*Location:

   North tower
   Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Privat
   Place Urbain V
   Mende, Lozere, France
   LL: N 44.51744, E 3.49813

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Mason Diocésaine
   7 Rue Monseigneur de Ligonnès
   48000 Mende
   T: 04 66 65 61 90
   E: communication/@/diocese-mende DOTfr

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Notes C3,D,D#,F,G,A,A#,B,C4,D;
   last addition does not swing.
   Also a clock gong cast in 1598

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and/or semitones
     is non-standard; see Remarks above.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2000
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     Previously, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by an unknown maker
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   Auxiliary mechanisms: IS9   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The French Wikipedia article about the town has an aerial view that is centered on the cathedral.

The French Wikipedia article about the cathedral has a section about the present bells.

Photos of the building (in 3 pages)

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

   This page was built from the database on  8-Sep-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/09/06
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/08/12