2010 in France

This article lists events from the year 2010 in France.

Incumbents

 * President – Nicolas Sarkozy
 * Prime Minister – François Fillon

January

 * 10 January – Referendum in Martinique and French Guiana.

February

 * 12 to 28 February – During Olympic Games in Vancouver, the French team wins 11 medals:
 * Gold medals
 * Vincent Jay
 * Jason Lamy-Chappuis
 * Silver medals
 * Déborah Anthonioz
 * Martin Fourcade
 * biathlon women team (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin and Sandrine Bailly)
 * Bronze medals
 * Marie Dorin
 * Tony Ramoin
 * Marie-Laure Brunet
 * Vincent Jay
 * Marion Josserand
 * Mathieu Bozzetto
 * 28 February – The storm Xynthia kills at least 51 people, with 12 more said to be missing.

March

 * 14 to 21 March – Regionales elections.
 * 12 to 21 March: In the 2010 Winter Paralympics France wins 6 medals.

June

 * 6 June – The 2010 French Open tennis tournament concludes at Stade Roland Garros, with Rafael Nadal winning the Men's Singles and Francesca Schiavone the Women's.

July

 * 9 July – Carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen finalises a venture with Chinese carmaker Changan Automotive, which will see Peugeot and Citroen both buildings cars in China in the near future.
 * Tour de France

August

 * 25 August – The new Renault Latitude is launched at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show and is due on sale later this year for other markets. The European-spec Latitude will be launched at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

September

 * 7 September – The first of the 2010 French pension reform strikes takes place. The strikes, involving workers in both the public and private sectors, continue into October.

November

 * 1 November My Chemical Romance on Tour Cigale
 * 4 – 13 November 13 – Fencing World Championship in Paris

Births

 * 28 May – Louis, Duke of Burgundy – elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou
 * 2 June Princess Ruby Girl

Deaths

 * 7 January – Philippe Séguin – politician (born 1943)
 * 10 January – Mano Solo – singer (born 1963)
 * 11 January – Éric Rohmer – film director (born 1920)
 * 23 January – Roger Pierre – actor (born 1923)
 * 31 January – Pierre Vaneck – actor (born 1931)
 * 3 February – Georges Wilson – actor and theater director (born 1921)
 * 6 March – Roger Gicquel – television newsreader (born 1933)
 * 7 March – Patrick Topaloff – singer and actor (born 1944)
 * 8 March – Guy Lapébie – cyclist (born 1916)
 * 13 March – Jean Ferrat – singer (born 1930)
 * 11 April – Jean Boiteux, swimmer (born 1933).
 * 31 August – Laurent Fignon, cyclist (born 1960)
 * 12 September – Claude Chabrol, French film director (born 1930)
 * 27 December – Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, actor (born 1949)