Town Hall
Falces Town Hall stands at the heart of Plaza de los Fueros. The current building dates from 2009 and preserves the facade of the former town hall, built in 1868 and considered an early example of Navarrese eclecticism. Its lower opening reproduces that of the Court of Auditors in Madrid, and the municipal coat of arms, from the 18th century, appears to come from an earlier town hall.
The presence of the town hall in this area is documented from the early 18th century. A lawsuit from 1709 records that, in 1717, the town councillors requested permission from the Royal Council of Navarre to build a new town hall in the square, a request that was granted.
The former Casa de la Villa was the setting for one of Falces’ most unusual historical episodes: the Defenestration of Falces. During the War of the Spanish Succession, on 15 October 1706, a group of local men called up to go to Tudela rebelled because they considered the order contrary to the fueros. After being locked in the old town hall under armed guard, they broke up the premises and threw the guards out of the windows, an episode that entered the history of Navarre under that name.
Plaza de los Fueros, known in 1709 as Plaza de los Toros, was for centuries linked to the bull-related festivities of the patron saint celebrations, already documented before 1659 and maintained until 1970. After the foral protest of 1869, it adopted its current name. Remodelled in 1718, it still preserves traces of its historic architecture, including remains of solid-brick facades and a former municipal inn beside the arch of the square.