(Canton of Passavent, Doubs, Ventose 7, year IV.) "The sway of religious opinions is much more extensive here than before the revolution, because the mass of the people did not concern themselves about them, while nowadays they form among the generality the subject of conversation and complaint."-- F7, 7127.

(Canton of Goux, Doubs, Pluviose 13, year IV.) "The hunting down of unsworn priests, coupled with the dilapidation and destruction of the temples, displeased the people, who want a religion and a cult; the government became hateful to them."-- Ibid.

(Dordogne, canton of Livrac, Ventose 13, year IV.) "The demolition of altars, the closing of the churches, had rendered the people furious under the Tyranny."-- F7, 7129.
(Seine-Inferieure, canton of Canteleu, Pluviose 12, year IV.) "I knew enlightened men who, in the ancient regime, never went near a church, and yet who harbored refractory priests."-- Archives nationales, cartons 3144-3145, No.1004.

(Missions of the councillors of state in the year IX.) At this date, worship was everywhere established and spontaneously.
(Report by Lacuee.) In Eure-et-Loire, "nearly every village has its church and minister; the temples are open in the towns and are well attended."-- In Seine-et-Oise, "the Roman Catholic cult prevails in all the communes of the department."-- In Oise, "worship is carried on in all the communes of the department."-In Loiret, "the churches are attended by the multitude almost as regularly as before 1788.

One-sixth of the communes (only) have neither worship nor minister and, in these communes, both are strongly desired."] [Footnote 3180: Archives nationales, F7, 7129.