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Le Vigan, France (Gard (30)) - Église Saint-Pierre
Municipal: Le Vigan
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 2 Place de Bonald, 30120, Le Vigan

Description nr.: 2029456.

Built by: Vincent Cavaillé-Coll (1872)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1872 Vincent Cavaillé-Coll  new organ
1971 Manufacture Saby  restoration
2008 Manufacture Languedocienne des Grandes Orgues  maintenance/reparations
2017 Manufacture Languedocienne des Grandes Orgues  maintenance/reparations

  • Vincent Cavaillé-Coll built an organ for the Église Saint-Pierre in Le Vigan in 1872. This instrument has two manuals and twelve stops. There are no stops on the pedal organ, that can be coupled to both manuals. Pierre Saby restored the organ in 1971. It was maintained by the company Manufacture Languedocienne des Grandes Orgues in 2008 and 2017.
  • On the chest of both manuals there is one spare place.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue6
- Récit Expressif6
- Pédale0
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 2-3 rangs.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Principal 4', Quarte de Nazard 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-b°): No stops present.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.

Literature Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 2 : Gard - Lozère. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1987.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche