Events in the year

2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

in France.

Incumbents

* President –

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

(

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) * Prime Minister – Élisabeth Borne (REM) * Government – Borne government

Events

January

* 11 January – Six people are injured in a mass stabbing at Paris'

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train station. * 19 January –

2023 French pension reform strikes A series of protests began in France on 19 January 2023 with a demonstration of over one million people nationwide, organised by opponents of the 2023 French pension reform law, pension reform bill proposed by the Borne government to increase t ...

Strikes Strike may refer to: People *Strike (surname) Physical confrontation or removal *Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm *Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspected ...

and demonstrations begin throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which plans to raise the

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to 64. * 21 January – RT France, the French arm of the Russian

state media State media or government media are media outlets that are under financial and/or editorial control of the state or government, directly or indirectly. There are different types of state and government media. State-controlled or state-run media a ...

network RT, ceases operation following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor. * 25 January – France agrees to withdraw its 400

special forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

from Burkina Faso, following the mandate from the ruling military junta that they withdraw within a month. * 31 January – 2023 French pension reform strikes ** A second day of strikes and demonstrations occur throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64. According to the CGT union, 2.8 million people took part in the protests while the Ministry of Internal Affairs counted 1.272 million protesters. ** About 25% of teachers are on strike according to the

Ministry of National Education Ministry of National Education can refer to: * Ministry of National Education (Algeria) * Ministry of National Education (Colombia) * Ministry of National Education (France) * Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs ( Greece) * Minist ...

. This figure is 55% according to the teachers' union SNES-fu.

February

* 7 February –

** A third day of national protests are held, attended by over 2 million strikers, 400,000 in Paris alone, according to the CGT, while the police estimate that around 757,000 strikers participated. * 11 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes ** A fourth day of national protests are held, attended by over 2.5 million strikers, 500,000 of whom were in Paris, according to the CGT, whilst the Ministry of the Interior claims that 963,000 protested. * 16 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes ** Unions said some 1.3 million people participated in strikes nationwide, with 30 percent of flights from Paris' Orly Airport being cancelled.

March

* 4 March – Twenty-one people are injured in a bus crash in Corps,

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

. * 7 March – 2023 French pension reform strikes ** Trains around the country continued to be affected by strikes and protests, with 1.1 to 1.4 million people believed to have participated in over 260 protests across the country. * 20 March – March 2023 votes of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne motions were voted down. The cross-party motion failed by a margin of just 9 votes. * 23 March – Palais Rohan in Bordeaux is set on fire by protesters.

April

* 9 April – ** 2023 Marseille building collapse ** Six people are killed and many others injured by an avalanche near Mont Blanc, in the French Alps. * 20 April – Operation Wuambushu

May

* 11 May – The National Assembly votes 130 to 109 for a bill that not only would town halls in have to fly both the

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and European flags but also all town halls must display a presidential portrait. The bill goes to the Senate * 21 May – Three people are killed in a gang shooting in the 11th arrondissement of Marseille.

June

* 8 June – Six children are injured during a mass stabbing in Lake Annecy, Haute-Savoie. The

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

perpetrator, a failed asylum seeker, is arrested. A motive behind the attack is still unclear. * 16 June – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, injuring two people and severely damaging hundreds of buildings. * 21 June – 2023 Paris explosion: Around 50 people are injured and one is missing after an explosion and fire on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris. * 27 June –

Killing of Nahel Merzouk On 27 June 2023, Nahel Merzouk (25 February 2006 – 27 June 2023), a French people, French 17-year-old of Morocco, Moroccan and Algeria, Algerian descent, was shot at point-blank range and killed by police officer Florian M. in Nanterre, a subu ...

: A 17-year-old boy is shot dead by a police officer after an attempted

traffic stop A traffic stop, commonly referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law. United States A traffic stop is usually considered to be a T ...

in Nanterre,

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...

, Île-de-France. Due to the incident, rioting breaks out. * 28 June –

Nahel Merzouk riots A series of riots in France began on 27 June 2023 following the fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk in an encounter with two police officers in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. Residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on the 27 J ...

Riot A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...

s occur in several towns following the killing of Merzouk by a police officer. At least 150 people are arrested, 24 police officers are injured, and 40 cars are set alight.

