The three facades, facing north, east and south were fenestrated with segmental headed casement windows and, above the two middle bays on the east facade, there was an ornate pediment containing a medallion, carved with the town coat of arms, flanked by scrolls and supported by a festoon.

Internally, the building contained a fine assembly room, and politicians who attended meetings in the town hall included Sadi Carnot, Charles Daniel-Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Lebas, Léo Lagrange and Roger Salengro.

The council initially moved to wooden barracks in Place Verdun, but then relocated to temporary offices on the northwest of the town on what is now Rue de Mairieux.

The civic block featured a three-bay glass doorway, in the centre, flanked by 18 small casement windows.

On the first floor, there was a row of 13 geometric shapes, created by the artist, Victor Vasarely, in the trompe-l'œil style of the time, which were cantilevered out over the pavement.