http://mappemonde.mgm.fr/num7/articles/art05301.htmlInternational audienceThe routes used by the horse post in Ancien Régime France are particularly interesting for the study of the long-term development of a network. By using a GIS to reconstitute the network at various dates, this paper analyses the pace of its extension in space and highlights differences in coverage by the postal service over the national territory. The contrast is particularly sharp between the northern and southern halves of the country, despite the unifying aim of the French Revolution.L'ensemble des itinéraires empruntés par la poste aux chevaux dans la France de l'Ancien Régime offre un terrain particulièrement utile à qui s'intéresse aux évolutions d'un réseau dan...