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This article is from the Calendars FAQ, by Claus Tondering claus@tondering.dk with numerous contributions by others.

7.2. How does one count years? (French Revolutionary Calendar)

Years are counted since the establishment of the first French Republic
on 22 September 1792. That day became 1 Vendemiaire of the year 1 of
the Republic. (However, the Revolutionary Calendar was not introduced
until 24 November 1793.)

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