Research into the maintenance of regioanl public order under the French absolute monarchy

乡村警察部队marechaussee既作为皇家军队，特别是在乡村和公路上维持秩序，又作为皇家法庭（prevotaux的法庭），对cas prevotaux进行无上诉的审判。以下是本文对18世纪上半叶上诺曼底的marechaussee进行研究的主要结果。(See本研究报告）首先，我们编制了一份世纪上半叶的上诺曼底地区的男性marechaussee（1720-1750）名单，并将其出版。其次，我们分析了从中提取的信息（身高、年龄、释放原因等）。因为他清楚地表明了是什么样的人在维持着上诺曼底的公共秩序。我们读了一篇关于其结果的论文，题目是“世纪上半叶的上诺曼底人（1720-1750）"。第三，我们读到另一篇关于同一时期上诺曼底郡的军事和司法官员的论文，题为“旧制度法国时期的皇家官员：最后，我们通过对居民与marechaussee之间关系的关注，考察了居民对皇家的接受程度。这些成果被编成一份题为“当地居民和marechaussee：他们的捍卫者还是压迫者？“我们将在不久的将来把这三篇论文投稿给期刊。

The marechaussee, a rural police force, served both as a royal army, keeping order particulary in the countryside and on highways, and as a royal court (prevot's court) judging without appeal cas prevotaux. The following is the main results of this research into the Haute-Normandie's marechaussee in the first half of 18th century. (See the Report of this research)First, after drawing up a liste of men of Haute-Normandie's marechaussee in the first half of 18th century, entitled "Liste des hommes de la marechaussee en Haute-Normandie (1720-1750)", we published il.Secondly, we analyzed informations extracted from the liste (height, age, reason of release, etc.) for making clear what kind of men kept the public order in Haute-Normandie. We read a paper on its result, entitled "Men of Haute-Normandie's marechaussee in the first half of 18th century (1720-1750)".Thirdly, we read another paper on the military and judicial officers of the Haute-Normandie's marechaussee in the same period, entitled "Royal Officers during the Old Regime France : an example of Haute-Normandie's marechaussee in the first half of 18th century".Finally, we examined a habitants receptivity to the royal power by giving attention to the relation between the habitants and the marechaussee. The fruits were prepared as a paper entitled "Local habitants and the marechaussee : their defender or oppressor?".We will contribute these three papers to journals in the near futur.