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It is often cited by historians, including those on Wikipedia , as one of the first independent organizations dedicated to public policy and current affairs.

Members were generally critical of the centralized power inherited from Louis XIV. Influenced by Bolingbroke, they favored a constitutional model similar to the British system, advocating for the rights of the Parlements (courts) to act as a check on royal authority. club de l'entresol

The Regency of Philippe d’Orléans (1715–1723) had loosened the rigid censorship of Louis XIV’s reign, allowing salons and private clubs ( sociétés de pensée ) to flourish. By the time Louis XV came of age, Cardinal Fleury sought a middle path: controlled intellectual debate that could inform policy without threatening the crown. The Entresol represented this experiment. Modeled partly on the English coffeehouse and the Royal Society , it provided a rare space for high-ranking officials and intellectuals to debate mémoires on political economy and governance. It is often cited by historians, including those