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The town hall of Raon-l This building, located in the Vosges department, reflects the administrative and symbolic importance of the city in modern times. Its architecture, signed by the architect Anselme Pigage, is part of the Lorrain civil heritage of the first half of the eighteenth century.

The city hall houses an honorary hall decorated with eleven paintings, six of which illustrate the flotation of wood, a major economic activity of the region. This iconography shows the close link between the monument and local traditions, including logging and its transport by wood trains. The building, a communal property, was registered for historical monuments by order of 19 December 1986.

Historical sources mention a hypothesis on the author of the paintings, studied in The Lorrain Country (2001), highlighting the heritage and artistic interest of the building. Its exact address, 27 Jules Ferry Street, and its Insee code (88372) confirm its anchoring in the territory of Raon-l The clock and the structure itself are subject to specific protections, reinforcing its historical value.

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