1937 in France

Events from the year 1937 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Albert Lebrun
 * President of the Council of Ministers: Léon Blum (until 22 June), Camille Chautemps (starting 22 June)

Events

 * 1 May – General strike in Paris.
 * 21 June – Coalition government of Léon Blum resigns.

Sport

 * 30 June – Tour de France begins.
 * 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Roger Lapébie.

Births

 * 21 January – François Boutin, Thoroughbred horse trainer (died 1995)
 * 8 February – Françoise Claustre, archaeologist (died 2006)
 * 13 February – Andrée Brunin, poet (died 1993)
 * 4 March – Barney Wilen, saxophonist and jazz composer (died 1996)
 * 21 March – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 1973)
 * 12 May – Dominique Chaboche, politician and MEP (died 2005)
 * 24 May – Maryvonne Dupureur, Olympic athlete (died 2008)
 * 12 July – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France
 * 22 July
 * Jean-Claude Lebaube, road racing cyclist (died 1977)
 * Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz, politician (died 2019)
 * 26 August – Nina Companeez, screenwriter and film director (died 2015)
 * 15 September – Jean-Claude Decaux, advertising executive (died 2016)
 * 31 October – Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, journalist (died 2020)
 * 14 November – Marion Créhange, computer scientist (died 2022)

Deaths

 * 31 January – Marguerite Audoux, novelist (born 1863)
 * 12 March – Charles-Marie Widor, organist and composer (born 1844)
 * 18 March – Mélanie Bonis, composer (born 1858)
 * 10 May – Paul Émile Chabas, painter (born 1869)
 * 2 June – Louis Vierne, organist and composer (born 1870)
 * 16 October – Jean de Brunhoff, writer and illustrator (born 1899)
 * 28 December – Maurice Ravel, composer and pianist (born 1875)