What does mairie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word mairie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mairie in French.

The word mairie in French means city hall, town hall, city hall, arrondissement town hall, town hall for the arrondissement, Petite Mairie, mayor's secretary, town clerk. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mairie

city hall

nom féminin (hôtel de ville) (building: US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'église se trouve à côté de la mairie. Je dois me rendre à la mairie pour refaire mes papiers.
I have to go to the civic centre to sort my paperwork out.

town hall, city hall

nom féminin (administration publique) (government: US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie a approuvé le projet de médiathèque.
City hall has approved the library project.

arrondissement town hall, town hall for the arrondissement

nom féminin (mairie déléguée) (Paris, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Petite Mairie

nom propre féminin (bâtiment parisien) (Paris building)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Petite Mairie est située à Paris, dans XIIe arrondissement, place d'Aligre.

mayor's secretary, town clerk

nom masculin et féminin (agent municipal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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