# Great Flood of Paris (1910)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1910-great-flood-of-paris
Location: Paris

The Seine overflowed, disrupting the capital and exposing infrastructure vulnerabilities. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Armand Fallières (President of the French Republic). Great Flood of Paris is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. 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
Great Flood of Paris is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Armand Fallières](https://history-france.com/rulers/armand-fallieres)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Great Flood of Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Great+Flood+of+Paris&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Great Flood of Paris](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Great+Flood+of+Paris)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)