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mairie

mairie

9.9
A building where the local town government works and gives official documents
  • noun
translation icon : ayuntamiento
  • The ceremony was civil, at the mairie of the 14th arrondissement, around the corner.

Examples

  • Jean-Baptiste arranged the marriage at the mairie.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Jean-Baptiste arranged the marriage at the mairie.

  • To the Mairie.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • At the Mairie, Amedee Douarnez's wheelbarrow, lined with gunny sacks, was parked near the door.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He then submitted his design for statuary for the mairie of one of the Paris arrondissements, also without success, and only with some help from friends did he finally get assigned to do one of the several hundred statues projected for the new Hôtel de Ville.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The ceremony was civil, at the mairie of the 14th arrondissement, around the corner.

  • At the mairie, Amedee Douarnez's wheelbarrow, lined with gunny sacks, was parked near the door.

Synonyms

municipality
vsmairie
63 4.4

A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it

focuses more on the administration and building than on the territory
muni
vsmairie
  • Jargon
5 8.5

The local government of a city or town

is the formal administration and building used in official contexts
4 3.7

A local group of people who run a city or town

also covers the building and mayoral office as parts of administration
ayuntamiento
vsmairie
9.9

Local government or town hall building where officials meet

is the equivalent in French speaking areas rather than Spanish ones
local city hall
vsmairie
1.9

A building where local government works and holds public meetings

is broader including that building plus the mayoral office and officials

Surface Forms

mairie singular
mairies plural

Etymology

Mairie comes from the French maire ('mayor') plus the ending -ie ('place' or 'office'), so it originally meant the mayor's place. That's why mairie today means the town hall or the mayor's office where people go for official matters.