# Calade

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{{Short description|Type of pebble arrangement}}
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[[File:Calade à Avignon.jpg|thumb|Calade in [Avignon](/source/Avignon)]]
'''Calade''' is  a [French](/source/French_language) 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](/source/cobblestone) road.  These are found predominantly in the [French](/source/France) region of [Provence](/source/Provence), and generally in the Mediterranean area.

The corresponding term in [Italian](/source/Italian_Language) is '''risseu''', a term borrowed from [Ligurian](/source/Ligurian_language).
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