In France, the public building which serves as the office, and usually as the residence, of the mayor of a town, or, in Paris, of one of the great divisions of a city.(noun)
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "mairie" in a sentence
"The mairie was a mile and a half from the farm, and they went thither on foot, returning in the same way after the ceremony in the church."
"We entered through the mairie, which is at one side, into a small courtyard, where the school children were playing under the propped - up walls as gaily as if there had never been a bombardment."
"I have 15 minutes to photograph this town, minus Madame (privacy), while my husband and my children wait patiently for me back at la mairie."