<P> Shortly after Louis Philippe 's constitutional monarchy was overthrown in the revolution of 1848 , the new government of the Second Republic ended Algeria 's status as a colony and declared in the 1848 Constitution the occupied lands an integral part of France . Three civil territories -- Alger , Oran , and Constantine -- were organized as Departments of France ( local administrative units ) under a civilian government . This made them a part of France proper as opposed to a colony . For the first time , French citizens in the civil territories elected their own councils and mayors ; Muslims had to be appointed , could not hold more than one - third of council seats , and could not serve as mayors or assistant mayors . The administration of territories outside the zones settled by colons remained under the French Army . Local Muslim administration was allowed to continue under the supervision of French Army commanders , charged with maintaining order in newly pacified regions , and the bureaux arabes . Theoretically , these areas were closed to European colonization . </P>
<P> Shortly after Louis Philippe 's constitutional monarchy was overthrown in the revolution of 1848 , the new government of the Second Republic ended Algeria 's status as a colony and declared in the 1848 Constitution the occupied lands an integral part of France . Three civil territories -- Alger , Oran , and Constantine -- were organized as Departments of France ( local administrative units ) under a civilian government . This made them a part of France proper as opposed to a colony . For the first time , French citizens in the civil territories elected their own councils and mayors ; Muslims had to be appointed , could not hold more than one - third of council seats , and could not serve as mayors or assistant mayors . The administration of territories outside the zones settled by colons remained under the French Army . Local Muslim administration was allowed to continue under the supervision of French Army commanders , charged with maintaining order in newly pacified regions , and the bureaux arabes . Theoretically , these areas were closed to European colonization . </P>
when did algeria became a department of france
when did algeria became a department of france
1848
1848