Subscription for bells 1900 (≈ 1900)
Launch of a collection to finance the bells.
22 septembre 1900
Sliding of bells planned
Sliding of bells planned 22 septembre 1900 (≈ 1900)
Initial date foreseen by the company Paccard.
1903
Existence of the bell pavilion
Existence of the bell pavilion 1903 (≈ 1903)
Pavilion with campanile and terrace already built.
1907
Inauguration of the main body
Inauguration of the main body 1907 (≈ 1907)
Major expansion of the hostel on terrace.
11 avril 2003
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 11 avril 2003 (≈ 2003)
Protection of original elements and decoration.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The old bellhouse, in its entirety, with the restaurant room and the bell room; terrace and support walls; for the main body of the inn, the facades and roofs and the rooms on the ground floor with their decor, i.e. the buildings existing in 1907 (cad. A 15): registration by order of 11 April 2003
Key figures
Robert Planquette - Composer
Author of the opera *Les Cloches de Corneville* (1877).
Entreprise Paccard - Bell founder
Charged with the casting of bells in 1900.
Origin and history
The Auberge des Cloches de Corneville owes its fame to the opérette Les Cloches de Corneville (1877), composed by Robert Planquette. This emblematic place derives its name from a subscription launched in 1900 to finance bells intended for the local church. In the absence of sufficient funds, the bells were bought by a resident and then transferred to the owner of a guinguette, marking the beginning of the construction of the site.
The bell pavilion, originally topped by a campanile, was erected before 1903, accompanied by a terrace closed with walls and gates. In 1907, the main body of the inn was inaugurated on an enlarged terrace. The carillon of 12 bells, installed in the pavilion, lost its campanile to a four-sided roof after the suppression of the abat-sons. The building, entirely covered with slates, was expanded several times.
A classification procedure was initiated to protect the carillon, considered a remarkable musical instrument. In 2003, the former bellhouse, the terrace walls, the main body facades and roofs (dated 1907), as well as the ground floor rooms and their decoration, were inscribed in the Historical Monuments. The site remains today a private property, bearing witness to the cultural and festive history of Corneville-sur-Risle.
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