Polity · 1792 CE – 1814 CE
French First Republic
République française · Première République française
- Peak recorded area
- 752,124 km²
- 1799 CE
- Rulers on record
- 74
- from 1792 CE
- Data series
- 65
- 1792 CE–1814 CE
Overview
In the history of France, the First Republic, sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic, was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoléon Bonaparte, although the form of government changed several times.
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Territory
14 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1814 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 52 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Social Conflict Events13 obs · 1792 CE–1804 CE | 10events1804 CE · HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database) |
| Conflict Participants10 obs · 1792 CE–1804 CE | 12persons1804 CE · HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database) |
| City Pop Aix3 obs · 1800 CE–1809 CE | 18.6Kpersons1809 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Amiens3 obs · 1800 CE–1809 CE | 35.9Kpersons1809 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Angers3 obs · 1800 CE–1809 CE | 25.4Kpersons1809 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Avignon3 obs · 1800 CE–1809 CE | 21.2Kpersons1809 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 1,990.372011 int'l $1814 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| GDP per capita PPP15 obs · 1800 CE–1814 CE | 1,973int'l $ (inflation adj.)1814 CE · Gapminder |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Battle Count11 obs · 1793 CE–1814 CE | 1battles1814 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Scale Avg9 obs · 1794 CE–1812 CE | 3Lehmann-Zhukov 1-51812 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Wins3 obs · 1797 CE–1809 CE | 1battles won1809 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Losses2 obs · 1799 CE–1801 CE | 1battles lost1801 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 0.094index (0-1)1814 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 0.101index (0-1)1814 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 0.051index (0-1)1814 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 0.694index (0-1)1814 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity215 obs · 1800 CE–1814 CE | -4index (-10 to 10)1814 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index23 obs · 1792 CE–1814 CE | 0.171index (0-1)1814 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Numeracy2 obs · 1800 CE–1810 CE | 95.89ABCC index1810 CE · Clio-Infra |
Rulers
74 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Bertrand BarèrePresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Henri GrégoirePresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Jacques DefermonPresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Jean Baptiste TreilhardPresident of the National Convention1792 CE – 1793 CE
- Jean-François DelacroixPresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Jérôme Pétion de VilleneuvePresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Marguerite-Élie GuadetPresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Marie-Jean Hérault de SéchellesPresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Philippe RühlPresident of the National Convention1792 CE
- Armand GensonnéPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-CrancéPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- François René MallarméPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Georges CouthonPresident of the National Convention1793 CE – 1794 CE
- Georges DantonPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Gilbert RommePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jacques-Alexis Thuriot de la RosièrePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarennePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean Bon Saint-AndréPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean DebryPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-Baptiste Boyer-FonfrèdePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-François-Bertrand DelmasPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-Henri VoullandPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-Jacques BréardPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-ÉtiennePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Louis-Joseph CharlierPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Marc David Alba LasourcePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Maximilien RobespierrePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Maximin IsnardPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Moyse BaylePresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Pierre Antoine LaloyPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Pierre VergniaudPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- Pierre-Joseph CambonPresident of the National Convention1793 CE
- André Antoine BernardPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- André DumontPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Antoine Christophe MerlinPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Claude Antoine, comte Prieur-DuvernoisPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Élie LacostePresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jacques-Louis DavidPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean Jacques Régis de CambacérèsPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-Antoine LouisPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-Baptiste ClauzelPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-Baptiste Robert LindetPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-François RewbellPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-Lambert TallienPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Jean-Pierre-André AmarPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Joseph-Nicolas Barbeau du BarranPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Lazare CarnotPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Louis Antoine de Saint-JustPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Louis LegendrePresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Marc-Guillaume Alexis VadierPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Philippe-Antoine Merlin de DouaiPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Pierre Louis BentabolePresident of the National Convention1794 CE – 1795 CE
- Pierre Louis PrieurPresident of the National Convention1794 CE
- Antoine Claire ThibaudeauPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Emmanuel Joseph SieyèsPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Étienne-François LetourneurPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- François Antoine de Boissy d'AnglasPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- François Louis BourdonPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Jean Denis, comte LanjuinaisPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Jean Joseph Victor GénissieuPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Jean PeletPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Jean-Baptiste Charles MatthieuPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Jean-Baptiste Louvet de CouvraiPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de PontécoulantPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Louis Marie de La Révellière-LépeauxPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Marie-Joseph ChénierPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de BarrasPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Pierre Charles Louis BaudinPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Pierre Claude François DaunouPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Stanislas Joseph François Xavier RovèrePresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Théodore VernierPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- Théophile BerlierPresident of the National Convention1795 CE
- NapoleonFirst Consul1799 CE – 1804 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- French
- Currency
- French franc (FRF), assignat, French livre
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database)2021
Chevalier, J. et al. HiSCoD: Historical Social Conflict Database. Université de Rennes.
Academic use, attribution
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
French First Republic is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.