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Jul 13 08:26
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French term

maison pour tous

French to English Other Government / Politics gouvernement local
"Atteste qu'il a été impossible de procéder à une tentative de conciliation
L'une des parties n'ayant pas répondu à [??] invitation par courier en date du 00 février 2023 [?] à une réunion et n'étant pas présente à la dite réunion [??] le 00 avril 2023 à 15h[??] à la mairie d'XXX, maison pour tous [?], [??] rue YYY [??]"

This is an almost illegible page of a document.

It talks about a couple who made a complaint to an airline and asked for compensation. The airline ignored them. So this couple took the legal route. This page is a report by the Conciliateur de Justice. A meeting was held in the maison pour tous in a French provincial town with a view to a conciliation meeting. The airline chose not to attend.

I'm thinking along the lines of "municipal centre" or "social centre".
YES! I am in fact aware that I could just not translate it, leave it in italics and put something like "[municipal centre]" after it. I may do that.

But I'm just wondering whether anyone's got any other suggestions for an **equivalent** sort of establishment you might find in the Anglosaxosphere (English-speaking world) in a quite small town.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 "maison pour tous" (community or social centre)
4 Community Hub
References
Many examples on the www

Discussion

Mpoma (asker) Jul 13:
@ph-b Pop. 40,000 according to Wikip. So probably too big for a village (certainly a Saxon village). I didn't realise when I asked the question that this appears to work as a "brand", maybe with capitalisation: "Maison Pour Tous".
ph-b Jul 13:
Mpoma, Do you know how large XXX is?

Asking because if it's a small place, XXX Village Association could perhaps work here. I know of a few of them in E&W that do what maisons pour tous do (organising bingo or gym sessions for pensioners, teaching you how to use computers, familles rurales, etc.) Au hasard, https://prestwoodva.org.uk/events/list/ or https://www.weedonbucks.org.uk/index.php/village-organisatio... (never been to either of them).

This about maisons pour tous as organisations. If you prefer focussing on them as buildings, which is what mentioning the mairie might imply, how about "XXX Village Hall"?

Unless this is too UK-centred? You did ask "for an **equivalent** sort of establishment you might find in the Anglosaxosphere". Your favourite search engine will turn up lots of pictures showing Saxon halls :-)

All this bearing in mind Chrispus's answer below, which I agree with anyway.

Proposed translations

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"maison pour tous" (community or social centre)

A "maison pour tous" is a "centre social". Both terms are somehow used interchangeably in France. Most sources I found on the Internet use "centre social" next to "maison pour tous". For example, Maison Pour Tous Centre Social St Louis. I would suggest you leave the term in French and use brackets for your translation.
Reference:

http://www.leolagrange-mptsaintlouis.org/

Note from asker:
Thanks. This seems reasonable. I've done a bit of reading around it... it has its own acronym, MPT, an its own association loi 1901, created in 1977. The one thing I would say is that it appears to have stressed "culture" as much as socialising... and latterly appears to have been replaced by "Les Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture" (MJC). That focus on youngsters may be a newer innovation.
Peer comment(s):
agree AllegroTrans : You could say "cultural and community centre"
48 mins
agree ph-b : with a preference for "community centre" (because of pour tous)
2 hrs
agree Emmanuella : Maison / Community
7 hrs
agree Daryo : "community centre"
11 hrs
agree Cyril Tollari
1 day 12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: ""community centre". Thanks."
11 hrs

Community Hub

This seems to be an emerging modern term equivalent to the 20th century "Village Hall". :)
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

Many examples on the www

Most of these appear to be community centres

Maison pour Tous Community Center / LINK - Chazalon ...
ArchDaily
https://www.archdaily.com › ... › France
maison pour tous from www.archdaily.com
12 May 2022 — Beyond its functionality, the project wishes to offer the image of an architecture «without pretension”, simple in its form and belonging to its ...
Maison Pour Tous Louis Feuillade (Montpellier, France): Hours ...
facebook
Maison Pour Tous | Jonquière QC
lyon
Maison pour tous - Salle des Rancy
nice
Des activités pour tous à la maison !
montpellier3m
Maison pour tous André Chamson | Montpellier Méditerranée ...
Places
Map of maison pour tous
Maison Pour Tous
5.0
(4) · Youth Centre
Montpellier, France · +33 4 67 75 10 34
Closed ⋅ Opens 9 am Mon
Website
Directions
Maison Pour Tous
4.5
(106) · Recreation Centre
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, France · +33 2 35 20 00 16
Closed ⋅ Opens 9 am Mon
Website
Directions
Maison pour Tous
4.5
(109) · Cultural association
Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France · +33 2 35 72 31 05
Closed ⋅ Opens 9 am Mon
Website
Directions
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https://www.montpellier.fr › 3791...
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maison pour tous from www.world-architects.com
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Maison pour Tous Saint Père en Retz
Maison pour Tous Saint Père en Retz
https://www.maisonpourtous.fr
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maison pour tous from www.maisonpourtous.fr
La Maison Pour Tous est une association type loi 1901, née en 1972. Le projet de la Maison Pour Tous vise le bien-être, la construction et l'épanouissement ...

Les Rancy – Maison Pour Tous
Les Rancy
https://www.salledesrancy.com
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Maison Pour Tous – Saint Romain de Colbosc
Maison Pour Tous – Saint Romain de Colbosc
https://www.mptsr.fr
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maison pour tous from www.mptsr.fr
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Les Maisons pour tous
La Courneuve
https://lacourneuve.fr › les-maisons...
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maison pour tous from lacourneuve.fr
Accompagnement aux démarches administratives · Garderie éphémère, ½ journée par semaine, les lundis de 9h à 12h ou les jeudis de 13h30 à 16h30, inscription au ...
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Peer comments on this reference comment:
disagree Ben Gaia : The asker clearly has internet access... but requires some insight from native speakers in the context of their specific document..
10 hrs
So why disagree? Are my refs invalid?
agree Daryo : useful info
10 hrs
Thanks
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