September 2025

Zondag 21
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 16:00 - 18:00

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Église Saint-Nicolas

84 rue de l'Église, 88230 Plainfaing

Vosges

Grand Est

Discovery of the organ of a church from 1782

Name: Discovery of the organ of a church from 1782
Start: 2025-09-21T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-21T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Nicolas

Come discover the organ of the Saint-Nicolas church, accessible by the bell tower.

Zondag 21 september 2025, 10u00, 16u00

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Motorische beperking

Come discover the organ of the Saint-Nicolas church, accessible by the bell tower.

September 2025

Zondag 21
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 16:00 - 18:00

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Visite libre

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Architectural heritage

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Église Saint-Nicolas

84 rue de l'Église, 88230 Plainfaing

Vosges

Grand Est

The village of Plainfaing was part of the ban of Fraize. In the 16th century, Jean Otte quel, canon of Saint-Dié, born in Plainfaing, had a chapel built in this village called "de Saint-Genest", today destroyed. In 1782, the current church was built. A titrated keyboard and pedal organ was installed in 1821-1823\. The idea of his replacement was in the air as early as 1894, when Mrs. Géliot, widow of a local industrialist, ordered an organ on her own initiative from Cavaillé-Coll. The expense was fully covered by Mrs. Géliot. The new organ was inaugurated on September 9, 1900 and the old one transferred to Hadol (Vosges). Apart from the installation of an electric fan in 1924, the organ has remained entirely in its 1900 state.
It is composed of two 56-note keyboards and a 30-note pedal. The instrument has 14 stops. The console is located on the side of the instrument. The traction of the notes and stops is mechanical. The pipework, of very good quality, is entirely by Mutin with an ori

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