Town Hall
In the center of the village square you can see the bright white facades of the attractive and restored Council House. A chapel stood on the site of the Town Hall between 1609 and 1648. After Lommel came under Protestant rule in 1648, the chapel was converted into the Town Hall. It was a small rectangular building with a tower and a clock. When in 1807 Lommel became part of the French Empire, the Protestants left Lommel and the Catholics kept the chapel as Council House. In 1845 the building was demolished to make way for a new town hall in classicist style. In 1912 it was enlarged by adding to the front in an eclectic style. The building served as a town hall until 1958, and as a police station until 1988. Since then, the building has served as a meeting and exhibition hall.
Coat of arms
Above the portico of the building we see the coat of arms of Lommel. This shield - gold on a lazur blue background - represents an oak tree with two sheep underneath, as a reference to the importance of sheep farming for medieval Lommel.
Kiosk
The kiosk, crowned with a lyre, was erected in 1905 on the occasion of 75 years of Belgian independence. Regular rehearsals were held here by the Royal Harmony "Hope in the Future." In 1942, the kiosk was demolished and seven years later replaced by the current kiosk, which now stands not to the right but to the left of the Town Hall.
The water pump symbolizes the sheep that had a watering place in the village square.
