TUILERY

TUILERY (rue de)

The rue de la Tuilerie in Vailly-sur-Sauldre, (historical name or use of this part of the road leading to Pierrefitte-ès-Bois) derives its name from an important farm which was at the exit of the village.

The Tuilery was an industrial establishment to the right of the Vicinal Road No. 1 (currently Pierrefitte Road) which did not exist on the Neapolenian cadastre.

In 1911 Louis Petit was a tiler assisted by an employee, Paul Echard.In 1927, they both operated the Echard-Petit tilery.

The factory eventually took the name of the activity. It was called the « Street de la

Tiles » long before it officially became a road

Departmental.

The choice of the Pierrefitte-ès-Bois road to install the tilery met two needs: Clay: The extraction quarries (the marnières) were in the fields adjacent to this road. There was a greasy soil, perfect for the flat tile of Sologne and Pays-Fort.

Transport: Pierrefitte-ès-Bois and neighbouring municipalities were large

material consumers for farm and pyramid barns.

Produce on this axis facilitated deliveries by carts.

There is true geographical consistency with:

The Rue de la Roue in Paul and the Valroy district were the living areas of the

craftsmen and workers (corders, tanners).

The Rue de la Tuilerie was the area of mass production of

construction.

These two sectors formed the beating heart of the working-class economy of Vailly in the 19th century, as opposed to the « top » more commercial and administrative.