2024 in France
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Events in the year 2024 in France.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Emmanuel Macron (REM)
- Prime Minister:
- Élisabeth Borne (REM) (until 9 January)
- Gabriel Attal onwards
- President of the French Senate: Gérard Larcher
Events[edit]
- 2024 France floods
- 9 January – Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France.[1]
- 18 January – 2024 French farmers' protests are held against French and EU government agricultural policy.[2][3]
- 23 January – A woman is killed while her husband and their daughter, all FNSEA members, are injured after a car crashes into a roadblock in Pamiers, France, at the 2024 French farmers' protests, a protest for better pay and against excessive regulation.[4]
- 26 January – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated India's Republic Day together. President Macron was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, showcasing the strengthened ties between India and France.[5]
- 28 January – Protesters advocating for sustainable food threw soup at the Mona Lisa. The painting is protected by bulletproof glass and was not damaged.[6]
- 10 February – France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors due to a fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.[7]
Predicted and scheduled events[edit]
- 21 February: Entry of Missak Manouchian and Mélinée Manouchian into the Panthéon[8]
- 6 June: Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings[9]
- 26 July – 11 August: 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]
- 28 August – 8 September: 2024 Summer Paralympics[11]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[12]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 29 March - Good Friday†
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 8 May - Victory Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 19 May - Whit Sunday
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 14 July – Bastille Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Armistice Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day†
†Good Friday and St Stephen's Day are observed in Alsace and Moselle only
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in France
- List of French films of 2024
- List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 2 January: Daniel Revenu, 81, fencer, Olympic champion (1968) and five-time bronze medalist.[13]
- 3 January:
- René Metge, 82, rally driver.[14]
- Bernard Ducuing, 73, footballer (Red Star, Reims, Montpellier).[15]
- Frédéric Bluche, 72, legal historian.[16]
- 4 January: Raymond Elena, 92, racing cyclist.[17]
- 5 January:
- Jean-Marie Rausch, 94, politician, senator (1974–1988, 1992–2001) and mayor of Metz (1971–2008).[18]
- Bernard Malgrange, 95, mathematician (Malgrange–Ehrenpreis theorem, Malgrange preparation theorem), member of the French Academy of Sciences.[19]
- 8 January: Guy Bonnet, 78, author, composer and singer.[20]
- 9 January:
- Thierry Desmarest, 78, businessman (TotalEnergies).[21]
- Jean Céa, 91, mathematician.[22]
- 10 January: Louis Le Pensec, 87, politician, minister of agriculture (1997–1998) and senator (1998–2008).[23]
- 11 January:
- Laurence Badie, 95, actress (The Virtuous Scoundrel, Woman Times Seven, Bankers Also Have Souls) and comedian.[24]
- Guy Janvier, 75, politician, member of the general council of Hauts-de-Seine (2004–2015).[25]
- Jean-Luc Laurent, 66, politician, MP (2012–2017) and mayor of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (1995–2016, since 2020).[26]
- 13 January:
- Jean-Jacques Bénètière, 84, politician, member of parliament (1981–1986).[27]
- Bruno Ducol, 74, pianist and composer.[28]
- 14 January: Christophe Boesch, 72, French-Swiss primatologist.[29]
- 18 January: Slim Pezin, 78, guitarist, arranger and conductor.[30]
- 22 January: Pierre Chassigneux, 82, businessman and government official, president of SANEF (2003–2011).[31]
- 23 January: Jean Petit, 74, football player (Monaco, national team) and manager.[32]
- 26 January:
- Michel Hausser, 96, jazz vibraphonist.[33]
- Jean Vaillant, 91, Olympic long-distance runner (1964).[34]
- 27 January: Pierre Montlaur, 60, rugby union player (SU Agen, national team).[35]
- 29 January:
- Louis Colombani, 92, politician, deputy (1988–1997).[36]
- Séverine Foulon, 50, athlete.[37]
- Iskandar Safa, 68, Lebanese-born French shipbuilding industry executive.[38]
- 30 January: Jean-François Cordet, 73, government official, director of OFPRA (2007–2012).[39]
February[edit]
- 1 February:
- Michel Jazy, 87, middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1960).[40]
- Gilbert Millet, 93, doctor and politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Alès (1985–1989).[41]
- 2 February: Pierre Raffin, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Metz (1987–2013).[42]
- 5 February:
- Brigitte Bout, 83, senator
- Jean Malaurie, 101, anthropologist and explorer.[43]
See also[edit]
Country overviews[edit]
- History of France
- History of modern France
- Outline of France
- Government of France
- Politics of France
- Years in France
- Timeline of France history
References[edit]
