You might be interested in some previous threads about life in France during Napoleon's reign:

• What was life like under napoleonic rule? - 2 comments, over 2 years old.

• This primarily concerns the policy reforms put in place by Napoleon Bonaparte as they affected the citizens of France and areas under the French Empire's control.

• Did the economic welfare and quality of life for French commoners actually improve under Napoleon as opposed to the Louis XVI? - 4 comments, over 1 year old.

• Some general points are brought up with a specific case of military justice being analyzed as evidence.

• What was the every day life of an average French civilian like during the Industrial Revolution? - 3 comments, over 2 years old.

• This explores the after-effects of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars upon the lives of French citizens during the rest of the 19th century.

In "Aux Armes Citoyen(nes) [To Arms Citizens] - An AMA on Bastille Day and the Early Years of the French Revolution" there were some comment threads related to this topic - 75 comments, over 7 months old.

• How was the Revolution percieved in the country side ? - 7 comments (comment thread).

• The experts here delve into the religious and political differences between Paris and Rural France that resulted in many episodes of conflict between the two sides during the Revolution and beyond.

• "After the American revolution, there was a considerable amount of talk about how to raise and educate virtuous, republican citizens - whether through the nurturing of "republican mothers" or through a system of schools - so that the republic would have an informed, rational, and moral citizenry. I've always wondered: was there any analog to this during the French Revolution? Were there revolutionary schools? How about an idealized concept of the 'revolutionary mother?'" - 4 comments (comment thread).

• Commenters here compare and contrast the ideals and state of education across the period from the fall of the Kingdom of France to Napoleon's reign, with a variety of book recommendations on the topic that also encompass changes to gender roles during the period.

• "Would exiled aristocrats who fought against the Revolution expect to be executed if they were captured in battle? Did any of the nobles who actively fought against the Revolution rejoin the French army proper under Napoleon and, if so, was there any hesitation to let them back in?" - 2 comments (comment thread).

• The answerer devotes a line to the treatment of aristocrats during the Revolution and a paragraph to Napoleon's changes to the revolutionaries' policies.

This May be of help

He did reform the laws under which France continues using to this day. That was certainly an achievement considering the lot of the common people under the Ancien Regime or the revolution.