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The Forest Town hall is an Art deco style building that is located in the municipality of Forest in Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.

History
Built on the grounds of a previous town hall (1828) and in the place of a previous parsonage (1734), it was designed by architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin (1873 - 1948) in 1925. It saw it`s inauguration on 9th July, 1938.

The building hosts various valuable interior and exterior decorations made by such artists as Victor Rousseau, Georges Baltus, Canneel, Stoffyn, Tricot, and many others. During the World War II, the Town Hall suffered from bombings in Forest that lead to serious damage to the facade and the entrance portal to the Brusselsesteenweg.

On 22nd October 1992 the exterior, interior and furniture of the building were classified as protected cultural monuments by the Royal Commission for Monuments and Landscapes. The Forest Town hall is also on the list of protected immovable heritage monuments of The Department of Monuments and Landscapes of Brussels-Capital Region.