*Location: Collégiale Notre-Dame Rue Notre-Dame, off Allée Bristide Briand Ville-Franche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France LL: N 44.35236, E 2.03776
*Carillonist: Paul-Henri Meriau E: paulhenrimeriau/@/free DOTfr - and - Gabriel Birague E: gabriel.birague/@/laposte DOTnet*Former carillonists: inaug.1937 Maurice Lenfant inaug.2015 Christine Laugié *Contact: Association les Amis du Carillon Maison des Sociétés Place Bernard Lhez 12200 Villefranche de Rouergue T: 06 17 04 20 76 E: Webform @ carillon-villefranche.fr *Schedule: Hourly melodies; Angelus *Remarks: Unknown when 1936 keyboard became unusable. Now includes 7 bells (5 still swinging, 2 now fixed) cast here in 1818 by Maurice Dubois (Huille-Court, Haute-Marne). New bells and keyboard by Cornille-Havard; keyboard in the belfry, not enclosed. Auto-play on 3 octaves of fixed bells can coordinate with fountain and lights in plaza. Also 600kg hour bell in lantern, cast in 1822 by Cazes & Pourcel for chapel of Blue Penitents, transferred here 1920. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is C in the middle octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: C C 49/ C G 20 There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 2014 with 17 bells made by Cornille-Havard Prior history: In 1971, the instrument was enlarged to 25 bells by Paccard (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1940, the instrument was enlarged to 24 bells by Paccard (6 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 1936, the instrument was enlarged with bells made by Paccard (17 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1819, the instrument was begun with an unknown number of bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (7 bells remain from that work.) Auxiliary mechanisms: E37 Tower details: Height of console: 30 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 30 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 33 meters above ground Belfry openness: ?% Year of latest technical information source is 2018*Links:
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