List of carillons in Belgium

Carillons, musical instruments of bells in the percussion family, are found throughout Belgium. Several institutions maintain registries on the location and statistics of carillons. Some registries specialize in counting specific types of carillons. For example, the War Memorial and Peace Carillons registry counts instruments which serve as war memorials or were built in the name of promoting world peace (and tracks five in Belgium); the counts carillons throughout the country, along with the rest of the world.

Two Belgian carillon associationsthe Flemish Carillon Association and the Walloon Carillon Associationcount carillons in their respective regions. According to their registries, there are 94 carillons in Belgium: 70 in the Flemish Region, 22 in the Walloon Region, and 2 in the Brussels Capital Region. They are distributed across 77 different cities; several are located within the same city, and two are even within the same buildingat St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen. The population has a wide range in total weights, with bourdons spanning between . They also span a wide range of notes, from 21 (which the Flemish association considers a carillon despite failing its definition that requires at least 23) up to 64. Many carillons were constructed over several centuries by several bellfounders; a minority are constructed entirely by a single bellfounder. The majority of carillons are transposing instruments, and often transpose such that the lowest note on the keyboard is B or C.

According to the , the carillons in Belgium account for 14 percent of the world's total and is consequently considered one of the "great carillon countries" along with the Netherlands and the United States.

Brussels Despite not being a part of their respective regions, both the Flemish Carillon Association and the Walloon Carillon Association track the number of carillons located in the Brussels Capital Region, of which there are two. The larger both in terms of weight and number of bells is located at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. The smaller is located at the Palace of the Nation, Belgium's federal parliament building. Constructed in the 20th century, these carillons are much newer relative to others in the country. Brussels once had nine carillons in 1541; none survived past 1914.

+ Location City Bells Bourdon weight Total weight Range andtransposition Bellfounder(s) kg lb kg lb Palace of the Nation Brussels 37 Up 12 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 1985–88 Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula 49 None (concert pitch) Royal Eijsbouts 1958–75

Flanders The Flemish Carillon Association maintains a registry of carillons in the Flemish Region. According to the organization, there are 70 carillons located in Flanders. They are distributed across 56 different cities; several are located within the same city, and two are even within the same buildingat St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen. The carillons have a wide range in total weights, with bourdons spanning between . They also span a wide range of notes, from 21 (which the association considers a carillon despite failing its definition that requires at least 23) up to 64. Many carillons were constructed over several centuries by several bellfounders; a minority are constructed entirely by a single bellfounder. The majority of carillons are transposing instruments, and often transpose such that the lowest note on the keyboard is B or C.