- ^ "Gabriel Attal: Macron's pick for PM is France's youngest at 34". 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ ""On va mener une action qui va marquer les esprits": les agriculteurs veulent bloquer les autoroutes ce jeudi" (in French). ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Colère des agriculteurs : les revendications de la profession" (in French). L'Express. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "A woman dies and 2 people are injured at a French farmers' protest barricade". AP News. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Republic Day 2024: Emmanuel Macron chief guest, parade time, other key details conviction". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci painting". 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors after fire at Chinon plant". Yahoo Finance. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Missak Manouchian, héros de la Résistance d'origine arménienne, va faire son entrée au Panthéon" [Missak Manouchian, hero of the Resistance of Armenian origin, will enter the Panthéon]. Le Monde (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "1944 – 2024: 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY". Normandy Tourism. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "New Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" welcomed by IOC President". International Paralympic Committee. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Mainguy, Marie (27 October 2022). "THE PARALYMPIC GAMES OF PARIS 2024". Paris 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "France Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Décès de Daniel Revenu, champion olympique de fleuret par équipe aux JO 1968". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Le pilote automobile René Metge, triple vainqueur du Dakar, est mort". Franceinfo (in French). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Mort de Bernard Ducuing : l'ancien joueur du Montpellier Hérault Sport Club est décédé à l'âge de 73 ans". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "In memoriam – Frédéric Bluche – Association des Historiens des Facultés de Droit" (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Cyclisme. Ancien coureur professionnel, Raymond Elena nous a quittés". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Moselle. Jean-Marie Rausch, l'ancien maire de Metz, est décédé : ses obsèques célébrées ce mercredi". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Décès de Bernard Malgrange | Société Mathématique de France". smf.emath.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "VIDÉOS - Le chanteur et compositeur avignonnais Guy Bonnet est décédé - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Thierry Desmarest, ancien PDG de Total, est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Levakis, Olympe. "Jean Céa, grand professeur qui laisse une trace durable". Newsroom (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ GRIESINGER, Béatrice (2024-01-10). "Louis Le Pensec, figure politique du Finistère et ancien ministre de la Mer, est décédé". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Mort de la comédienne Laurence Badie". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ à 10h23, Par Hendrik Delaire Le 16 janvier 2024 (2024-01-16). "Vanves : l'ancien maire Guy Janvier est décédé". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mort de Jean-Luc Laurent, maire du Kremlin-Bicêtre". actu.fr (in French). 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Loire. L'ancien député du Roannais Jean-Jacques Benetière est décédé". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Rédaction, La (2024-01-13). "Décès du compositeur Bruno Ducol". ResMusica (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Помер приматолог Крістоф Беш". UAZMI (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Mylène Farmer en deuil : mort de Slim Pezin, son musicien et ami de longue date". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Le Figaro : Deuils - Pierre CHASSIGNEUX". carnetdujour.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Jean Petit, légende de Monaco, est mort". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé - Les brèves - News - TSF Jazz : la première radio jazz de France". www.tsfjazz.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Disparition de Jean Vaillant, le plus titré des athlètes bretons". Le Télégramme (in French). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Carnet noir : mort brutale de Pierre Montlaur, joueur emblématique du SU Agen". petitbleu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ rédaction, La (2024-01-30). "L'ancien député du Var Louis Colombani est décédé". Var-Matin (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ MENEGHINI, Kathleen (2024-01-30). "Avec le décès de Séverine Foulon une lumière s'est éteinte sur Le Touquet". www.nordlittoral.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Iskandar Safa, homme d'affaires et propriétaire de Valeurs actuelles, est mort à 68 ans". Le Figaro (in French). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Avis de décès". Roc Eclerc (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Une légende de l'athlétisme français est morte". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Ancien maire d'Alès et député du Gard, Gilbert Millet a tiré sa révérence à l'âge de 93 ans". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Jean Malaurie, géographe, explorateur du Grand Nord et éditeur, est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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