Segura de la Sierra City Council

The Town Hall of Segura de la Sierra is a building of municipal use identified as a palace or manor house, located in the historic center of Segura de la Sierra, in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, at coordinates 38.29772, -2.65158. The local tourist information itself presents it as "Town Hall", and various heritage guides point out that the building occupies the former House of the Society of Jesus, which explains its historical and representative character within the urban complex. It is a construction linked to the modern period, with heritage value for its Renaissance architecture, according to the available tourist description. This stylistic ascription fits with the image of noble civil building that preserves the main square of a town historically marked by the presence of Santiago de Compostela and its strategic role in the Sierra de Segura. Segura de la Sierra was declared a Historic-Artistic Site, and the building is part of an urban environment of high heritage interest dominated by the castle and the historic fabric of the walled town. The town hall, due to its institutional function and its former connection with the Society of Jesus, constitutes an outstanding piece of the local civil heritage.