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Organs in France

Abbeville

Aix-les-Bains

English Church

Amiens

Angers

St. Maurice’s Cathedral

Arras

Cathedral

Auxerre

Bayeaux

Cathedral

Bayonne

Beaulieu-sur-Mer

St. Michael & All Angels’ (Anglican)

Beauvais

St. Peter’s Cathedral

Blois

Cathedral

Bordeaux

St. Ferdinand’s

Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Seine

Notre Dame

Caen

Cannes

Carcassonne

Cathedral

Chartres

Cathedral

Clermont-Ferrand

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Dijon

Cathedral

Évreaux

Cathedral

Geudertheim

Church

Grendelbruch

Church

Grenoble

Langres

Laon

Cathedral

Le Havre

Lille

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Lodèva

Cathedral

Lourdes

Notre-Dame

Lyons

Marseille

Cathedral

Meaux

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Menton

Christ Church

Montpellier

Moulins

Cathedral

Nancy

Nantes

SS. Peter-and-Paul’s Cathedral

Nice

Orléans

Paris [71]
Pau

Perpignan

Cathedral

Poitiers

Rennes

St. Peter’s Cathedral

Rheims

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Rochelle

Cathedral

Rouen

Salon-de-Provence

Church

Soissons

St. Blaise

Abbey

St. Denis

Convent of the Legion of Honour

St. Quientin

Cathedral

Strasbourg

Toul

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Toulouse

Cathedral

Tours

Tulle

Cathedral

Versailles

Viviers

Cathedral

Demolished
Moved
New Use
Present
Rebuilt
Ruin
Unknown

Names for France

Louis Abbiate (1866-1933) (Died)
Paul Allix (1888-1960) (Organist)
Edouàrd Andrès (1930-2004) (Organist)
Jorge Antzenberger (Organist)
Louis Archimbaud (1705-1789) (Organist)
Louis Argence (1929-) (Organist)
Frédéric Arschott (1847-1938) (Organist)
Abbé Joseph Artigarum (Organist)
Valéry Aubertin (1970-) (Lived)
Savin Balonchard (1858-) (Lived)
R. Bassal (Lived)
Auguste Ernest Bazille (1828-1891) (Organist)
Théodore Bélamy (1809-1878) (Lived)
Abbé E. Belliard (Organist)
Marcel Bernard (1926-2000) (Organist)
Franck Besingrand (1956-) (Lived)
Camille Besse (Organist)
Jean Pierre Beugniot (1935-) (Born)
Frédéric Binet (1862-1918) (Organist)
Jean Baptist Bischoff (1849-1896) (Organist)
J. Blanc (1793-1869) (Lived)
Jacques Boisgallais (1927-) (Organist, Born)
Sebastian Boixet (Organist)
Bernard J. H. Bonnery (1935-) (Organist)
J. Baptiste Bonnet (1763-) (Lived)
M. Borlon (-1992) (Lived)
Dom Marcel Bouchère (1898-1972) (Organist)
Emma Bowman Leaver (1883-) (Organist)
Abbé Louis Boyer (1880-1934) (Organist)
H. Braut (Lived)
Abbé Emile Brune (1855-1937) (Organist)
Abbé Alexandre Bruneau (1823-1899) (Organist)
Abbé M. Busson (Organist)
Pierre Camonin (1903-2003) (Organist)
Dr Paul Carpentier (1911-2004) (Organist)
Charles Albert Caspar (1827-1905) (Organist)
Eugène Chaminade (1845-1922) (Lived)
Mélanie Chasselon (Lived)
Abbé Roger Chaudeur (1908-1979) (Organist, Lived)
Dori Chauvin (1899-1979) (Organist)
François Clément (1957-) (Organist)
Abbé E. Collard (Lived)
Charles Collin (1827-1911) (Organist)
Léon Copin (1854-1923) (Lived)
Marianne Couperin (Organist)
John S. Craven (1949-) (Organist)
Eric Dalest (1974-2016) (Organist)
Paul Damance (c1650-c1700) (Organist)
