This is a list of city and town halls in France. The list is sortable by building age and height, and provides a link to the database of monuments historique, which is a listing of buildings and structures important to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage, where relevant. This list, which has been compiled using the list of the largest cities and towns of France published by "About France" to ensure completeness, includes over 300 surviving buildings. The oldest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, La Rochelle completed in 1298, and the tallest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Lille with a clock tower which rises to 104 metres (341 ft).