A Hôtel de Ville in France is the city or town hall. This Neoclassical building was built in 1855 when Victor Emanuel II ruled over present day Annecy while he was King of Sardinia, the forerunner of Italy. When the town was sold to France in 1860, Annecy became the capital of the Haute-Savoie department. The building still provides local government administration services.
