The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Béziers, Hérault, southern France, standing on Place Gabriel Péri.
[1] The first town hall in Béziers was a residential building, built on the site of an old Roman forum and owned by the Ermengaud family, which was acquired by the consuls in 1238.
It was designed by the architect of the city of Narbonne, Sieur Cadas, in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened by the mayor, Étienne Guibel, on 15 August 1746.
[6] The central bay featured a round headed doorway with an archivolt and a keystone on the ground floor, flanked by brackets supporting a balcony with iron railings.
The Bishop of Béziers, Aymar Claude de Nicolaï, appeared on the balcony of the town hall, deplored the loss of life and appealed for calm.