*Location:

   Cathédrale Saint-Antonin
   Place du Mercadal
   Pamiers, Ariège, France
   LL: N 43.11433, E 1.60867

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*Carillonist:

   Christine & Bernard Laugié,
     carillonneurs
   23, rue des 4 Sergents de la Rochelle
   09100 Pamiers
   T: 61 60 13 36
   E: christinevanhoutte@free.fr

*Contact:

   Orgues et Carillons de Pamiers
   18, rue de Rempart des Carmes
   09100 Pamiers
   T: 05.61.67.86.51

*Schedule:

   Wed & Fri, 1800-1900; Sat 1030-1200;
   Angelus mid-day and evening;
   hour strike preceded by
   "Montagnes des Pyrèmès".

*Remarks:

   Original chime by Louison, 1841-63;
   2 replaced and 10 added by Bollée in
   1899; 2 basses recast by Vinel, one in
   1933 and another in 1935; another
   recast in 1961 by Fourcade.
   All replaced by Paccard, with 11 being
   relocated to Notre-Dame du Camp in this
   city (see under Chimes).

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C 48/    A#G   
   Transposition is up 11 semitone(s), i.e., from C to B 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1995
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1989, the instrument was begun with 26 bells
       by Paccard     
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1935, some bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was A  in the middle octave
     In 1899, the instrument was enlarged to 22 bells
       by Bollée      
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1863, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The GCF page about this carillon has a description and two small photos; a PDF with longer description (in French) is available.

Photo of the tower, accompanied by a historical description of the bells (in French)

Photos of the building

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Bollée bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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Index to all traditional carillons in France.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Ariège.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/09/03
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/01/23