Through the turmoil of the 1794 Thermidorian Reaction, it became apparent that revolutionary Paris's political independence was a threat to any governing power: The office of mayor was abolished the same year, and its municipal council one year later.
Kroz nemire Termidorske reakcije 1794., postalo je jasno da je revolucionarna pariška nezavisnost prijetnja bilo kojoj vladajućoj snazi: Ured gradonačelnika ukinut je iste godine, a općinski savjet godinu dana kasnije.