# Allied occupation ends (1818)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1818-allied-occupation-ends
Location: France

France paid its indemnities and rejoined the European concert after the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. Within the broader Restoration, July Monarchy & Second Republic period, Post-Napoleonic France alternated between restored monarchy, constitutional reform and revolution. Industrialization, colonial expansion and new social movements culminated in the democratic upheaval of 1848. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis XVIII (King of France). Allied occupation ends mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Allied occupation ends mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Louis XVIII](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xviii-1815)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Allied occupation ends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Allied+occupation+ends&go=Go)
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- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)