Council of the Republic (France)

Council of the Republic Conseil de la République
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Councils of the Fourth Republic
Insignia of the Council
Type
Type	Upper house of the French Parliament
History
Founded	27 October 1946 (1946-10-27)
Disbanded	8 December 1958 (1958-12-08)
Preceded by	Constituent Assembly[a] (Provisional Government)
Succeeded by	Senate (Fifth Republic)
Leadership
President	Auguste Champetier de Ribes, MRP (1946–1947)
	Gaston Monnerville, RS (1947–1958)
Structure
Seats	320
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect universal suffrage
First election	8 December 1946 (1946-12-08)
Last election	8 June 1958 (1958-06-08)
Meeting place
Salle des Séances Luxembourg Palace Paris, French Republic
Website
Archives

The Council of the Republic (French: Conseil de la République) was the upper house of the French parliament under the Fourth Republic, with the National Assembly being the lower house. It was established by the Constitution of 1946, dissolved by the Constitution of 1958 and replaced with the Senate.
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