Town halls In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

, schools, and police stations are also set on fire or attacked. * 29 June – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioting continues for a third night across France with at least 100 people being arrested as 40,000 police officers are deployed to tackle the unrest. A town hall is set on fire in Clichy-sous-Bois, while supermarkets and other shops are looted by gangs in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

and

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Montreuil (), sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis. With a population o ...

. * 30 June – ** Killing of Nahel Merzouk: The police officer involved in the killing of Merzouk is charged with

homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

. ** Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters set fire to the main

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

in Marseille as civil unrest continues across France. More than 900 people have been arrested and

Interior Minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

Gérald Darmanin deploys an additional 45,000 police officers to the streets.

July

* 1 July – ** Nahel Merzouk riots: Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 arrests, and 79 police officers injured. ** Looters raid a gun shop in Marseille, stealing eight hunting

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

s and

ammunition Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weap ...

before police intervene. ** President

cancels a

state visit A state visit is a formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country, at the invitation of the head of state of that foreign country, with the latter also acting as the official host for the duration of the state visit. Speaking for the host ...

to Germany, which would have been the first state visit in 23 years. * 2 July – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters

ram-raid Ram-raiding is a type of burglary in which a heavy vehicle is driven into the windows or doors of a building, usually a department store or jeweller's shop, to allow the perpetrators to loot it. Overview The term came into widespread use after ...

and set ablaze the residence of L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, a member of the centre-right

Republicans Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

party, injuring the mayor's wife and child. Jeanbrun was at the

town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

during the incident. *3 July – Hundreds march in support of Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, whose house was set ablaze on Sunday morning.

August

* 9 August – Nine people are killed and two others are missing after a fire breaks out in a guesthouse accommodating disabled people in Wintzenheim, Alsace. * 13 August – Three people are killed and eighteen are injured in a fire in an apartment complex in Grasse,

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...

. * 14 August – France announces that supermarket prices increased 13.1% in July according to the national statistics bureau. * 27 August – France announces plans to ban the

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

abaya dress in schools.

September

* 3 September – French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne says that France will ban disposable vapes in an effort to combat smoking. * 19–22 September –

State visit by Charles III to France King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife Queen Camilla made a state visit to France from 20 to 22 September 2023, hosted by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron. I ...

* 24 September - 2023 French Senate election

October

* 4 October – The government bans

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an Traditionalist Catholic, integrist association and political party. * 12 October – French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announces that France will ban all pro- Palestinian protests in the country. * 13 October – Arras school stabbing: A teacher is killed and another teacher and a

security guard A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety ...

are seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at a high school in

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

. The

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Russian

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immigrant Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

attacker, heard shouting " Allahu akbar" during the attack, is arrested by police. *14 October – France raises its

Vigipirate Vigipirate (french: Plan Vigipirate) is France's national security alert system. Created in 1978 through interministerial sessions and falling within the responsibilities of the prime minister, it has since been updated three times: in 1995 (fo ...

to the highest level and announces the deployment of 7,000

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through Opération Sentinelle following the Arras stabbing, which President Emmanuel Macron describes as "

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". *18 October – The

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...

and three French airports are temporarily evacuated "for security reasons".

November

* 6 November – French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces that France will donate dozens of armoured vehicles to the Lebanese military to help it carry out patrol missions. * 13 November – Over 182,000 demonstrators march in cities across France, protesting the surge in

antisemitic Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

incidents since the outbreak of the Israel Hamas war. * 15 November – France issues

arrest warrant An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a j ...

s for Syrian president

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

and his brother Maher al-Assad on charges of

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and complicity in war crimes, including the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack. * 19 November ** One of

French emperor Emperor of the French ( French: ''Empereur des Français'') was the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First and the Second French Empires. Details A title and office used by the House of Bonaparte starting when Napoleon was procl ...

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's bicorne hats is sold for a record €1.93 million (around US$2.11 million) at an auction in France. ** Crépol stabbing * 26 November – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is held in Nice, France. France wins the competition with the song " Cœur" ("Heart"), performed by

Zoé Clauzure Zoé Clauzure (; born 12 February 2010) is a French child singer best known for winning the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier, in 2020, she had reached the semifinals of the seventh season of the French version of ''The Voice Kids''. ...

