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The Third Republic (1871-1940) was born out of the terrible defeat of the French by the Prussian armies in 1870. From September 1870 to February 1871, Paris suffered a severe siege by the German army. The treaty signed with Germany by the Assembly (which had taken refuge at Bordeaux) was felt to be treachery in Paris, which had already been abandoned by its political representatives. From 18th March to 28th May 1871, an uprising broke out in Paris. It was the “Commune de Paris” – a republican revolt at the start, but which took on a strong anarchist tendency. It was savagely quelled. The last insurgents were shot in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery. Paris came back into line and peased its folies. In expiation, the basilica of Sacré-Coeur was raised in Montmartre by the Catholic faithful, between 1876 and 1886.New administrative officers appeared in Paris and municipal councils were elected. The regime was different but Haussmannisation continued because Alphand (at the head of Public Works from 1871-92) finished what had been begun, but without innovation. From 1875-80 the routes boulevard St. Germain - boulevard Henri IV - Bastille and the place. | |
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