses. From an aesthetic point of view its position is unassailable.

The most prestigious edifices in the world have been and continue to be built or clad in Hauteville stone. In the USA, in Japan, in Argentina, nearer home in Switzerland, Belgium and Spain, and of course in France, there are countless public and private buildings, monuments, bridges and dams which owe their charm to Hauteville stone.

Some examples:
-EMPIRE STATE BUILDING NEW YORK

-COURT HOUSE NEW YORK

-GUARANTY TRUST NEW YORK

-BUS TERMINAL NEW YORK

-US POST OFF.DPT. WASHINGTON

-CAPITOL WASHINGTON
-MEMORIAL LINCOLN

-BERNA MUSEUM [CH] 

-IMPERIAL BUILDING MEIJII TOKIO

-ESCURIAL BUILDING SPAGNA 

-HOTEL DE VILLE ALGERI 

-USA EMBASSY IN PARIS
-NATIONAL LIBRARY PARIS

-TROCADERO SQUARE IN PARIS

REALISATIONS

Tech Sheet

ORIGIN
Location
Hauteville-Lompnès town (Ain), 31 km South of Nantua.

Nature & Aspects
Sedimentary rock. Limestone oolithique. Compact, dense limestone, medium beige/yellow colour. Presence of small round beige spots, crystallized, giving a pearl effect. Some pinkish veins. Small white lines of calcite. The Hauteville stone also features a variety in colour rosé.

USES
Main uses
Flooring
Wall cladding
Dimension stone works – Ashlars
Road works

Finishes – Textures
Polished
Honed
Flammed

Physical properties

Apparent density 2680 kg/m3

 

Porosity 0,60 %

 

Sound velocity 5880 m/s

 

Abrasion resistance 21,9 mm

 

Compressive strength 173,1 MPa