Clotilde Mabillon

Clotilde Mabillon (22 March 1865 - 2 February 1953) was a French anarchist. She is primarily known for her probable participation in the Saint-Germain bombing, which she appears to have largely organized and led, propelling France into the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). Furthermore, she likely maintained a romantic relationship with Ravachol.

Born into a family of modest means in the Lyon region, Mabillon married in Saint-Étienne in 1884. She moved to Paris with him and settled in Saint-Denis, where she joined the anarchist movement in France and the circles of surrounding towns, which were often young and relatively radical. She associated with several other companions of these circles, particularly Louise Héloin, wife of . Mabillon witnessed the Fourmies massacre and the Clichy affair, which affected the groups she belonged to and led to severe police brutality against Decamps. At roughly the same time, she entered into a free love relationship with Ravachol, who was then a fugitive for the murder of the hermit of Chambles. Following Decamps' conviction, Mabillon and Chaumentin, aided by Ravachol and surrounded by a circle including, among others, Gustave Mathieu, Charles Simon, Rosalie Soubère, and Joseph Jas-Béala, set in motion a plot to carry out a bombing to assassinate Edmond Benoît, the judge responsible for Decamps' sentencing.

On 11 March 1892, she was likely the person in charge of carrying the explosive pot and handed it over to Ravachol, who then planted it and committed the attack. As the police were entirely unaware of the attack in the first few days, an informant set the authorities on Ravachol's trail after obtaining a confession from Mabillon. From that moment on, the authorities knew whom to look for, tracked the anarchist, and began arresting a series of anarchists in the Paris region, including Mabillon and Chaumentin. She collaborated with the police. Confronted with Ravachol after his arrest, she admitted to being Ravachol's lover, but claimed the man presented to her was not him. Later, confronted with Soubère, she appeared to reach an agreement for the latter to bear responsibility for the attack, the position defended by all the conspirators from that point forward. The authorities, aware of her responsibility, refused to prosecute her, in part to protect their informant and to portray the Chaumentins as responsible for the initial betrayal. She disappeared from the anarchist movement, from which she was immediately expelled.

Mabillon died on 2 February 1953, in Lagny-sur-Marne. Her role in the bombing, initially ignored, has since been re-evaluated by various historians who emphasize her romantic ties to Ravachol and her likely participation in the event.