*Location:

   Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame
   Rue Frayssinous at Rue du Terral
   Rodez, Aveyron, France
   LL: N 44.35088, E 2.57467 z19

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*Contact:

   Office de tourisme Rodez
   14 place Eugène Raynaldy
   12000 Rodez
   T: (0)5 65 75 76 77
   E: infos.tourisme/@/rodezagglo DOTfr

*Schedule:

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*Remarks:

   Peal cast by Morel in 1851, installed
   1853 - F#,B,C,D#,E,G#,A,B,C.
   Also an unused bell cast in 1523,
   a small bell in the fléche above the
   crossing, and another in SW tower.

*Technical data:

   Motor-swung peal of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range: (F#)B D   /    NONE  
   The arrangement of tones and/or semitones
     is non-standard; see Remarks above.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1853
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The French Wikipedia article about the cathedral has a section about the bells, which identifies 9 of the 12. 

Photos of the building (in 2 pages)

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous 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.

The bass bell of this peal undoubtedly qualifies as a great bell at 5229 kg.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Aveyron.

   This page was built from the database on 16-Aug-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/08/12
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/08/12