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Clamart City Hall dans les Hauts-de-Seine

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Hôtel de ville
Hauts-de-Seine

Clamart City Hall

    1 Avenue Jean-Jaurès
    92140 Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Hôtel de ville de Clamart
Crédit photo : Auteur inconnu - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1800
1900
2000
1378 (ou avant)
Origin of dovecote
1418
Guillaume Desprez, falconier
1807
Napoleonic Cadastre
1842
Purchase of the castle Barral
1863
Acquisition of the dovecote
1878
Upgrading of the dovecote
1894
Buying the bourgeois house
1919-1923
Meeting of the three buildings
10 avril 1929
First entry MH
2 février 1989
Second entry MH
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Sculpted tympanum window (Box AD 34): inscription by decree of 10 April 1929; Commission Room; Wedding Hall; Council Chamber (Doc

Key figures

Guillaume Desprez - Grand falconnier de France Owner of the dovecote in 1426.
Charles VI - King of France Soureain under which Desprez served.
Claude Naissant - Architect (11th century) Amenage the dovecote in 1864.
Jacques Paul Lequeux - Architect Surélé le dovecoier in 1878.
Jean Bazaine - Artist (inspired) 1989 stained glass in the Council Chamber.
Jacques Céria (dit Despierre) - Cubist painter Fresques from the Wedding Room.
Jean-Constant Pape - Painter Web of the *carrier wheel* (stairs).

Origin and history

The town hall of Clamart was the result of the assembly of three separate buildings between 1919 and 1923: the castle of Barral (17th century, acquired in 1842), the dovecoier of Guillaume Desprez (15th century, purchased in 1863), and a bourgeois house of the 17th century (acquished in 1894). These elements were connected by a stairway of honor and intermediate spans, forming a coherent whole. The campanile, originally present, was abolished during this work.

The dovecote, a medieval vestige dating from at least 1378, belonged to Guillaume Desprez, great falconier of Charles VI in 1418. This building, rebuilt in the 15th and 19th centuries, was raised in 1878 by architect Jacques Paul Lequeux. The castle of Barral, visible on the Napoleonic cadastre of 1807, already incorporated ancient structures, including the tower of the Fauconnier. The facades were renovated around 1990, and a lookout was added and removed around 1950.

Three major halls, decorated with paintings classified as Historical Monuments, mark the interior: the Council Chamber (1989 window inspired by Jean Bazaine), the Commissions Room (Venitian Paintings), and the Weddings Room (Cubist Frescoes by Jacques Ceria, dit Despierre). These spaces reflect the successive epochs of the building. The building was partially inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1929 (tympanic window) and 1989 (symbolic rooms).

The honour staircase features a painting by Jean-Constant Pape evoking a carriage wheel, a nod to Clamart's industrial past. The first municipal deliberations took place in 1842, marking the beginning of the administrative vocation of the site. The architectural changes (sculpted fronton, elevations) illustrate its functional and aesthetic evolution over the centuries.

Located at 1 avenue Jean-Jaurès, the town hall belongs to the commune and remains a symbol of local heritage, mixing medieval, classical and modern heritage. Its partial inscription in the Historical Monuments underscores its artistic and historical value, especially for its interior decorations and composite structure.

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