Tribunal of something I can’t understand

This building was some sort of tribunal for petty crimes. As the French judiciary system is so utterly complex and opaque, I won’t really be able to explain. The good news is that the “tribunal d’instance” were dismantled in 2020 and merged into another incomprehensible body of judges called “tribunal de grande instance”, the aim of which escapes me completely. My motto has always been to keep away from these people, and so far, I have managed pretty well. Let’s take time to look at the building instead and the pretty reflections in the river Salat (thus named because of the high proportion of salt it contains).