+ Location City Bells Bourdon weight Total weight Range andtransposition Bellfounder(s) kg lb kg lb Schepenhuis Aalst 52 Up 12 semitones Lokeren 1958 Aarschot 51 colspan="2" Up 5 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 2018 Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp 49 Down 3 semitones 47 Up 12 semitones 47 Up 5 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 1977 (Open-air carillon) 37 Up 12 semitones Petit & Fritsen 1968 Belfry of Bruges Bruges 47 Down 5 semitones Damme 39 Up 16 semitones Deinze 48 Up 7 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 1988–94 Dendermonde 49 Up 5 semitones Saint Aldegondis Church 21 Up 24 semitones Diest 47 Up 8 semitones Diksmuide 30 Up 16 semitones Michiels 1935 Genk 52 Up 2 semitones Petit & Fritsen 1960 Geraardsbergen 49 Up 3 semitones Belfry of Ghent Ghent 54 Down 3 semitones Grimbergen 49 Up 5 semitones Haaltert 44 Up 16 semitones Michiels 1946–60 Halle 54 Up 7 semitones Harelbeke 50 Up 7 semitones Michiels 1959 St. Quentin Cathedral Hasselt 53 Up 4 semitones Vernimmen Garden Herent 28 Van Aerschodt 1912–14 Herentals 49 Up 1 semitone Herzele 28 Up 12 semitones Horacantus 1952 Hoogstraten 50 Up 3 semitones Izegem 47 Up 1 semitone Belfry of Kortrijk Kortrijk 48 Up 11 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 1994 Saint Martin's Church 49 None (concert pitch) Lede 24 Up 12 semitones Michiels 1952–55 Leuven 49 Up 1 semitone St. Peter's Church 49 Up 1 semitone Academic libraries in Leuven 63 Down 4 semitones Park Abbey 40 Up 1 semitone Royal Eijsbouts 2018 Church of St. John the Baptist 45 Up 14 semitones Lier 52 Down 2 semitones Lokeren 49 Horacantus 1955–56 Lommel 63 None (concert pitch) St. Rumbold's Cathedral(Old carillon) Mechelen 49 Down 4 semitones St. Rumbold's Cathedral(New carillon) 49 Down 5 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 1981 50 Up 5 semitones 49 Up 12 semitones Michiels 1953 St. Martin's Church Meise 56 Up 7 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 2001 Menen 49 Up 7 semitones Mol 49 None (concert pitch) Postel Abbey 49 Up 12 semitones Church of Saint Peter-in-Chains Nederbrakel 49 Up 3 semitones Nieuwpoort 67 Up 5 semitones Michiels 1952 Ostend 49 Up 2 semitones Paccard 1964 Oudenaarde 49 None (concert pitch) Petit & Fritsen 1967 Peer 64 None (concert pitch) Petit & Fritsen 1951–99 Pelt 48 Up 9 semitones Poperinge 47 Saint Peter's Church Puurs 50 (Range not available)Up 9 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 2017 Roeselare 49 Up 7 semitones Ronse 49 Basilica of Our Lady Scherpenheuvel-Zichem 49 Sint-Niklaas 49 Sint-Truiden 50 27 Michiels 1947–53 Steenokkerzeel 49 Temse 38 Tielt 35 Up 9 semitones 1772–1827 Tienen 54 Basilica of Our Lady Tongeren 49 (Range not available)Up 2 semitones Turnhout 50 Veurne 48 Michiels 1955–60 Wingene 49 Up 8 semitones Ypres Cloth Hall Ypres 49 Up 2 semitones Zottegem 49 Up 3 semitones St. Leonard's Church Zoutleeuw 39 Horacantus 1963

Wallonia The Walloon Carillon Association maintains a registry of carillons in the Walloon Region. According to the organization, there are 22 carillons located in Wallonia. They are distributed across 20 different cities; three are within the same cityLiège. The carillons have a wide range in total weights, with bourdons spanning between . They also span a wide range of notes, from 25 up to 55. Many carillons were constructed over several centuries by several bellfounders; a minority are constructed entirely by a single bellfounder. The majority of carillons are transposing instruments, and often transpose such that the lowest note on the keyboard is B or C.

+ Location City Bells Bourdon weight Total weight Range andtransposition Bellfounder(s) kg lb kg lb Ath 49 Up 4 semitones Braine-le-Comte 47 Up 6 semitones Petit & Fritsen 1967 Charleroi 47 colspan="2" Up 12 semitones Michiels 1936 Chimay 26 colspan="2" Up 26 semitones 1755–63 Notre Dame de Dinant Dinant 50 Up 24 semitones Royal Eijsbouts 2008–14 Enghien 51 colspan="2" Up 5 semitones Church of the Ascension Florenville 49 colspan="2" Up 10 semitones Michiels 1955 Gembloux 50 colspan="2" Up 10 semitones Huy 49 colspan="2" colspan="2" Up 6 semitones St. Joseph's Church La Louvière 47 colspan="2" Up 24 semitones Michiels 1957–58 Liège Cathedral Liège 49 colspan="2" Up 15 semitones Church of Saint John the Evangelist 34 colspan="2" Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew 50 colspan="2" (Range not available)Up 10 semitones Vanden Gheyn 1774 Malmedy 40 colspan="2" Up 10 semitones Belfry of Mons Mons 49 colspan="2" Down 3 semitones St Aubin's Cathedral Namur 47 colspan="2" Up 14 semitones Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude Nivelles 47 colspan="2" Down 3 semitones Soignies 47 colspan="2" Up 14 semitones Petit & Fritsen 1963–64 Belfry of Thuin Thuin 25 colspan="2" Up 23 semitones Belfry of Tournai Tournai 55 colspan="2" Up 12 semitones Verviers 40 colspan="2" Up 20 semitones Michiels 1937 Wavre 50 colspan="2" Up 19 semitones

List of carillons in Belgium

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