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Pontaumur
Pontaumur
is a
village
and
commune
located
41
kilometres
west
from
Clermont-Ferrand
in the
Puy-de-Dôme
department
in
Auvergne
in
central
France
.
Since
2004
, its
church
has been
home
to a
replica
of
the organ
at
Arnstadt
, on which
Johann Sebastian Bach
played. Initially
launched
to raise
funds
for the
organ
, the
Festival Bach en Combrailles
takes place every
summer
in Pontaumur and
neighbouring
villages
, celebrating
Bach's
music
.