Muraillers Languedociens
Association
Languedoc, Occitanie, France
Muraillers Languedociens is an association of dry stone practitioners in Languedoc, France. Its members work in different teams on retaining walls, traditional paving, landscape works and heritage restoration. Alain Mathieu is the association’s founder and president.
- Location
- France
- Discipline
- Dry stone walling | Masonry | Conservation | Restoration | Landscape stonework
- Material
- Limestone | Granite
- Services
- Retaining walls | Garden walls | Masonry repairs | Stone walkways | Wildlife habitat structures
- Website
- Official website
Members
- Alain MathieuFounder and president
Profile Gallery
Ecological spiral at Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
This side view shows the wildlife spiral’s rising limestone courses and small habitat openings, including recesses filled with pieces of wood. Its disciplines include Dry stone walling and Landscape stonework. Related services include Wildlife habitat structures.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2022 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu, Alizé Seckler and Sébastien Christ. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Ecological spiral at Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
Dry stone limestone walls rise into a spiral around soil-filled planting areas, with small habitat niches built into the outer face. Its disciplines include Landscape stonework. Related services include Wildlife habitat structures.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2022 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu, Alizé Seckler and Sébastien Christ. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Dry stone wall restoration at Claret
Overlapping limestone courses form a corbelled niche within the restored dry stone wall, with a broad stone sill beneath the recess. Its disciplines include Landscape stonework and Conservation. Related services include Retaining walls and Masonry repairs.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2021 | Claret, Hérault
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu with collaborators from Muraillers Languedociens. The project text names Yann Scott de Martinville, Adrien Aroud and two trainees; the image captions also name Alizé Seckler, Sébastien Christ, Mattias Bouaziz and Yann Scott. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Dry stone wall restoration at Claret
A restored dry stone limestone wall follows a gentle curve, combining irregular stones in courses beneath a roughly level coping. Its disciplines include Landscape stonework and Conservation. Related services include Retaining walls and Masonry repairs.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2021 | Claret, Hérault
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu with collaborators from Muraillers Languedociens. The project text names Yann Scott de Martinville, Adrien Aroud and two trainees; the image captions also name Alizé Seckler, Sébastien Christ, Mattias Bouaziz and Yann Scott. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Retaining wall at Beaulieu — first phase
The first phase of a reclaimed limestone retaining wall shows closely fitted courses, a stepped end and larger stones at the exposed corner. Its disciplines include Dry stone walling and Landscape stonework.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2024 | Beaulieu, Hérault
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu and Alizé Seckler. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Retaining wall at Beaulieu
A curved retaining wall of reclaimed limestone supports planted ground, with closely fitted courses and larger stones defining its upper edge. Its disciplines include Dry stone walling and Landscape stonework.
Stonework by Alain Mathieu and members of Muraillers Languedociens.
2026 | Beaulieu, Hérault
Source & credits
Work: Alain Mathieu, Mattias Bouaziz and Yann Scott de M. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
More work
- Retaining wall at Bages2020 | Reclaimed limestone | Bages, Aude Its disciplines include Dry stone walling, Masonry, and Conservation. Related services include Retaining walls and Masonry repairs. By Muraillers Languedociens.Work: Muraillers Languedociens, with support from the municipality of Bages.
- Wall and habitat restoration at Poussan2021 | Limestone walls and a rebuilt rabbit warren | Poussan, Hérault Its disciplines include Dry stone walling, Masonry, and Landscape stonework. Related services include Retaining walls, Garden walls, Masonry repairs, and Wildlife habitat structures. By Muraillers Languedociens.Work: Muraillers Languedociens and three additional dry stone wallers.
- Retaining walls at Prat de Cest2023 | Limestone retaining walls | Prat de Cest, Bages Its disciplines include Dry stone walling, Masonry, and Conservation. Related services include Masonry repairs. By Muraillers Languedociens.Work chiefly by Manuel Borralho and Philippe Eymard, members of Muraillers Languedociens; Artibatan is identified in the project account.
- Traditional calade at Rouffiac d’Aude2019 | River-cobble calade | Rouffiac d’Aude Its materials include Limestone and Granite. Its disciplines include Masonry and Conservation. Related services include Stone walkways. By Muraillers Languedociens.Work: Gaëtan Belles, Yann Scott de Martinville, Alain Mathieu, Alexandre Biard and Arthur Ravary. Project documented by the FFPPS.
Source & credits
Official association and publicly listed members | Alain Mathieu — association founder and president | Retaining wall at Bages | Wall and habitat restoration at Poussan | Retaining walls at Prat de Cest | Traditional calade at Rouffiac d’Aude | Rouffiac d’Aude — FFPPS project case study | Retaining wall at Beaulieu | Dry stone wall restoration at Claret | Retaining wall at Beaulieu — first phase | Ecological spiral at Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
Photographs supplied by the practitioner. Directory information
Retaining wall at Beaulieu
Work: Alain Mathieu, Mattias Bouaziz and Yann Scott de M. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Retaining wall at Beaulieu — first phase
Work: Alain Mathieu and Alizé Seckler. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Dry stone wall restoration at Claret
Work: Alain Mathieu with collaborators from Muraillers Languedociens. The project text names Yann Scott de Martinville, Adrien Aroud and two trainees; the image captions also name Alizé Seckler, Sébastien Christ, Mattias Bouaziz and Yann Scott. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Ecological spiral at Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers
Work: Alain Mathieu, Alizé Seckler and Sébastien Christ. With members of Muraillers Languedociens. Photograph: Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source | Project account and credits — Alain Mathieu
Logo: Logo supplied by Muraillers Languedociens via Alain Mathieu. | Used with permission | Source