Timeline – France: building secularism (1789-2015)

This timeline highlights the main dates of the history of secularism in France. It can be used as a teaching or presentation tool on the topic of secularism. Please note that all the documents it contains are in French. 

For further details about the history of secularism in France, you can read this text, issued by the French Sénat (again, please note that this text is in French): http://www.senat.fr/colloques/actes_laicite/actes_laicite2.html