Aubervilliers,

Notre-Dame

des-Vertus

1 Rue de la Commune de Paris, 93300 Aubervilliers 1635 - Pierre Le Pescheur or Valeran de Héman

1800 (~) - Dallery

1945 - Louis-Eugène Rochesson

1987 - Robert Chauvin, Benoist & Sarelot

III/30 - mechanical traction - Stoplist

Photos: Antoine Thialler

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Notre Dame des Vertus houses one of the oldest organs of France. It was built in 1630-1635 by Pierre Le Pescheur or Valeran de Héman. It had 14 stops on the great (48 notes) and an Echo (32 notes). In 1657, Pierre Desenclos enlarged the Echo and added a pedal (29 notes). At the beginning of the 19th century, the organ was restored and enlarged with a Positif (51 notes), probably by Dallery. In the second half of the 19th century, the instrument underwent several interventions and upgrades, but most of the original pipes were preserved. Before and after the second world war, Louis-Eugène Rochesson performed a limited restoration. In 1987, Robert Chauvin restored the organ to its former glory, helped by Louis Benoist and Pierre Sarelot. Three new cuneiform bellows have been installed on the left side of the buffet.

Une chapelle dédiée à St Christophe et Notre-Dame est mentionnée à cet emplacement en 1242. Un miracle survenu en 1336 y attire de très nombreux pèlerins. Notre-Dame-des-Vertus est reconstruit à la fin du 15ème et au début du 16ème siècle. La tour carrée de 30m de hauteur est datée de 1541. Il s’agissait d’un campanile séparé de l’église. La nef est agrandie entre 1616 et 1621 et la façade de style jésuite est édifiée en 1618, rattachant ainsi la tour à l’église.