. * 28 November – Health Minister

Aurélien Rousseau Aurélien Rousseau (born 25 June 1976) is a French civil servant and politician who has briefly served as Minister of Health and Prevention in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2023. From May 2022 to July 2023, Rousseau serve ...

announces a ban on smoking on all beaches and public parks.

December

* 2 December – 2023 Paris attack * 25 December - In Paris, was produced the Sportica Fire in Gravenilles, France, causing several damages * 26 December – In Paris, a man is arrested for killing his four children and their mother. The mother and two daughters were

stabbed A stabbing is penetration or rough contact with a sharp or pointed object at close range. ''Stab'' connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others. Stabbing differs fro ...

several times, while the couple’s two sons were

suffocated Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can i ...

or drowned. * 31 December – The Château du Grand-Serquigny in Normandy is destroyed by fire.

Deaths

January

* 1 January –

Jacques Sereys Jacques Sereys (2 June 1928 – 1 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Raised by a single mother who worked as an embroiderer, Sereys grew up in Marseille. He began to make money at the age of 14 while working for Cr� ...

, 94, actor ('' On Guard'', ''

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'', '' Towards Zero''). * 2 January – **

Alain Acard Alain Acard (sometimes shown as Alain Acart; born 28 March 1951) is a French sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City. Competing ...

, 71, Olympic sprint canoer (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

). ** Catherine David, 73, French-American literary critic and novelist. ** François Geindre, 76, politician, mayor of Hérouville-Saint-Clair (1971–2001). * 4 January – Michel Ferté, 64, racing driver. * 5 January – Jean Clémentin, 98, journalist ('' Le Canard enchaîné''), writer, and spy. * 6 January – **

Marc-Kanyan Case Marc-Kanyan Case (14 September 1942 – 6 January 2023) was a French professional footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially kn ...

, 80, Olympic footballer (

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

). ** Jacques Grattarola, 92, footballer ( Cannes,

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

). * 7 January – ** Marcelle Engelen Faber, 99, resistance fighter. ** Henri Heurtebise, 86, poet and editor. * 8 January – ** Michel Laurencin, 78, academic and historian. ** Christiane Papon, 98, politician,

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

(1987–1989) and

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

(1988–1993). * 9 January – Max Chantal, 64, rugby league player ( Villeneuve XIII, national team). * 10 January – Pierre Dorsini, 88, footballer ( Toulouse, Nancy). * 11 January –

François Roussely François Roussely (9 January 1945 – 11 January 2023) was a French government official and magistrate. Biography After his studies at the École nationale d'administration, Roussely became an auditor in 1978 and subsequently became a referend ...

, 78, government official and magistrate, president of

Électricité de France Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in 2 ...

(1998–2004). * 12 January – ** Jean Laurent, 78, banker and businessman, managing director of

Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole Group (), sometimes called La banque verte ( en, The green bank) due to its historical ties to farming, is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution. It is France's second lar ...

(1999–2005). ** Daniel Richard, 78, entrepreneur. * 13 January – ** Madeleine Attal, 101, actress and theatre director. ** Fañch Peru, 82, teacher, writer and politician, mayor of

Berhet Berhet (; br, Berc'hed) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Berhet are called ''Berhetois'' in French. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan throug ...

(1983–2001). * 14 January –

Bernard Delemotte Bernard Delemotte (1939 – 14 January 2023) was a French underwater diver and photographer who was a member of the oceanographic research team of the Cousteau Society, founded by Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 Ju ...

, 83, diver and cameraman. * 15 January –

Noël Coulet Noël Coulet (4 October 1932 – 15 January 2023) was a French academic and medieval historian. Biography Born on 4 October 1932, Coulet took preporatory classes at the , where he was notably taught by and Marc Soriano. During his doctoral stud ...

, 90, academic and historian. * 16 January – Pierre Danos, 93, rugby union player ( RC Toulon, AS Béziers Hérault, national team). * 17 January – ** Jean-Claude Marty, 79, rugby league player ( FC Lézignan XIII,

Racing Club Albi XIII Racing Club Albi XIII originally called Racing Club Albigeois XIII and more recently also known as Albi Tigers are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Albi in the Occitanie region in southern France. Formed in 1934 the club compete in ...

