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The Senate (in French : le Sénat ) is the upper house of the Parliament of France . A Sénat was also the upper house during the French Consulate of 1799 - 1804 .
The Senate is housed inside the Luxembourg Palace in the 6th arrondissement of Paris and is guarded by Republican Guards . In front of the building lay the Senate's garden, the Luxembourg Garden , open to the public.
 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Senate)
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