On 10 thermidor year 15 (29 July 1807), Napoleon I of France signed a decree reducing the number of theatres in Paris to eight, giving the force of law to a decree of the interior minister of 25 April that same year.
This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.
[1] Following is a list of the theatres that remained.
Grands théâtres Théâtres secondaires The decree did not remain in force after Napoleon's fall in 1814.
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