*Location:

   Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-la-Drèche
   Route de la Dreche (D92A)
   Albi, Tarn, France
   LL: N 43.96941, E 2.15414

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*Carillonist:

   Corinne Salles
   E: sallesc14@gmail.com

   1970-90 Jean-Louis Viguier
   1970-?? Jean Pierre Carme
   ??-?? Jérôme Boutiè

*Contact:

   M. le Curé de N-D-de-la-Drèche
   Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-la-Drèche
   Route de la Dreche
   81380 Cagnac-les-Mines
   France

*Schedule:

   First Sunday of every month, 1600-1700;
   tower open to visitors 1600-1800.

*Remarks:

   Sub-bourdon cast by Pourcel, Aveyron,
   in 1883.  New keyboard 2005 included
   pedals for 3 swingers; 4th swinger &
   pedal added in 2010, 2 trebles in
   2016, 5 trebles in 2017.  Manual &
   pedal have dropped keys for future
   bass C#,D#; pedal for sub-bourdon is
   outside the console frame, as were
   pedals for 3 swingers in 1981 console.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 36 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is B  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C 37/(G) C G 21
   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 2017
     with  5 bells made by Cornille-Havard 
   Prior history:
     In 2016, the instrument was enlarged to 31 bells
       by Cornille-Havard 
       (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Keyboard range was:     C E   /    ----  
     In 2010, the instrument was enlarged to 29 bells
       by Cornille-Havard 
       (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
       Keyboard range was: (?C)C D   /    ____14
     In 2005, the keyboard was replaced
       by an unknown maker
       Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was E  in the treble octave
       Keyboard range was:     C C 25/(??)C C 16
       Transposition was up 16 semitone(s), i.e., from C to E 
       There were no missing bass semitones
     In 1981, the instrument was enlarged to 28 bells
       by Paccard         
       Keyboard range was:  (C)C D   /    ____ 3
     In 1940, the instrument was begun with 18 bells
       by Paccard          (except for 1)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
       Keyboard range was:     ----  /    NONE  
       There were three added semitones
   Auxiliary mechanisms: M4    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2017

The French Wikipedia article about the building is brief, but has a photo of the building and a section about the carillon.

Photos of the building

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cornille-Havard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cornille-Havard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cornille-Havard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all French traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all French traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all French traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in France.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Tarn.

   This page was built from the database on 15-May-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/05/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/02/24