references
2003 Senators’ term of office is reduced to 6 years
1879 The Senate returns to Paris 1875 The Senate in Versailles
1944-1945
The Provisional Consultative Assembly
1870
of Empire
1875-1940
The Senate of the Third Republic
1946-1958
The Council of the Republic
Since 1958
The Senate of the Fifth Republic
1940 The Senate is adjourned to Vichy Paris City Council sits at the Luxembourg Palace
1959 The first elections of the Senate of the Fifth Republic
1948 The councillors of the Republic take back the title of “Senators”
1969 The failure of a referendum intending to reform the Senate
1859 A fire in the hemicycle
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