Description
Dating from the end of the 18th century, the échevinage is a rare testimony to the civic organization of yesteryear. As you approach the building, you'll discover a function that went far beyond local administration: it enabled residents to obtain the right to ring a bell, a privilege essential to the rhythm of community life. Thanks to the bell, public meetings could be announced, daily activities cadenced and dangers warned of to the entire population.
This alderman?s residence, both modest and symbolically charged, is a reminder of the importance of these places of governance in the construction of urban life. Each stone evokes a time when communication was based on simple but essential means of holding a village or town together.
Listed as a historical monument since 2013, the building today enjoys a heritage recognition that underlines its architectural and historical interest. As you explore the building, you?ll be immersed in a living page of local history, where traces of communal power and social organization from the late 18th century are still visible.
