Claude Naissant (14 March 1801 – 19 September 1882) was a French architect who was responsible for the design of many public buildings in Paris in the mid-19th century.

Career Born in Dijon on 14 March 1801, Naissant studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris. As the departmental architect of the Department of the Seine between 1848 and 1866, he designed many public buildings. He died in Nanteau-sur-Lunain on 19 September 1882.

Works Naissant's major works included: Hôtel de Ville, Châtillon, 1838 Hôtel de Ville, Bourg-la-Reine, 1845 Hôtel de Ville, Villemomble, 1848 Church of Saint-Lambert, Vaugirard, 1853 Hôtel de Ville, Montrouge, 1855 Hôtel de Ville, Vanves, 1857 Hôtel de Ville, Fontenay-aux-Roses, 1860 Hôtel de Ville, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 1863 Church of Notre-Dame de la Gare, 1864 Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Mandé, 1865 Hôtel de Ville, Rosny-sous-Bois, 1868

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