*Location:

   Hôtel de Ville
   Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
   Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
   LL: N 49.84694, E 3.28720

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*Carillonist:

   Francis Crépin,
     carillonneur titulaire
   E: francis.crepin02/@/sfr DOTfr

   Andre Ranfaing

*Contact:

   Mairie de Saint-Quentin
   Hôtel de Ville
   02108 Saint-Quentin

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   1924 instrument was recast from (or
   replaced) a 1762 carillon by Barbieux,
   enlarged in 1880, taken in 1917; 39
   cast by Michaux, but largest 2 may not
   have been part of carillon.  19 ancient
   bells of unknown origin remained,
   but were apparently recast by Paccard
   in 2004.  Drum from 1924 disused.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C F   
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   19 bells were recast or replaced in 2004
     by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1986, 17 bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Paccard     
       (17 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1924, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Michaux     
       (1 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1880, the instrument was enlarged to 31 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1762, the instrument was begun with an unknown number of bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Auxiliary mechanisms: EnM   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The GCF page about this carillon has a description and two photos.  The photo of bells can be opened for a much wider view.

A French cultural record includes a souvenir photo of 39 bells by Michaux, 1924, and an old keyboard photo.

Photo of the building, with bells clearly visible in the cupola of the tower.

Stock photo of the belfry; scroll down for photos of the whole building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michaux bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth 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).
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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/Aisne.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/09/04
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/01/23