ABSTRACT
On leaving the army, Ramel resumed practise at La Ciotat. His personal life changed as after being divorced from his first wife, he remarried. Divorce, which was not permitted under the ancien régime, was made possible during the Revolution, and it is probable that Ramel’s wife divorced him rather than the other way around. Aside from his medical practice, he became involved in local politics, retaining his revolutionary fervour. He was secretary of the town council, and ultimately appointed mayor by Napoleon who by now was First Consul of the Republic. He was replaced as mayor, partly due to failing health but largely because his politics had not changed with the times.
