The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, western France, standing on Place Martin-Bastard.
The aldermen relocated to an early iteration of the Pilori (the Pillory) in 1370: this square-shaped building, designed in the medieval style, was re-built by the master mason, Mathurin Berthomé, in 1535.
The site they selected was occupied by the old Collège de l'Oratoire (College of the Oratory of Jesus),[5][6] which was established in Niort in 1617.
[8] It was designed by Georges Lasseron in the Renaissance Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened by the mayor, Ludovic Martin-Bastard, and the minister of justice, Ernest Monis, over several days between 25 and 28 May 1901.
[14] In the early 21st century, two curved annexes were built to the east of the town hall to accommodate the demands for space for extra administrative staff: these buildings were designed by Jean-François Milou, and completed in March 2000.