Any reason why l'hôtel de ville wasn't a possible answer?
la mairie
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la mairie
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Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
They are synonyms, really. Except that in practical usage, la mairie is used for smaller communities and l'hôtel de ville for larger towns and cities. Maybe that's the reason?
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