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The Arc-sous-Cicon Mairie School is a public building built in the mid-19th century to meet the 1833 law, which required municipalities to maintain a school, often integrated into the town hall. The project, launched in 1839, provided for a common house with a boarding school for children from neighbouring villages. Several plans were proposed between 1845 and 1847, but the works, initially entrusted to architect Pessières, were completed in 1864 by Pompey son, due to budgetary constraints.

The building, of a regular and imposing style, is built of limestone and cut stone, with two floors. The ground floor housed the town hall and classrooms, while the floors were dedicated to dormitories, apartments and other teaching rooms. A semicircular stone staircase leads to the main entrance, and secondary wooden stairs complete the access. The ensemble, which was listed as a historical monument in 2005, was partially damaged by a fire in 2010.

Located in the centre of the village, at the corner of Rue de la Mairie and Grande-rue, the building plays a central role in local life. He is a neighbour of the church of Saint Stephen, from which he is separated by the presbytery. Its architecture reflects the educational and administrative needs of rural communities in the 19th century, where schools-maries symbolized the Republican anchor and the modernization of the countryside.

The protected elements include the entire building, as well as the south and west support walls with their stairs. Owned by the commune, the school-mary remains a testimony of the school and urban policies of the Franche-Comté under the monarchy of July and the Second Empire.

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