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Hôtel de ville
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Hôtel de ville

Classé historic monument since 1840One of 16 classé monuments in Compiègne; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
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About Hôtel de ville

Hôtel de ville is one of 16 classé historic monuments in Compiègne, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It is built in the Gothic style. It has been classé since 1840. 27 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

L'hôtel de ville de Compiègne est un bâtiment communal réalisé au XVIe siècle. Cet imposant édifice demeure autant l'exemple de l'architecture civile de style Louis XII des premières décennies du XVIe siècle que des restaurations poussées du XIXe siècle. En cela, il témoigne d'abord de la prospérité retrouvée du Compiègne de la fin du XVe siècle, renouvelant alors un patrimoine municipal auparavant négligé.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Hôtel de ville de Compiègne” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00114622 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes

Compiègne · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Questions about Hôtel de ville

Is Hôtel de ville protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1840 (Mérimée record PA00114622).

Can you visit Hôtel de ville?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.