The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a historic building in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, western France.

[1] After finding this arrangement inadequate and, following receipt of authorisation from Charles IX in 1566, the city council decided to acquired a dedicated building for use as their meeting place.

[2] The building they selected, which had originally formed part of the Dervallières Castle Estate, was known as the Manoir de Derval.

[5] In the early 17th century, the city council, under the leadership of the mayor, Claude de Cornulier, decided to remodel the building.

[5] The complex was extended to the north, beyond the landscaped garden, by the construction of Bâtiment Garde-Dieu to accommodate the municipal archives in 1901.