Abstract: A flatly shaped roof covering element (1) comprising a plurality of plastic stalks (2) being arranged approximately parallel adjacent to each other and one above the other, their upper end regions (21) being joined together by heat bonding, the stalks (2) having irregular lengths and being irregularly shaped at their free ends (22), and having a helical cross-section, wherein the roof covering element (1) comprises a layer of paper (3, 3') on both sides of the bonded upper region (21) of the stalks (2), the paper being bonded thereto, wherein the bonded upper region is not flat.