BEAUNE : FRANCE - 21

*Location:

   Les Hospices
   Rue de l'Hôtel Dieu at Place Fleury
   Beaune, Côte d'Or, France
   LL: N 47.02230, E 4.83670
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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)
*Former carillonist:
   Philippe Boucomont

*Contact:

   M.Christine Kaufmann
   Mairie de Beaune
   21200 Beaune

*Schedule:

   One or two Saturdays in May; 3d Sunday
   in November; Carillon Festival in
   August.

*Remarks:

   Some bells may be older than 1945.
   Belfry not accessible to visitors.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1981
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1945, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       by Paccard     
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992
*Links:

Photos of the building (Ancienne chapelle des Hospices)
Photos of the building (Chapelle de l'hôpital de la Sainte-Trinité anciennement hospice de la Charité)

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 final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard 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/Côte d'Or.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  8-Sep-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/09/04
   and on technical data last updated on 1993/07/25
*Photos:

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