Administrative transfers in the southern provinces in the 18th century ; Les transferts administratifs dans les provinces méridionales au XVIII e siècle
During the 18th century in France, the monarchic power has repeatedly tried to impose administrative centralism in a sometimes important way, being limited by local influence groups. In such a context, the Crown probably experienced the need to have a secret relay in regions with a strong particularist profile. But it is not impossible that a slow unification of the Kingdom has been achieved through the intermediary of other local authorities. Although the local elite widely presented in provincial assemblies came from his country, explaining its pecarist path, the 'administrative' clergy, having acquired administrative skills in different provinces, was likely to implement the policy in line with royal requirements. The high clergy does not seem to be deeply rooted in the provinces entrusted to it, given its tropism towards Paris and Versailles and its too many functions, sacerdotal and administrative. The group was rather mobile, unlike other members of local representative bodies in provinces recognised for their independence (countries of states). The social status of its members, their education, their prerogatives in local assemblies and their closer contact with the needs of residents make them indispensable for provincial work. ; Tout au long du XVIIIe siècle, en France, le pouvoir monarchique a essayé à maintes reprises d'imposer le centralisme administratif d'une manière parfois importune, étant limitée par l'action de groupes d'influence locaux. Dans un tel contexte, la Couronne éprouvait sans doute le besoin de bénéficier d'un relais secret dans les régions au profil particulariste prononcé. Mais il n'est pas impossible qu'une lente unification du royaume ait été accomplie par l'intermédiaire d'autres tenanciers du pouvoir local. Si l'élite locale largement présentée dans les assemblées provinciales était originaire de son pays, expliquant son allure particulariste, le clergé « administratif », ayant acquis des compétences administratives dans des provinces aux réalités différentes, était susceptible ...