Hôtel de Ville, Vienne, Isère
| Hôtel de Ville | |
|---|---|
The main frontage of the Hôtel de Ville in August 2020 | |
Interactive map of the Hôtel de Ville area | |
| General information | |
| Type | City hall |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical style |
| Location | Vienne, Isère, France |
| Coordinates | 45°31′34″N 4°52′31″E / 45.5262°N 4.8753°E |
| Completed | c.1690 |
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Vienne, Isère in southeastern France, standing on Place François Mitterrand.
History
The first town hall in Vienne was the Maison de la Chaîne at the corner of Rue des Clercs and Rue de la Chaîne which the consuls acquired in 1471.[1][2] The consuls then relocated to the Palais des Canaux on what is now Rue Chantelouve in the 16th century.[3] This building had served as the residence of the Kings of Burgundy since the Middle Ages. After it was no longer required for municipal use, the palace was demolished to make way for the Théâtre Municipal in 1782.[4]
In the mid-18th century, the consuls decided to buy a more substantial property. The building they selected was the Hôtel de Rachais. The purchase price, which was financed by public subscription, was 25,000 livres.[5] The building had been commissioned as a private residence, probably by Sébastien de Rachais, in around 1690.[6] It remained in the Rachais family until Hugues, Marquis de Rachais agreed to sell it to the consuls in 1771.[7]
The building was laid out as a Hôtel particulier around a courtyard. The original entrance was on Rue Marchande: this changed with the demolition of the Couvent des Augustins (Convent of the Augustinians), which opened up access to Place Neuve (now Place François Mitterrand), in 1802.[8] The design of the main block involved a symmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto the courtyard. The building was improved with loggias on the first two floors, the ground-floor loggia being completed in 1808 and the first-floor loggia being completed in 1852. A clock was added together with a square tower behind it, in 1853.[9] Internally, the principal rooms included the Grand Salon, which was decorated with large canvases by Pierre Schneyder,[10] and the Bureau du Maire (Mayor's Parlour) which was decorated in the style of the old masters such as Nicolas Poussin and Sébastien Bourdon.[11]
References
- ^ "Histoire(s) de ma ville: les pérégrinations d'une mairie baladeuse". Le Dauphiné libéré. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Jaillet, Charles (1932). Histoire consulaire de la ville de Vienne du XIIIe au XVIe siècle. FeniXX réédition numérique. p. 248.
- ^ Gosselin, Sébastien; Durand, Virginie; Boissin-Pierrot, Michèle-Françoise. Vienne IVème-XXIème siècles: d'une rive à l'autre. EMCC. p. 67. ISBN 978-2357400160.
- ^ "Vienne: cinq choses à savoir sur… le théâtre François-Ponsard". Le Dauphiné libéré. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Favier, René (1975). "Finances municipales et développement urbain à Vienne au XVIIIe siècle". Bulletin du Centre Pierre Léon d'histoire économique et sociale. p. 44.
- ^ Barat, Lise (2003). "L'analyse d'un décor de la fin du XVIIe siècle à l'hôtel de Rachais, aujourd'hui hôtel de ville, Vienne, Isère". Lyon II. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Visite guidée "De l'Hôtel particulier à l'Hôtel de Ville"". Ministère de la Culture. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Allmer, Auguste; De Terrebasse, Alfred (1875). Inscriptions antiques et du Moyen Age de Vienne en Dauphine Inscriptions du Moyen Age anterieures au XVIIe siecle. Vol. 2. Girard. p. 436.
- ^ "L'Hôtel de Ville, ancien hôtel particulier du marquis de Rachais". Bibliothèques du réseau Trente et Plus. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Hôtel de Ville". Vienne Condrieu Tourisme. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Journée patrimoine 2018 – Visite du bureau de Monsieur le Maire de Vienne". L'office du tourisme des villages. Retrieved 5 January 2025.