TIRE HAVING A REINFORCED LOWER ZONE

A tire for a motor vehicle comprising: two beads (); two sidewalls () meeting at a crown (); at least one carcass reinforcement () extending from the beads () through the sidewalls () as far as the crown (), the carcass reinforcement () having a plurality of carcass reinforcing elements and anchored in the two beads () by a turn-up around the annular reinforcing structure (), so as to form in each bead a main strand () and a turn-up strand (); and a stiffening reinforcement () arranged in at least one sidewall of the tire, said stiffening reinforcement () having a radially inner end () and a radially outer end (), the stiffening reinforcement being formed of a plurality of stiffening elements oriented at an angle less than or equal to 10° relative to a circumferential direction of the tire.