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.

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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

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Constitution of the Year XII approvedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Republic
Constitutional Laws of 1875 created Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Third Republic
hemicycle of the French Senate usedBy Senate of France
subject surface form: Hemicycle of the French Senate
this entity surface form: French Senate
hemicycle of the French Senate operator Senate of France
subject surface form: Hemicycle of the French Senate
this entity surface form: French Senate
hemicycle of the French Senate locatedInBuildingOwnedBy Senate of France
subject surface form: Hemicycle of the French Senate
this entity surface form: French Senate
Renaissance representedIn Senate of France
subject surface form: Renaissance (French political party)
Jardin du Luxembourg ownedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Jardin du Luxembourg maintainedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Rue de Vaugirard passesNear Senate of France
this entity surface form: Sénat (French Senate)
PCF representedIn Senate of France
French Section of the Workers' International representedIn Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Third Republic
Albert Lebrun memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Jean-Pierre Raffarin memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Paul Doumer memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Chamber of Peers replacedBy Senate of France
Archchancellor of the Empire associatedWith Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Empire
Robert Hue memberOf Senate of France
Robert Hue representedInLegislature Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Luxembourg Gardens ownedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Luxembourg Gardens operator Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Musée du Luxembourg ownedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Musée du Luxembourg governingBody Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Marcelin Berthelot memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Alexandre Millerand memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
French Constitution establishes Senate of France
subject surface form: Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Senate of the Second Empire alsoKnownAs Senate of France
this entity surface form: Sénat du Second Empire
Senate of the Second Empire replaced Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the Second Republic
Senate of the Second Empire replacedBy Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the Third Republic
Radical-Socialist Party representedIn Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic upperHouse Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Third Republic
Department of Guadeloupe representedIn Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Louis Barthou memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Third Republic
Charles Dupuy memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Joseph Caillaux workLocation Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Jules Méline memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: Senate of the French Third Republic
AD representedIn Senate of France
subject surface form: Democratic Republican Alliance
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Alexandre Ribot memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Ferdinand Sarrien memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Gaston Doumergue servedIn Senate of France
Charles de Freycinet memberOf Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Independent Republicans representedIn Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
Rally for the Republic parliamentaryGroup Senate of France
this entity surface form: RPR group in the Senate of France
Rally for the Republic representedIn Senate of France
Union for French Democracy representedIn Senate of France
this entity surface form: French Senate
16e législature de la Ve République chambreHaute Senate of France
this entity surface form: Sénat français