*Location:

   Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
   Rue Denfert Rochereau
   Périgueux, Dordogne, France
   LL: N 45.18364, E 0.72235

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*Contact:

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*Schedule:

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*Remarks:

   Bass weight 2088 kg; pitch estimated

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 17 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   Installation was completed in 1847
     with bells made by unknown      
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S7    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The French Wikipedia article about the cathedral has a paragraph about the bells, but gives little detail.  There is a photo of the building.

Photos of the building

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all French chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all French chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all French chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Dordogne.

   This page was built from the database on  9-Feb-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/01/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/01/23