This article outlines the history of the administration in charge of the regulation and control of public opinion during the French Empire. The context of this regulation is delineated by examining how Napoleon intended, as early as the Consulate, to merge the Ancien Regime traditions with the new values of the Revolution. This project acknowledges innovative developments in public opinion management, in the shaping of political legitimacy after 1789. I will examine three unpublished manuscripts produced by this administration in order to illustrate the administrative and political implications of the imperial control of public opinion. In addition, I will analyze the historical issues at stake determined by different figures who played a role in this administration.

本文概述了法兰西帝国时期负责舆论监管的行政当局的历史。通过检查拿破仑早在领事馆是如何打算将“旧政权”传统与“革命”的新价值融合在一起来描述该法规的背景的。该项目承认1789年后政治合法性的塑造在民意管理方面的创新发展。我将研究本届政府出版的三本未出版的手稿，以说明帝国主义对民意控制的行政和政治影响。此外，我将分析由在本届政府中发挥作用的不同人物所决定的历史问题。