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We all know that the main royalist revolt occurred in Northwestern France: Vendee, Brittany, Anjou, Maine. But I'm interested in what other parts of France were strongly for or against the revolution, as much of the written history about the period is very Paris-centric.

For example, Marseille initially endorsed the revolution, but according to Wikipedia:

By the summer of 1793, the Vendee, Brittany, and parts of Poitou were in open rebellion. They were soon joined by the cities of Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Toulon and Toulouse, where representatives from Paris were attacked and, in some cases killed. And in small towns and villages across France, resistance mounted. In Chaumont, officials affiliated with the Jacobin Club were forced from office. At Soissons and Compiegne they were run out of town by armed mobs. In other places their directives were simply ignored.

So had Marseille turned against the leadership at this point. We also have this map:

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rs...es/Counter-Revolution & Revolt 1792-1795.html

I would love to categorise the different areas in France into strongly royalist, moderate and strongly Jacobin, so I could plot out alternate revolutions. All thoughts and comments are welcome.
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