*Location:

   Église Saint-Philibert
   Place Saint-Philibert
   (Rue de Tour de l'Église)
   Charlieu, Loire, France
   LL: N 46.15841, E 4.17141

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*Carillonist:

   Gérard Lassagne
   E: gerard.lassagne0238@orange.fr

*Contact:

   Antony Lassagne, Sacristain
   Pont de Pierre
   42190 Chandon

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 42 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker 
   Prior history:
     In 2016, the instrument was enlarged to 18 bells
       by Paccard         
     In 1931, the instrument was enlarged to 16 bells
       by Paccard         
     In 1857, the instrument was begun with an unknown number of bells
       by Paccard         
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The GCF Website has a short paragraph about the 2016 expansion, but the further expansion to 42 is not mentioned (as of Sep.2024).

The French Wikipedia article about the town mentions the parish church dedicated to Saint Philibert, and describes it briefly, but does not mention any bells.
A photo of the building shows a large central bell tower with a small clock turret.

Photos of the building

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Ranking among all French traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
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Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Loire.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/09/04