Languedocienne

Ludowici Languedocienne is an imported mission barrel clay tile system. It is made of tapered mission caps and pans with a smooth surface, in generously curved terra cotta. The tile is prominent in Mediterranean and southern French architecture.

It is manufactured in Southern France by TERREAL and sold exclusively by Ludowici in North America. The long-length design reduces the number of pieces per square.

Languedocienne is a two-piece system consisting of a cover tile and a pan tile. The pair forms naturally shaped drainage channels. Factory formed nail holes allow mechanical attachment.

Finishes number ten standard and five special-order.

• Weight per square: 948 pounds
• Pieces per square: 158
• Overall size: 19 1/2 inches by 8 inches by 6 inches
• Exposure: 11 inches center to center by 16 1/2 inches
• Minimum pitch: 4:12
• Base texture: Smooth
• Weight per piece: 6 pounds
• Pieces per pallet: 250
• Weight per pallet: 1,500 pounds

For slopes below the stated minimum, Ludowici refers to its Roof Slope Whitepaper.

Finishes carry French names. Five are standard popular colors made in regular production runs:

• Panache Ancien (Old Panache): Desert Sand with 018-08 Mist
• Castelviel: Desert Sand with 018-08 Mist
• Vieille Terre (Fired Earth): Clay Red with Desert Sand Mist
• Cathedrale: Historic Red with Ebony Mist
• Rouge: finish code 165-01

Six more standard colors are produced less frequently:

• Vieux Midi
• Brune: Briar Brown
• Panache Fonce (Dark Panache): Desert Sand with 018-08 Mist
• Terre Du Sud: Desert Sand with M7 Mist
• Rose: Santiago Rose
• Flamme Languedoc: finish code 165-01 with Desert Sand Mist

The tile is available in ten standard and five special-order finishes. The base texture is smooth.

• ASTM C1167 Grade 1 Roof Tile
• Miami-Dade NOA No: 23-0125.06
• State of Florida Approval No: FL 13777
• TDI Listing
• Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

The tile is made by Terreal in Castelnaudary, France, as named in the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance.

Installation drawings are published in PDF and AutoCAD formats, numbered in the LANG series:

• LANG-100: section at eave with eave closure
• LANG-101: section at eave with mortar
• LANG-102: section at head wall
• LANG-103: section at rake edge
• LANG-104: section at side wall
• LANG-200: section at hip
• LANG-300: section at ridge
• LANG-400: section at field cut valley

The installation manual listed for the tile is the TRI installation manual for moderate climates.

A pallet of Languedocienne holds 250 pieces and weighs 1,500 pounds. Each piece weighs 6 pounds, and a square takes 158 pieces at 948 pounds. The cover and pan are separate tiles, and the caps are tapered.

Imported Ludowici tiles carry a limited 50-year material warranty. This differs from the 75-year material warranty on products produced in New Lexington, Ohio.

Languedocienne is one of two imported tiles in the Ludowici range, the other being Visio. It is used in restoration and new construction of clay tile roofs in Mediterranean styles.