1965 in France

Events from the year 1965 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Charles de Gaulle
 * Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou

Events

 * 5 January – Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.
 * 14 March – Municipal elections held.
 * 21 March – Municipal elections held.
 * 16 July – The Mont Blanc Tunnel is inaugurated by presidents Giuseppe Saragat and Charles de Gaulle.
 * 22 October – Authors André Figueras and Jacques Laurent are fined for their comments against Charles De Gaulle.
 * 28 October – Foreign Minister Couve de Murville travels to Moscow.
 * 29 October – Mehdi Ben Barka, a Moroccan politician, is kidnapped in Paris and never seen again.
 * 3 November – President Charles de Gaulle announces that he will stand for re-election.
 * 21 November – Mireille Mathieu sings on France's "Télé-Dimanche" and begins her successful singing career.
 * 26 November – At the Hammaguir, a launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter space.
 * 5 December – Charles de Gaulle is re-elected as French president.

Sport

 * 22 June – Tour de France begins.
 * 14 July – Tour de France ends, won by Felice Gimondi of Italy.

January to March

 * 4 January – Yvan Attal, actor and director
 * 8 January – Pascal Obispo, singer-songwriter
 * 11 January – Bertrand de Billy, conductor
 * 15 January – Jean-Yves Béziau, philosopher
 * 25 January – Pascal Lefèvre, javelin thrower
 * 23 February – Sylvie Guillem, ballet dancer
 * 28 February – Philippe Gaillot, soccer player
 * 9 March – Benoît Campargue, judoka
 * 15 March – Pascal Tayot, judoka
 * 21 March – Xavier Bertrand, politician and Minister
 * 31 March – Jean-Christophe Lafaille, mountaineer (died 2006)

April to June

 * 19 April – Natalie Dessay, soprano
 * 23 April – René Piller, racewalker
 * 27 April – Patrick Rémy, cross-country skier
 * 20 May – Bruno Marie-Rose, athlete and Olympic medallist
 * 20 May – Jean-Charles Trouabal, athlete
 * 26 May – Christophe Kalfayan, swimmer
 * 5 June – Sandrine Piau, soprano
 * 7 June – Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
 * 12 June – Florence Guérin, actress
 * 17 June – Pascal Despeyroux, soccer player
 * 21 June – François Baroin, politician
 * 23 June – Stéphane de Gérando, composer, conductor, multimedia artist and researcher
 * 27 June – Stéphane Paille, soccer player (died 2017)
 * 29 June – Véronique Laury, businesswoman

July to September

 * 2 July – Luc Borrelli, soccer player (died 1999)
 * 3 July – Bertrand Layec, soccer referee
 * 16 July – Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor
 * 20 July – Laurent Lucas, actor
 * 21 July – Sylvie Giry Rousset, cross-country skier
 * 24 July – Olivier Py, stage director, actor and writer
 * 25 July – Laurent Lucas, actor
 * 5 August – Jean-Marc Morandini, journalist
 * 6 August – Luc Alphand, alpine skier, motor racing driver
 * 7 August – Jocelyn Angloma, international soccer player
 * 13 August – Éric Durand, soccer player
 * 14 August – Emmanuelle Béart, actress
 * 16 August – Stéphane Picq, composer of computer game music
 * 1 September – Jean-François Ballester, figure skating coach (d. 2018)
 * 10 September – Pierre Camara, triple jumper
 * 10 September – Pascal Pinard, swimmer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist
 * 11 September – Jean-Philippe Fleurian, tennis player
 * 17 September – Franck Piccard, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist
 * 19 September – Gilles Panizzi, rally driver
 * 19 September – Sabine Paturel, singer and actress
 * 21 September – Frédéric Beigbeder, writer, commentator, literary critic and pundit
 * 24 September – Fabrice Philipot, cyclist (died 2020)

October to December

 * 1 October – Jean-Philippe Ruggia, motorcycle racer
 * 10 October – Éric Blanc, impersonator and comedian
 * 20 October – Jil Caplan, singer and songwriter
 * 25 October – Mathieu Amalric, actor and film director
 * 28 October – Franck Sauzée, soccer player
 * 1 November – Christophe Clement, horse trainer
 * 2 November – Samuel Le Bihan, actor
 * 3 November – Ann Scott, novelist
 * 14 November – Ariel Besse, actress
 * 19 November – Laurent Blanc, international soccer player
 * 22 November – Vincent Guérin, soccer player, coach

Full date unknown

 * Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic
 * Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist

January to March

 * 17 January – Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal (born 1880)
 * 21 January – André Godard, archeologist and architect (born 1881)
 * 28 January – Maxime Weygand, military commander (born 1867)
 * 14 February – Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor (born 1880)
 * 20 February
 * Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer (born 1889)
 * René Jeannel, entomologist (born 1879)
 * March Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor (born 1882)
 * 6 March – Jules Goux, motor racing driver (born 1885)
 * 10 March – Jean Boyer, film director and author (born 1901)
 * 20 March – Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1876)
 * 22 March – Pierre Courant, politician (born 1897)

April to June

 * 1 April – Daniel Barbier, astronomer (born 1907)
 * 20 April – Arsène Alancourt, cyclist (born 1904)
 * 23 April – Georges Périnal, cinematographer (born 1897)
 * 24 April – Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner (born 1888)
 * 12 May – Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (born 1907)
 * 20 May – Charles Camoin, painter (born 1879)
 * 15 June – Maurice Monney-Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist (born 1892)
 * 25 June – Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (born 1877)
 * 26 June – Maurice Brocco, cyclist (born 1885)

July to September

 * 9 July – Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist (born 1899)
 * 17 July – Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor (born 1888)
 * 27 July – Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian (born 1901)
 * 7 August – Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (born 1872)
 * 19 August – René Lasserre, rugby union player (born 1895)
 * 31 August – Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (born 1893)
 * 2 September – Émile Muselier, Admiral (born 1882)
 * 15 September – Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist (born 1897)
 * 23 September – Lionel Terray, climber (born 1921)

October to December

 * November – Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor (born 1886)
 * 6 November – Edgard Varèse, composer (born 1883)
 * 18 November – Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician (born 1890)

Full date unknown

 * Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (born 1896)
 * Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882)
 * Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer (born 1898)
 * Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist (born 1897)
 * Jean Favard, mathematician (born 1902)
 * Colette Reynaud, journalist (born 1872)