The Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) have been criticized by many commentators attached to the Westphalian balance of power, who regretted what they perceived as a questionable form of conflict resolution. The coincidence of the Revolutionary periods in France and Poland in the early 1790s produced many representations of Poland. This article examines the rumor of a possible partition of France, the supposed purpose of a conspiracy inspired by contemporary Polish history. As a sign of its ambivalence, the reference to Poland was used to denounce political opponents, and activate mobilization, as well as to promote republican constitutions (1791, 1793, 1795) and the Imperial Regime (1804).