Organ Clicquot of the Priory church in Souvigny, Pipe organ in Souvigny Priory, France

The Organ Clicquot fills a pale stone arched recess in the Priory of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul. Its dark wooden case has a tall central section of grey metal pipes in pointed groups, smaller pipes on the lower flanks, carved figures on brackets, and spiral finials. It has three manuals, a French pedalboard, and 28 stops.

The priory archives were destroyed in 1793, so the circumstances of the commission are unknown. Labels found in the windchests during a 1963 overhaul give 1783 as the construction year. The organ belongs to a late 18th-century campaign at the priory that also produced a baroque sacristy by Joseph Evezard in 1772 and an antiphonary in 1779.

The instrument maintains its original mechanical components and composition, making it a reference point for classical French organ music performance and education.

The organ is played from a window console with mechanical action, tuned to 440 Hz and maintained since 2013 by Michel Jurine. It is heard at the autumn baroque festival and, during the medieval festival, at evening sessions of "Présence de l'orgue" organised by the Amis de l'Orgue Clicquot de Souvigny.

While local archives fell victim to the French Revolution, the organ survived with its authentic mechanical components intact through its robust construction. This resilience makes it a rare complete record of French organ craftsmanship from that era.