Lyon Commune
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The Lyon Commune was a short-lived revolutionary movement in Lyon, France, in 1870–1871. Republicans and activists from several components of the far-left of the time seized power in Lyon and establis
Storming of the city hall and proclamation of the Republic.
Final fighting around the town hall of La Guillotière on April 30.
Poster of the first Municipality of Lyon, kept at the Municipal Archives of Lyon, ref. 6fi 6833
Poster proclaiming the Second Lyon Commune on March 23, 1871, kept at the Municipal Archives of Lyon, ref. 6fi 6832
The insurrectionary communes in France in 1870–1871 were communes distinguished by their refusal to acquiesce to two significant events: first, France's capitulation to Bismarck, and second, the submi
The Declaration to the French People of 1871 set out the plan to organize France as a federation of communes based on direct democracy.
The army's last stand against the insurgents entrenched around La Guillotière town hall, on April 30 and May 1, 1871.
Gaston Crémieux was the key player in these events.