List of city and town halls in France
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This is a list of city and town halls in France. The list is sortable by building age and height, and provides a link to the database of monuments historique, which is a listing of buildings and structures important to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage,[1] where relevant. This list has been compiled using the list of the largest cities and towns of France published by "About France" to ensure completeness.[2] The oldest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Paris, completed in 1357 (although it was reconstructed in 1892),[3] and the tallest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Lille with a clock tower which rises to 341 feet (104 m).[4]
Town or city | Building | Image | Department | Built | Height | Notes |
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Aix-en-Provence | Hôtel de Ville, Aix-en-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1668 | Base Mérimée: PA00081058, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Pierre Pavillon. | ||
Arras | Hôtel de Ville, Arras | Pas-de-Calais | 1517 | 75 metres (246 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA00107978, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Pierre Paquet (reconstruction). | |
Avignon | Hôtel de Ville, Avignon | Vaucluse | 1856 | Base Mérimée: PA00081880, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architects: Joseph-Auguste Joffroy and Léon Feuchère. | ||
Benfeld | Hôtel de Ville, Benfeld | Bas-Rhin | 1619 | Base Mérimée: PA00084605, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Ascagne Albertini. | ||
Bordeaux | Palais Rohan | Gironde | 1778 | Base Mérimée: PA00083157, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architects: Joseph Étienne and Richard-François Bonfin. | ||
Calais | Hôtel de Ville, Calais | Pas-de-Calais | 1923 | 72 metres (236 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA62000055, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Louis Debrouwer. | |
Douai | Hôtel de Ville, Douai | Nord | 1410 | 46 metres (151 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA00107461, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). | |
Grenoble | Hôtel de Ville, Grenoble | Isère | 1967 | 46.5 metres (153 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA38000046, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Maurice Novarina. | |
Le Havre | Hôtel de Ville, Le Havre | Seine-Maritime | 1958 | 70 metres (230 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA76000103, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Auguste Perret. | |
Lens | Hôtel de Ville, Lens | Pas-de-Calais | 1965 | 28 metres (92 ft) | Architect: Jean de Mailly. | |
Lille | Hôtel de Ville, Lille | Nord | 1932 | 104 metres (341 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA59000078, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Émile Dubuisson. | |
Lyon | Hôtel de Ville, Lyon | Lyon | 1652 | Base Mérimée: PA00117820, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Simon Maupin. | ||
Marseille | Hôtel de Ville, Marseille | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1673 | Base Mérimée: PA00081354, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architects: Gaspard Puget and Jean-Baptiste Méolans. | ||
Montpellier | Hôtel de Ville, Montpellier | Hérault | 2011 | 41 metres (135 ft) | Architects: Jean Nouvel and François Fontès. | |
Nantes | Hôtel de Ville, Nantes | Loire-Atlantique | 1606 | Architect: Hélie Rémigereau. | ||
Nice | Hôtel de Ville, Nice | Alpes-Maritimes | 1722 | Architect: Nicolas Anselmi. | ||
Paris | Hôtel de Ville, Paris | Paris | 1357 | 50 metres (164 ft) | Base Mérimée: PA00086319, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architects: Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes. | |
Reims | Hôtel de Ville, Reims | Marne | 1628 | Base Mérimée: PA00078795, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Jean Bonhomme. | ||
Rennes | Hôtel de Ville, Rennes | Ille-et-Vilaine | 1743 | Base Mérimée: PA00090703, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Jacques Gabriel. | ||
Roubaix | Hôtel de Ville, Roubaix | Nord | 1911 | Base Mérimée: PA59000020, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Victor Laloux. | ||
Rouen | Hôtel de Ville, Rouen | Seine-Maritime | 1825 | Base Mérimée: PA00100851, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architects: Jean-Pierre Defrance, Jean-Baptiste Le Brument and Charles-Felix Maillet du Boullay. | ||
Strasbourg | Hôtel de Hanau | Bas-Rhin | 1731 | Base Mérimée: PA00085061, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Joseph Massol. | ||
Toulon | Hôtel de Ville, Toulon | Var | 1970 | 54 metres (177 ft) | Architect: Jean de Mailly. | |
Toulouse | Capitole de Toulouse | Haute-Garonne | 1760 | Base Mérimée: PA00094497, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Guillaume Cammas. | ||
Tourcoing | Hôtel de Ville, Tourcoing | Nord | 1885 | Base Mérimée: PA00107840, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Charles Maillard. | ||
Tours | Hôtel de Ville, Tours | Indre-et-Loire | 1904 | Base Mérimée: PA00098190, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Victor Laloux. | ||
Wissembourg | Hôtel de Ville, Wissembourg | Bas-Rhin | 1752 | Base Mérimée: IA67008061, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French). Architect: Joseph Massol. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bady, Jean-Pierre (1998). Les monuments historiques en France. Presses Universitaires de France. p. 26.
- ^ "The main cities and towns of France". About France. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Fierro, Alfred (1999). Dictionnaire du Paris disparu. Parigramme. p. 216. ISBN 2-84096-099-0.
- ^ "Quelle est la particularité du beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville?". Archives Municipales de Lille. Retrieved 19 October 2024.