Town Halls and Public Buildings to visit France

The city hotel is located in the centre of Gambetta Boulevard, between the new and the old town. The th century building welcomes Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure, mayor of the city and president of the Greater Cahors Community, and his team of municipal councillors.

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The Macon City Hall is found in the former Montrevel hotel, built between 1746 and 1751 by Abel-Michel Chesnard de Layé who passed it on to his son in 1753, who himself defeated it in 1767 in favour of Comte Melchior de Labaume de Montrevel. Rich owner in Bresse and in Macon, he then undertook major expansion. He built the great Comedie hall (now the Council Chambers), hosting a stall, an orchestra and a stage surrounded by two sets of boxes. There he played many parts that please the nobles and bourgeois of Macon. Comedie was destroyed by fire on the night of 8 to 9 February 1907. Before being guillotined during the French Revolution, the count of Montrevel sold his hotel to the city of Macon on March 8, 1793. You can admire the lavish woodwork in the marriage hall, a library housing the medallion portraits of ancient philosophers. In the entrance hall, you will find the stairs with its wrought iron railing as well as the large living room for weddings and the boardroom that are worth seeing.

It is a beautiful building that will welcome you for all your daily activities. The city hall is located in the heart of the city, on this busy avenue de la République. Surrounded by a small park, it offers various services, such as communication, the press and media centre, events and participatory democracy. Please note that administrative matters are handled at the administrative centre located on Edmond Champeaux Street, just behind the main town hall.

This building was built in the th century to host the Ursulines Convent, the nuns who devoted themselves to educating poor girls. Sold as a national property after the Revolution, he became a city hotel in 1802. From the convent, only the entrance of the chapel, dating from the th century, is located next to the current entrance of the city hall. Two stairs were erected in 1865. On the facade there is a crest bearing the coat of arms of the city. It represents a pelican mother opening the heart to feed her little ones. Gouttes blood drops from the bird's gosier. A currency accompanies the animal which is the emblem of the city: Sic my quos diligo that can be translated by «Thus do me for those whom I cherish». The municipality offers various exhibitions of artists or local crafts, as well as lectures, lectures and concerts.

The construction of this gigantic ministry was one of President François Mitterrand's major projects. Inaugurated in 1988, it consists of five buildings. The Colbert, Vauban and Necker buildings were designed by Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro, while the Sully and Turgot buildings are by Louis Arretche and Roman Karasinsky. Several hundred metres long, Colbert is the most extensive and ends on the banks of the Seine with two pillars spanning the quay, where ministers can take a river shuttle that takes them to the west of Paris. This building now houses several ministries. Located near the Bercy train station, it is often nicknamed as such.

Bought by the municipality in 1876, the building housing the town hall was once a convent welcoming the nuns of Saint-Ursule. The statue of Michel from the Hospital stands in the courtyard. The stone stairs of Volvic are modern construction. Its belfry, built in 1771, houses a jacquemart to three characters of the th century and the old bells of Notre-Dame church.

You will find it in a small dead end at the bottom of the main artery (rue de la République). In 1244, Alfonso of Portugal, Count of Boulogne and Clermont, and his wife Mathilde gave the Hôtel-Dieu which welcomed the poor and sick to the Order of the Trinitarians. Their mission was then to buy back prisoners. The convent had the right of seigneury on its district. The wealth of religious increased considerably thanks to donations. In addition to the cloister, the convent consisted of the Saint-André church (built around 1392), a cemetery, gardens and vineyards. The monks, for lack of means, quickly abolished the hospital. The Revolution drove out the Trinitarians and sold their property. The church was razed to the ground. Since 1800, the main building has housed the premises of the sub-prefecture. Since 1927, the complex of facades and turret has been listed as a Historic Monument.