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, which has been compiled using the list of the largest cities and towns of France published by "About France" to ensure completeness, [2] includes over 200 surviving buildings. The oldest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, La Rochelle completed in 1298, [3] [4] and the tallest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Lille with a clock tower which rises to 104 metres (341 ft). [5]

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References

  1. Bady, Jean-Pierre (1998). Les monuments historiques en France. Presses Universitaires de France. p. 26.
  2. "The main cities and towns of France". About France. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. Béraud, Rémi (1987). Petite Encyclopédie Monumentale et Historique de La Rochelle. Édition Rupella. p. 96. ISBN   978-2864740148.
  4. "La Rochelle: le plus vieil hôtel de ville de France renaît de ses cendres". France.info. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. "Quelle est la particularité du beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville?". Archives Municipales de Lille. Retrieved 19 October 2024.