, national team). ** Lucile Randon, 118,

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, world's oldest living person (since 2022). ** Paul Vecchiali, 92, film director (''

At the Top of the Stairs ''At the Top of the Stairs'' (french: En haut des marches) is a 1983 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Paul Vecchiali. It tells the story of a widow, who returns to a former house that had been hers 18 years after ...

'', '' Rosa la rose, fille publique'', '' Once More'') and author. * 18 January – ** Jacques Jarry, 93, linguist and archeologist. ** Paul Vecchiali, 92, film director (''

'', '' Rosa la rose, fille publique'', '' Once More'') and author. ** Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz musician. * 19 January – ** Gilles Beyer, 66, figure skater and skating coach. **

Claude Guillon Claude Guillon (17 September 1952 – 19 January 2023) was a French writer and philosopher. A libertarian communist, he advocated for situationist opinions. He gained notoriety in 1982 with the book ', which sold over 100,000 copies before being ...

, 70, writer and philosopher. * 20 January – Loïc Guguen, dramatic baritone. * 23 January – **

Serge Laget Serge Laget ( – January 2023) was a French board game designer. He also worked as an education advisor near Avignon. Biography In 2003, Laget created the board game ''Mare Nostrum'' and its successor, ''Mare Nostrum: Mythology Expansion'', two ...

, 66, board game designer ('' Mare Nostrum'', ''

Mystery of the Abbey ''Mystery of the Abbey'' is a board game designed by Bruno Faidutti, illustrated by Julien Delval, Emanuel Roudier and Cyrille Daujean as graphic designer. Originally published in French by MultiSim in 1998 under the name ''Meurtre à l'Abbay ...

''). ** Roland Weller, 84, businessman, president of RC Strasbourg Alsace (1994–1997). * 24 January – Christelle Doumergue, 59, basketball player ( Clermont UC,

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, national team). * 25 January – ** Maria Deroche, 84, Brazilian-born French architect. ** Roger Louret, 72, actor, playwright, and theatre director. * 26 January – Attilio Labis, 86, ballet dancer and teacher. * 28 January – Gérard Caillaud, 76, actor (''

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'', '' L'argent des autres'', '' The Dogs'') and stage director. * 29 January –

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, 56, actor (''

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'', ''

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'').

February

March

* 17 March – Habib Qahwaji, 91, Palestinian political activist and writer

April

May

June

* 2 June – Jacques Rozier, 96, film director and screenwriter ('' Adieu Philippine'', '' Du Cote D'Orouet''). * 18 June –

Paul-Henri Nargeolet Paul-Henri Nargeolet (; 2 March 1946 – 18 June 2023) was a French deep sea explorer and ''Titanic'' expert. Known as "Mr. Titanic", Nargeolet was one of five people who died aboard the submersible ''Titan'' when it imploded on 18 June 2023 ...

, 77, explorer and victim of the Titan submersible implosion. * 26 June –

Ysabelle Lacamp Ysabelle Lacamp (7 November 1954 – 26 June 2023) was a French novelist, singer and actress. Biography Early life and education Ysabelle Lacamp was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 7 November 1954. She was the daughter of French journalist and ...

, 68, writer and actress. * 27 June - Nahel Merzouk, Nahel Merzouk (sometimes spelled Naël), a 17-year-old French youth of Maghrebian Algerian descent, was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop

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* 11 July – Milan Kundera, 94, Czech-born French writer ('' The Joke'', '' The Unbearable Lightness of Being''). * 16 July – Jane Birkin, 76, British-French actress ('' Death on the Nile'', '' Evil Under the Sun'') and singer (" Je t'aime... moi non plus").

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* 6 October – Victoire Jasmin, 67, French Senator from Guadaloupe. * 24 October – Marcel Berthomé, 101, Mayor and war veteran.

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* 13 November – Michel Ciment, 85, film critic and historian. * 19 November – Colette Maze, 109, pianist and piano teacher. * 22 November – Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, 94, historian.

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* 27 December – Juliette Carré, 90, actress. *29 December – Gil de Ferran, 56, French-born Brazilian professional racing driver.

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