Xavier Darasse (1934-1992) (Organist)
Noël Darros (1908-1992) (Organist)
Herbert Charles Deavin (1888-c1951) (Organist)
Abbé A. Delpech (-1909) (Lived)
Claude Delvincourt (1888-1954) (Organist)
André Devaere (1890-1914) (Died)
Edouard Devernay (1889-1952) (Organist)
Paul Devred (1853-1909) (Organist)
Edmund Dierickx (1880-1952) (Organist)
Alphonse Dotterer (Organist)
Pierre Jean Michel Fallouard (1805-1865) (Organist)
Louis Simon Fanart (1807-1883) (Organist)
Canon Auguste Fauchard (1881-1957) (Organist)
François Joseph Fétis (1784-1871) (Organist)
L. Forster (Organist)
Jules Friley (1896-1963) (Organist)
Raymond Froment (1840-1880) (Organist)
Richard Gagne (1960-) (Organist)
Maurice Gay (1897-1978) (Organist)
Henri Graebert (1893-1959) (Organist)
Gaston Gryselyn (1892-) (Organist)
Jérôme de la Guerre (c1654-) (Organist)
Christophe Guyard (1966-) (Organist)
Joachim Havard de la Montagne (1927-2003) (Organist)
Georges de la Hèle (1547-1587) (Organist)
Joseph Hemmerlé (1882-1967) (Organist)
Dom Clément Jacob (1906-1977) (Organist)
André Jorrand (1921-2007) (Organist)
Dominique Joubert (1955-) (Organist)
Charles Justin (Organist)
Henri Juvin (Organist)
Jean Baptiste Labat (1802-1875) (Organist)
Emile Lachmann (1851-1919) (Organist)
Alain Langrée (1927-) (Organist)
Auguste Larriu (1840-1925) (Organist)
Yves Lecomte (Organist)
Frédéric Ledroit (1968-) (Organist)
Albert Lejeune (Organist)
Henri Lenormand (-1936) (Organist)
Maurice Lenormand (1884-1981) (Organist)
Bruno Lescarret (1964-) (Organist)
Henri Letocart (1886-1945) (Organist)
Antonin Lhoumeau (-1920) (Died)
Maurice Linglin (1885-1962) (Organist)
Pierre du Mage (1674-1751) (Organist)
J. B. Maillochaud (1840-1928) (Organist)
François Malin (1903-) (Organist)
Charles Mansion (1912-1996) (Organist)
Horace Mansion (1809-) (Organist)
François Marquis (1950-) (Organist)
J. de Mars (Organist)
Maxime Martinier (Organist)
M. Mayet (c1868-1938) (Organist)
W. A. Montgomery (1872-1948) (Organist)
Abbé Wulfran Moreaux (1827-1905) (Organist)
Octave Parisot (Organist)
Joseph Permann (1842-) (Organist)
Jean Luc Perrot (1959-) (Organist)
J. L. Philippe (Organist, Lived)
Alfred Rabineau (Organist)
Louis Raffy (1868-1931) (Organist)
Claude Rameau (Organist)
Yves Ramette (1921-2012) (Organist)
Fernand Rich (1906-1957) (Organist, Lived)
Georges Robert (1905-1996) (Organist)
Jean Joseph Rosenblatt (1923-) (Organist)
Danielle Salvignol-Nisse (1944-1996) (Organist)
Erwin Sattler (1905-1995) (Organist)
Joseph Schluty (1829-1920) (Organist)
Jean Pierre Sciau (1965-) (Born)
Harold Scull (1898-1971) (Organist)
Déodat de Sévérac (1872-1921) (Organist)
Domenico Severin (1967-) (Organist)
Nicolas Siret (1663-1754) (Organist)
Gabriel Saint René Taillandier (1861-1931) (Organist)
Pierre Thibaud (1938-) (Organist)
Canon Henri Tissot (1877-1964) (Organist)
Jules Tridémy (1839-) (Organist)
Michel Trique (1934-) (Organist)
Thomas Troman (1839-1908) (Organist)
Paul Charles François Uffoltz (1833-1917) (Organist, Born)
C. Vaquette (Organist)
Pierre Villette (1926-1996) (Organist)
Marcelle Villin (1927-) (Organist)
Désiré Walter (1861-1940) (Organist)
Charles Widor (1811-1899) (Organist)
Alfred Yung (1836-1924) (Organist)

