Townhall
On 15 August 1913 the Town Hall building was opened, according to the plans drafted by the Barcelona architect Antoni de Falguera. This new building replaced the old Casa de la Vila, situated in Carrer de Passada, next to the vicarage, which was a two-storey building with little light and ventilation that, according to the report by the municipal architect Juli Maria Fossas, was insufficient for a town with 4,000 inhabitants. In the plenary session on 12 November 1908, Councilman Lluís Martí signalled the need for a new town hall. They then decided to create a commission and chose Antoni de Falguera i Sivilla, a Domenech i Montaner student, to complete the project on 9 March 1909.To execute the works the Town Council had a site, known as Can Xirau, that they had previously purchased where Carrer del Carme and Carrer Bellaire meet. That plot, apart from the Town Hall building, was supposed to be destined to the new butcher stalls too. Economic problems halted the project, which was resumed in 1911 and ended in 1913.During 1952 and 1953 the first renovations were performed with the installation of central heating in the offices and in 1991, the interior of the building was remodelled with the construction of the new main entrance stairs.
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