1791 Avignon–Comtat Venaissin status referendum

1791 Avignon–Comtat Venaissin status referendum
(1791-07-07) (1791-07-24)July 7–24, 1791
OutcomeAnnexation into France
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Union with France 101,046 66.08%
Remain with the pope 51,873 33.92%
Total votes 152,919 100.00%

In the aftermath of the Avignon–Comtat Venaissin War, between the pro-French Avignon municipal government and the papist Union of St. Cecilia, three mediators sent by the French National Assembly organized a series of votes to discern the true opinions of the people in the Papal territories of Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin with respect to union with France.

Of the 98 municipalities, 52 voted for France and 19 for the Papal States. Annexation was confirmed by the National Assembly on September 14, 1791.

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