During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale), which existed from 17 June 1789 to 29 September 1791, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General.Thereafter (until replaced by the Legislative Assembly on 30 Sept 1791), it was known as the National Constituent …

Coordinates. The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale; pronounced [asɑ̃ble nɑsjɔnal]) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (Sénat).The National Assembly's legislators are known as députés (French pronunciation: ; "delegate" or "envoy" in English; the word is an etymological cognate of …