The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Metz, Moselle, northeast France, standing on the Place D'Armes.

[1] Early meetings of the local council were held in a room in the Palais des Treize (Palace of the Thirteen) to the southwest of Metz Cathedral.

[2] In the mid-18th century, the governor of the Three Bishoprics, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, launched an initiative to redevelop the city centre.

Medallions depicting famous people from Metz, such as the artist, Sébastien Leclerc, the physiologist, Antoine Louis, and the balloonist, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, were installed in the Salon D'Honneur, and stained glass windows, designed by a local artist, Charles-Laurent Maréchal, were installed in the Salle De Guise.

[13] An extensive programme of external works, mainly intended to remove the effects of pollution on the façade the building, was completed in December 2007.