Town Hall

After the fire of 1793, Castelsarrasin Town Hall was rebuilt between 1824 and 1827, then completed with a clock and two statues in the XIXᵉ century.
Until 1793, communal affairs were managed in a room above the market hall, known as the "Maison Commune". Ravaged by a fire of criminal origin on December 9, 1793, the question of the future Town Hall quickly arose, as the covered market, the lungs of the city, had to be rebuilt without delay. It was rebuilt in 1795, but without the raised section.

Castelsarrasin was determined to play a leading role in the newly created department of Haute-Garonne, and its new town hall had to live up to its status.

The perfect site was found: the convent of the Reverend Carmelite Fathers, a vast building located in the heart of the town. Declared a national asset during the French Revolution, the Commune acquired it on May 29, 1791. But the building, whose walls are almost 400 years old, is threatening to fall into disrepair and cannot be occupied without major work. So what's to be done? Renovate or demolish and rebuild? Over 30 years in the making.

The new Hôtel de Ville was finally built between 1824 and 1827, to plans by Toulouse architect RIVET.

In 1847, the famous Parisian clockmaker LEPAUTE installed an illuminating clock.

In 1853, the clock was framed by two statues, inspired by Roman mythology and created by the Toulouse sculptor PALAT.

The two statues symbolize the city's two sources of prosperity: trade and agriculture, with a winged Mercury on the left and a sickle-wielding harvester Ceres on the right.