Saumur’s City Hall

The City Hall of Saumur

The City Hall of Saumur is an imposing building with an elegant façade, by the Loire. The Saumur audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this refined building, a witness of the municipal history and the architecture of the city.

A building between Gothic and Renaissance

The City Hall of Saumur occupies a fine building at once imposing and refined, on the edge of the Loire. Its oldest part, in flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance style, once had the appearance of a fortified residence turned towards the river. Enlarged and embellished over the centuries, it marries the styles with elegance. The seat of the municipality, it testifies to the history of the city and its close link with the Loire, and is among the finest civil buildings of Saumur.

What to see

You admire the elegant façade blending flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance, a witness of the former fortified residence turned towards the Loire. The City Hall is one of the finest civil buildings of Saumur. It is a stop for lovers of heritage, to be explored on foot by the river.

Practical information

The City Hall of Saumur lies by the Loire, in the heart of the city, reachable on foot. The façade can be freely admired from the public space; as the building houses the municipality, access inside follows its own hours and conditions. It is best to enquire before coming.

What is particular about the City Hall of Saumur?

Its old part in flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance style, once a fortified residence turned towards the Loire, one of the finest civil buildings of the city.

Where is the City Hall of Saumur?

By the Loire, in the heart of Saumur.