*Location: Collégiale Nôtre-Dame Rue Notre-Dame, off Allée Bristide Briand Ville-Franche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France LL: N 44.35236, E 2.03776
*Carillonist: (none appointed)*Past carillonneurs: 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 *Schedule: (unknown) *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/ ---- There is one missing bass semitone 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.) In 1936, the instrument was begun with 18 bells with bells made by Paccard (17 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
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