The images of the French Revolution and French political space are simultaneously experiencing rapid and deep changes. Using a qualitative survey and cartographic materials, the authors try to establish a link between both dynamics. After a long period in which the French political map remained very similar to that of revolutionary times, a new geography, which also has a new relationship to politics, is emerging. Mental and objective maps provide interesting instruments to understand these major mutations.
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