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The Jean-Jaurès school group and the annex town hall of Canon were built in the 1930s to meet the needs of a growing community. In 1929, the radical-socialist municipality led by Mayor H. Lefebvre considered an ambitious project: to bring together a girls' school (a boys' school built in 1923), a town hall and baths on a plot close to the railway tracks. This project reflected the social and educational priorities of the time, driven by committed local governance.

The brothers Wilkin, architects based in Colombelles, designed two Art Deco buildings with cubic shapes and polychrome facades, mixing concrete and stone. Their proposal was adopted by municipal council on 18 February 1931, and the work was entrusted to Laugeois, with the exception of the heating and sanitary facilities, carried out by Chatelain. The architectural complex, completed in 1932, is distinguished by its modern and functional style, typical of the public facilities of the 1930s.

The school group, originally dedicated to the teaching of girls, is organized around a large courtyard accessible by a column portal. The classrooms occupy the main building, while the teachers' houses, now transformed into social housing, border the wings. The adjacent town hall has a geometric frieze and floral motifs, characteristic of Art Deco. These buildings, registered as historical monuments by order of 5 July 2010, testify to the architectural innovation and the municipal commitment of the inter-war period.

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