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The Sainte-Savine Town Hall is an iconic municipal building located in the Aube department, in the Grand Est region. Built between 1932 and 1935, it replaces an older building and is part of a larger urban project including a post office hotel and police station. The troyen architects J. Hugot and R. Roger designed the plans, incorporating stylistic elements specific to Art Deco, such as geometrical motifs and wrought iron decorations. The use of concrete and aesthetic research reflect the architectural innovation of the 1930s, marking a break with traditional styles.

The monument is integrated into a coherent whole, designed simultaneously by the same architects, which also includes adjacent administrative buildings. This architectural unit reflects a desire to modernize public facilities in the first half of the 20th century. The city hall, which was listed as a historical monument in 2007, illustrates the evolution of urban practices and the growing role of municipalities in the development of their built heritage. Its Art Deco style, characterized by clean lines and modern materials, makes it a remarkable example of the public architecture of the inter-war period.

Located at 70 Gallieni Avenue, the building is now owned by the municipality of Sainte-Savine. Its inscription in 2007 as a historic monument underscores its heritage value, both for its architecture and for its integration into an ambitious urban project. The building, still in operation, embodies both a period of social transformation and an aesthetic resolutely oriented towards the future, typical of the 1930s. Its wrought iron and geometric volumes recall the influence of contemporary artistic movements, such as Bauhaus or cubism, adapted to a municipal context.

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