La Cornue
La Cornue is a French range maker that says it has built ranges since 1908. It says each range is made by hand. The maker says the CornuFé offers La Cornue for cooks who do not need the size and customization of the Château series.
What La Cornue makes
In the Sacramento region, La Cornue is sold through the DreamHome Appliance Group showroom in Roseville.
La Cornue builds ranges as the heart of the kitchen. The made-to-order Chateau line is configured piece by piece, with a choice of widths, oven counts, cooktop layouts, colors, and trim in brass, nickel, or copper, so no two are quite alike. The CornuFe line offers the same French look in freestanding ranges sized for standard cabinet openings. Cooktops mix gas, induction, and electric elements, and some models add a plancha or French top. La Cornue also builds matching hoods, wall ovens, and cabinetry modules that carry the same enamel and metal finishes across a room. Where most ranges are mass-produced, these are assembled and enamel-finished by hand, which is why lead times run long and each unit is registered to its maker.
La Cornue kitchens
What the range does differently
The defining feature is the vaulted oven. Instead of a flat-topped box, La Cornue gives the oven an arched, vaulted ceiling that guides heated air in a circular path around the food, so roasts and baked goods cook evenly on all sides without a fan forcing the air. Heavy cast and enameled construction stores heat and releases it gently, holding a steady temperature once the oven is up to heat. The hand-finishing is part of the engineering as much as the look: enamel is fired onto the steel, and brass or nickel trim is fitted by hand. Buyers choose La Cornue for that combination of a distinctive oven design and a range built and finished one at a time rather than off a production line.
Buying considerations
- Width and cutout: the CornuFé 110 is 43 inches wide and the CornuFé 90 is 35.4 inches wide; both are 25.6 inches deep and 35.8 inches high (36.9 inches maximum). Château ranges are 27.6 inches deep, deeper than most freestanding ranges, and 36 inches high.
- Weight: the CornuFé 110 is 350 lb uncrated, which matters for the delivery route and the floor.
- Fuel: gas and induction tops are both offered on the CornuFé; Château layouts mix gas, induction, and electric teppanyaki. Confirm the gas supply and the electrical supply for the oven and any induction hobs against the maker spec sheet before you finalize the plan.
- Ventilation: the CornuFé hoods list 600 CFM with an 8-inch collar and 1200 CFM with a 10-inch collar.
- Spacing: confirm spacing to combustibles and side cabinetry against the maker spec sheet; do not rely on a generic number.
- Color and trim: the maker offers printed CornuFé color samples on request, so choose finish and trim from samples, not from a screen.
Who La Cornue suits
- A cook who wants a freestanding French range in a 36-inch cabinet opening and a choice of colors: the CornuFé 90 (35.4 inches wide). The CornuFé 110 is 43 inches wide and needs a wider opening.
- A kitchen being designed around the range, with a custom size, finish and cooktop layout: the Château series.
- A designer or architect who wants a hood, cabinetry and range in matching finishes.
- A household that wants a gas or an induction top: the CornuFé offers both, and Château layouts include induction hobs.
- Not the right fit: a kitchen that needs a standard 30-inch slide-in with a 24-inch depth, since La Cornue ranges run deeper.
Also on our line card
On the DreamHome line card
La Cornue ranges are assembled to order, and the line is on our line card.
La Cornue questions
Where can I buy a La Cornue range?
La Cornue is on our line card and available to order. Château ranges are made to order, so start with the team at our Roseville showroom, which serves the greater Sacramento area: choose the series, size, color, and trim, and plan the gas, electrical, and hood before the order goes in.
Who makes La Cornue?
La Cornue makes its own ranges. Albert Dupuy founded the company in Paris in 1908, and La Cornue describes itself today as a craft manufacturer of about 60 people whose ranges are made by hand.
Where is La Cornue made?
The maker says Château ranges are made to order in the Saint-Ouen l'Aumône workshop outside Paris, made by hand and numbered by the craftsmen.
What is the difference between the Château and CornuFé series?
The maker says CornuFé suits cooks who want La Cornue without the size range and customization of the Château series. CornuFé comes in two sizes, the CornuFé 90 at 35.4 inches and the CornuFé 110 at 43 inches, in eleven colors and three trims. Château is made to order across seven sizes, from 23.6 inches (Château 60) to 70.9 inches (Grand Palais 180).
What is a vaulted oven?
An oven with an arched ceiling. La Cornue says Albert Dupuy introduced it in 1908 and that it moves heat around the food.
Does La Cornue make induction ranges?
Yes. The CornuFé 90 and 110 offer a five-zone induction top, and Château layouts include induction hobs.
Choose La Cornue finishes and the vaulted oven with the Roseville team.