Calade

{{Short description|Type of pebble arrangement}} {{Multiple issues| {{one source|date=June 2025}} {{Expand French|date=December 2023}} {{Expand Italian|date=December 2023}} }} [[File:Calade à Avignon.jpg|thumb|Calade in Avignon]] '''Calade''' is a French term for a harmonious, decorative and useful arrangement of medium-sized pebbles, fixed to the ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://verdonsecret.com/en/the-calade-symbol-of-the-provencal-villages-of-the-verdon/ |title=The calade, symbol of the Provençal villages of the Verdon |website=verdonsecret.com |access-date=29 June 2025}}</ref>

'''Rue en calade''' describes a road with a surface composed in this way—essentially a cobblestone road. These are found predominantly in the French region of Provence, and generally in the Mediterranean area.

The corresponding term in Italian is '''risseu''', a term borrowed from Ligurian.

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Category:Types of roads