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The town hall of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne, located at 7 rue du Général-Koenig, is an emblematic building built in the 2nd half of the 18th century, more precisely in 1780 as indicated by the date engraved on its entrance door. It replaces a former local court (Laube) and a stove of the bourgeois (municipal meeting place with inn upstairs), reflecting its central role in the administrative and social life of the village. Its neat architecture, characteristic of the 18th century, is distinguished by elevations with spans, a stone stone base, recast chains, and a pediment commemorating the three-hundredth anniversary of the meeting in France (1633–33). The rectangular building houses a crib vaulted basement and a broken roof.

In 1938, the town hall was listed as historic monuments for its facades, roof and double staircase, after notable changes such as the destruction of the porch in 1938 (replaced by a balcony for official speeches). At the back, a court with outbuildings once housed fire equipment, testifying to its multiple functions. In 1906, a room on the ground floor was still used as a court, according to a survey by Bottlaender, highlighting the persistence of its judicial use inherited from the past.

The pediment bears a modern inscription (1933) celebrating the 300 years of the meeting in France, while the building illustrates the evolution of Alsatian local institutions, between medieval heritage (court, stove of the bourgeois) and administrative modernity. The apparent sandstone construction, typical of the region, and successive developments (balcony, destruction of the perron) reflect the adaptations of the building to political and urban needs over the centuries.

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