French Constitution of 1791
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.
Constitution of France
The preamble of the constitution recalls the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" from 1789 and establishes France as a secular and democratic country, deriving its sovereignty from the people.