Esplanade Bargemon

But it was not until the 17th century that the Town Hall was built. It symbolizes the new political status of the city ordered by Louis XIV, who imposed the management of the city by aldermen and changed the port regime. Attributed to Mathieu Portal and Gaspard Puget, this beautiful baroque building also owes much to Pierre Puget, a Marseille architect. Its particularity was to voluntarily separate the merchants on the first floor from the aldermen on the second floor.

Classified as a Historic Monument in 1948, the Puget Pavilion now houses the offices of the Mayor and the 1st Deputy Mayor.

The underground development of the adjoining square by the architect Franck Hammoutène allowed the creation of the Villeneuve-Bargemon space, awarded the Equerre d'Argent 2006, a national architecture prize. This new space houses the city council chamber, work rooms, and a vast museum space.