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Names for Amiens, France

Abbé Georges Brande (1907-1989) (Organist)
Gilles Cagnard (1946-2005) (Born)

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Names for Angers, France

Raphaël Fumet (1898-1979) (Organist)
Jean Huré (1877-1930) (Organist)

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Names for Auxerre, France

Guy Bezançon (1942-) (Born)

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Names for Blois, France

Paul Lecourt (1870-1947) (Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Caen, France

Achille Dupont (1848-1901) (Organist)
Pierre Foray (1905-1980) (Organist)
Alain Mabit (1953-) (Assistant Organist)

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Names for Chartres, France

R. Duhamel (Organist)

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Names for Dijon, France

J. Battmann (1818-1886) (Lived)
François Lacodre Blin (1757-1834) (Lived)
Adolphe Celestin Dietrich (-1916) (Organist)
Jean Baptiste Moreau (1656-1733) (Lived)

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Names for Lille, France

Alain Abbott (1938-) (Born)
Alphonse Gadenne (1865-) (Organist)
Jeanne Joulain (1920-2010) (Organist)
Abbé Henri Spiret (Organist)

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Names for Lyons, France

Ferdinand Alday (1824-1877) (Organist)
Georges Aloy (1947-) (Organist)
Fritz Bach (1881-1930) (Lived)
Jean Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier (1734-1794) (Organist)
Jean Bouvard (1905-1996) (Organist)
Jean Michel Cayre (1949-) (Born)
Jules Dupasquier (-1906) (Organist)
Charles Faller (1891-1956) (Organist)
Lazare Auguste Maquaire (1872-1906) (Born)
Valentin Neuville (1863-1941) (Organist)
Marcel Paponaud (1893-1988) (Organist)
Marcel Péhu (1904-1974) (Organist)
Pierre Perdigon (1940-) (Organist)
Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) (Organist)
Léon Reuchsel (1840-1915) (Organist)
Maurice Reuchsel (1880-1968) (Organist)

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Names for Nancy, France

Auguste Joly (Organist)
Gaston Litaize (1909-1991) (Organist)
Charles Magin (1881-1968) (Organist)
J. Emile Martin (1850-1916) (Organist)
Louis Thirion (1879-1966) (Organist)
Line Zilgien (1906-1954) (Organist)

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Names for Nantes, France

Arthur Colinet (1885-1956) (Organist)
Jean Daniel (Organist)
Auguste de le Guennant (1881-1972) (Organist)
Jacques Lechat (1921-2012) (Organist)
Alphonse Leduc (1804-1868) (Born)
Jean Mollat (1893-1967) (Organist)
Maurice Poté (1909-1996) (Organist)

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Names for Orléans, France

Hippolyte Monpou (1804-1841) (Died)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Poitiers, France

André Gouin (Organist)
Thierry Pallesco (1956-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Rennes, France

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) (Organist)
Yves Krier (1956-) (Organist)
Lucie Robert-Deissel (1936-) (Born)

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Names for Rheims, France

Georges Moineau (1914-2008) (Died)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Rouen, France

Henri Beaucamp (1885-1937) (Organist)
Eugène Besançon (-1935) (Organist)
Emmanuel Bondeville (1898-) (Organist)
Jean Valentine de Bournonville (c1585-1632) (Lived)
Julien Bret (1974-) (Organist)
Albert Dupré (1860-1940) (Organist)
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) (Organist)
William Thomas Harvey (1886-1960) (Organist)
Reginald Charles Pettingale (1892-) (Organist)

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Names for Versailles, France

John Abbey (1785-1859) (Died)
Ernest Grosjean (1844-1936) (Organist)
Henri Nibelle (1883-1966) (Organist)

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