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The Town Hall of Ingwiller, located on Rue du Général-Goureau in Lower Rhine, is a monument dating back to the 15th century. The anterior building body, covered with a rumped roof, features a sandstone ground floor with curved bays and inner columns. Upstairs, a headband features five front and three side windows. An imperial-covered belfry with copper, crowned the building. A slab from the 1472 urban castle, built by Jacques de Lichtenberg, is embedded in the hall, bearing a log-on coat of arms and an inscription.

The present town hall was rebuilt in 1824 according to the plans of Claude François Roch Reiner, partially retaining the existing rear building. The berries and the interior distribution were redesigned on this occasion. In 1934, the building was inscribed in historical monuments, especially for its commemorative plaque embedded in the vestibule. A modernization took place in 1974, with works led by architect G. Chalumeau, including an expansion and reorganization of the ground floor.

The monument illustrates the architectural evolution of a communal building, mixing medieval heritage (dalle of 1472, initial structure) and adaptations of the 19th and 20th centuries. The plaque of 1824 lists the members of the city council of the time, testifying to its administrative and symbolic role in the city. A communal property, it remains a central place for Ingwiller, between heritage and contemporary use.

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