The rest of the National Constituent Assembly follows the king within two weeks to new quarters in Paris.

In short order, the entire body settles in only a few steps from the Tuileries at a former riding school, the Salle du Manège.

However, some fifty-six monarchien deputies have not come with them, believing the mob threat in the capital to be personally dangerous.

The October journées have thus effectively deprived the monarchist faction of significant representation in the Assembly as most of these deputies retreat from the political scene; many, like Mounier, flee the country altogether.

Conversely, Robespierre's impassioned defense of the march has raised his public profile considerably.

The episode has given him a lasting heroic status among the poissardes and burnished his reputation as a patron of the poor.

His later rise to become virtual dictator of the Revolution is greatly facilitated by his actions during the occupation of the Assembly.


Lafayette, though initially acclaimed, finds that he has tied himself too closely to the king.

As the Revolution progresses, he will be hounded into exile by the radical leadership.

Maillard has returned to Paris with his status as a local hero made permanent.

He will participate in several later journées, but in 1794 will become stricken with illness, dying at the age of thirty-one.

For the women of Paris, the march will become the source of apotheosis in revolutionary hagiography.

The "Mothers of the Nation" had been highly celebrated upon their return, and they will be praised and solicited by successive Parisian governments for years to come.

King Louis XVI is officially welcomed to Paris with a respectful ceremony held by mayor Jean Sylvain Bailly.

His return is touted as a momentous turning point in the Revolution, by some even as its end.

Optimistic observers such as Camille Desmoulins declare that France will now enter a new golden age, with its revived citizenry and popular constitutional monarchy.

Others are more wary, such as journalist Jean-Paul Marat, who writes:

    It is a source of great rejoicing for the good people of Paris to have their king in their midst once again. His presence will very quickly do much to change the outward appearance of things, and the poor will no longer die of starvation. But this happiness would soon vanish like a dream if we did not ensure that the sojourn of the Royal Family in our midst lasted until the Constitution was ratified in every aspect. L'Ami du Peuple shares the jubilation of its dear fellow citizens, but it will remain ever vigilant.
    — L'Ami du Peuple #7 (1789)