Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Nazaire

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, western France, standing on Place François Blancho.

The central bay featured a recessed opening fronted by two Doric order columns supporting an entablature with triglyphs and a balustraded balcony.

[3] The minister for education and fine arts, Aristide Briand, was among officials who stood on the balcony of the town hall during a visit for the inauguration of the southern entrance to the docks in September 1907.

[3][4] At the time of the St Nazaire Raid in March 1942, the old town hall was the headquarters of the Défense Passive (Civil Protection).

It was designed by Michel Roux-Spitz in the modern style, built in stone and was officially opened by the prefect of Loire-Atlantique, Pierre Trouillé, and the former government minister, Francois Blancho, on 28 February 1960,[9] which was the 17th anniversary of the destruction of the old town hall.