Town Halls and Public Buildings to visit Lorraine

It was built by François Nicolas Lancret between 1787 and 1790 in the Louis XVI style with a roof at the Mansart. You will notice on the triangular pediment the figuration of the city's weapons. The hall offers beautiful proportions, you will notice a magnificent staircase with a double revolution. Very close to the city centre, you can discover the beautiful city halls of the Baltard art. Long hidden to the public, they have been restored, we can visit the interior, especially on the market days, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Beautiful Renaissance building built after the First World War - 1931 - on the location of the ramparts of the old city.

A staircase of honour gives access to the building, and on the walls of the hall of honour, the paintings of the painter Eugène Eugene Staining, representative Rethel at the beginning of the th century.

Built in 1848, he has a magnificent Scherrer painting dating back to 1886, which represents the departure of Joan d'Arc from the city of Vaucouleurs. Six tapestries of Aubusson trace the Gospel. On the place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville stands a bronze statue of heroine on horseback. It was originally installed in Algiers and then withdrawn during the events of 1962. After strenuous discussions, the pieces were entrusted to the city, which did not yet have a Jeanne d'Arc monument.