When the cement tiles were invented, it was a much cheaper alternative and meant that designers could be creative.” Ground-breaking These were quite expensive materials and not always the easiest to work with. “Until then, most floors were laid with stone, marble or other materials such as t erre cuite (terracotta – cooked earth). The invention patent was granted in September 1851.” I found they were invented around 1850 by a public works contractor named Étienne Larmand in Viviers in the Ardèche region, home to many cement factories at the time. Since I had never seen these much before in the U.S., I was a bit curious to learn more about them and when they began using them here in France. “Visiting houses as an agent for Leggett Immobiliier in the Aude department, I come across many gorgeous and colorful tiled floors with all sorts of magnificent designs and patterns. But France also has a love affair with ceramic floor tiles, something that surprised Andrew Guck, an American who now works as an estate agent in the South of France. Terracotta tiles have been popular in France for centuries and remain so, and you’ll find them as flooring in homes throughout the country. Even before that the Chinese and ancient Greeks and then the Romans produced terracotta tiles. Coloured floor tiles have been around since at least 4000BC when the ancient Egyptians produced them in large numbers.
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