Town hall of Orange, Town hall in Orange, France
The hôtel de ville d'Orange is the town hall of Orange in southern France, a classified historical monument located on Place Clemenceau. The 17th-century building was altered and expanded over time, giving its facade a mix of construction phases.
The building originally belonged to the Laurens family and was sold in the late 17th century to Frédéric de Langes, who renamed it the hôtel de Lubières. When the Protestant de Lubières family left Orange in the early 18th century for Switzerland, the city purchased the building in 1713 and has used it as the town hall ever since.
The building stands on Place Clemenceau, a busy square in the center of Orange, surrounded by cafés and shops. The square is used daily by locals and serves as a meeting point for town life.
The town hall sits on Place Clemenceau in the center of town and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of Orange. Access to the interior is generally limited to special events or open days.
The building carries a different name today than the one it held for most of its early history: it was long known as the hôtel de Lubières, after a family that fled France because of their Protestant faith. That name change marks a chapter in the region's religious past that is easy to miss when walking past.
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