Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons

Facade of the church on rue Notre-Dame.

The Church of Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, France. It is a gothic revival church dedicated to Saint Louis, king of France (1214–1270).

History and description

Saint-Louis Church was built between 1874 and 1880 following the plans of Pierre-Charles Brun. Consecration occurred in 1895 by Mgr Lecot. It is 60.35 meters long by 23 meters wide and 22.26 meters high under vaults. The high towers measure 58 meters and are visible from all over the city above the elegant quartier des Chartrons (Chartrons district), on the north of Place des Quinconces.

The stained-glass windows are particularly remarkable; they come from the workshops of Henri Feur (1899) and Nicolas Lorin (1879, in the choir).

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  Stained-glass windows in the choir by Nicolas Lorin (1879)
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  View from the Garonne River
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  Detail of the rose window on the facade
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  Interior

Organ

The organ is registered on French monuments historiques. It was built by Georges Wenner in 1881, remade by Gaston Maille in 1901 and repaired by Pascal Quoirin in 2005.

I Grand-Orgue C–g3 Montre 16′ Bourdon 16′ Montre harmonique 8′ Principal 8′ Bourdon 8′ Flûte harmonique 8′ Gambe 8′ Prestant 4′ Flûte harmonique 4′ Nazard 2 deux tiers′ Octavin 2′ Plein Jeu VI Cornet V Bombarde 16′ Trompette 8′ Clairon 4′

II Positif intérieur C–g3 Flûte douce 8′ Flûte harmonique 8′ Salicional 8′ Unda Maris 8′ Flûte 4′ Doublette 2′ Plein Jeu VI Cornet III Trompette 8′ Basson harmonique 8′ Clarinet 8′ Clairon 4′

III Récit C–g3 Kérolophone 8′ Cor de nuit 8′ Flûte harmonique 8′ Violoncelle 8′ Voix céleste 8′ Flûte harmonique 4′ Cymbale III Basson 16′ Trompette harmonique 8′ Basson Hautbois 8′ Voix humaine 8′ Clairon 4′

Pédale C–f1 Soubasse 16′ Flûte 16′ Bourdon 16′ Flûte 8′ Bourdon 8′ Flûte 4′ Bombarde 16′ Trompette 8′ Basson 8′ Clairon 4′

External links

• Saint Louis Parish website, in French