Senate of France
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The Senate of France is the upper house of the French Parliament, representing territorial collectivities and French citizens living abroad within the country’s bicameral legislative system.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Senate | 10 |
| French Senate (First Empire) | 1 |
| French Senate (Second Empire) | 1 |
| Senate of the Third Republic | 1 |
| Sénat (France) | 1 |
| Sénat, le Parlement des territoires | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of Parliament of France
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetaryRole | votes on finance bills ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of the Fifth Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
|
| constitutionalFunction | acts as High Court in certain constitutional circumstances (Haute Cour) via parliament in joint session ⓘ |
| constitutionalLimitation | National Assembly has final say in most legislative disputes ⓘ |
| constitutionalPower |
can amend bills
ⓘ
can propose laws ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
initiation of legislation
ⓘ
oversight of the Government of France ⓘ participation in the legislative process ⓘ representation of local authorities ⓘ review of bills passed by the National Assembly ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentFormSince | 1958 ⓘ |
| currentPresidingOfficer | Gérard Larcher ⓘ |
| currentPresidingOfficerSince | 2014 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeIncludes |
departmental councillors
ⓘ
members of the National Assembly ⓘ municipal councillors ⓘ regional councillors ⓘ |
| established | 1795 ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyRole | ratifies certain international treaties ⓘ |
| hasChamber | hemicycle ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Council of Ancients
ⓘ
Council of the Republic ⓘ Senate of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Third Republic
Sénat conservateur ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Republic ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legislativeSystem | bicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
6th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palais du Luxembourg ⓘ |
| memberTitle | senator ⓘ |
| motto |
Senate of France
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sénat, le Parlement des territoires
|
| numberOfMembers | 348 ⓘ |
| otherChamber | National Assembly of France ⓘ |
| oversightInstrument |
parliamentary committees
ⓘ
questions to the government ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of France ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| renewalFraction | half of the seats every 3 years ⓘ |
| represents |
French citizens living abroad
ⓘ
territorial collectivities of the French Republic ⓘ |
| sessionRoom |
Palais du Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg Palace Senate chamber
|
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
| website | https://www.senat.fr ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament of France
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
Senate of the Third Republic
this entity surface form:
Sénat (France)
this entity surface form:
French Senate (Second Empire)
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate (First Empire)
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
Sénat, le Parlement des territoires
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Senate
subject surface form:
Parliament of France