Social unrest and French occupation

Towards the end of the century, there was social unrest, influenced by the French revolution. On the 23^rd July 1797, the “bread uprising”, which had spread to all of Piedmont, involved also Chieri. The repression by those in power culminated in the shooting of 36 people in Piazza d’Armi (Piazza Cavour). On the 8^th December 1798 the French Revolutionary Army marched through Chieri en route to Turin. The “Tree of Freedom “ is erected.  Diplomas of nobility are burned.  A Republican municipality is inaugurated.