*Location:

   Beffroi communal (belfry)
   Grand-Place
   Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France
   LL: N 50.53104, E 2.63923

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*Carillonist:

   André Dubois, carillonneur
   16, Rue Faidherbe
   59000 Lille
   T: 03 21 56 48 88

*Contact:

   Mairie de Béthune
   T: 03 21 63 11 11
   - or -
   Association des Amis des Carillons
   38 rue Faidherbe
   62400 Bethune
   T: 21 56 48 88

*Schedule:

   Auto play (drum) at the quarter hours;
   live play on great holidays, in May,
   and Christmas Eve.

*Remarks:

   Carillon of 1773, by Philippe de
   Corsin, destroyed 19 May 1918.
   For other bells, hung in the spire,
   see  BETHUNE - BC/2.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C C 49/    C F   
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1988
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1951, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       by Paccard     
       There were two missing bass semitones
     In 1773, a complete instrument of 37 bells was installed
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   Auxiliary mechanisms: M     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

The ARPAC Website (archived 2019) presents much more detail than we can here, though it is all in French.

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Index to all traditional carillons in France.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Pas-de-Calais.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/05/01
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/03/14