2024 in France

Events in the year 2024 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Emmanuel Macron (REM)
 * Prime Minister:
 * Élisabeth Borne (REM) (until 9 January)
 * Gabriel Attal onwards
 * President of the French Senate: Gérard Larcher

January

 * 2024 France floods
 * 9 January – Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France.
 * 18 January – 2024 French farmers' protests are held against French and EU agricultural policy.
 * 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 at the 2024 French farmers' protests.
 * 26 January – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron celebrate India's Republic Day together, with Macron being the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
 * 28 January – Protesters advocating for sustainable food throw soup at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. The painting is protected by bulletproof glass and is undamaged.

February

 * 10 February – Électricité de France shuts down two nuclear reactors due to a fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
 * 21 February – Entry of Missak Manouchian and Mélinée Manouchian into the Panthéon.

April

 * April–ongoing – Two people die in a cholera epidemic in Mayotte.
 * 19 April – A man is arrested after threatening to blow himself up near the Iranian Embassy in Paris.
 * 22 April – Kendji Girac, the winner of the 2014 series of The Voice: la plus belle voix, is shot in Biscarrosse.
 * 24 April – The union representing air traffic controllers in France cancels a planned 24-hour strike, although a majority of flights had already been cancelled.

May

 * Backlash France takes place in Lyon
 * May 5 – Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his European tour, starting in France, Serbia and ending in Hungary.
 * May 13–28 – 2024 New Caledonia unrest - A state of emergency is declared in New Caledonia after riots break out amid debate over a proposed electoral reform in the territory. Six people, including a police officer are killed, and at least 60 others are injured.
 * May 14 –
 * Two prison officers are killed in an attack on a van carrying inmate Mohamed Amra near Rouen that results in his escape.
 * The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes, with an honorary Palme d'Or award for Meryl Streep.
 * May 17 – An armed man is shot dead by police in Rouen after he threatens to attack a synagogue.
 * May 18 – The exclusive Harry Winston boutique in Paris is targeted in an armed robbery that results in the loss of “several million euros’” worth of items.
 * May 22 – An 18-year old man from Chechnya is arrested on suspicion of plotting an attack on a football match at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 * May 23 – Staff at France Médias Monde, France Télévisions and Radio France go on strike in protest against plans for a merger of the public broadcasting sector proposed by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.
 * May 31 – France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at Eurosatory.

June

 * 3 June – A Russian-Ukrainian national is arrested north of Paris and subsequently charged with plotting a bomb attack and other terrorism offences.
 * 4 June – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns that French military instructors will be "legitimate targets" if they are deployed to Ukraine.
 * 6 June –
 * Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
 * The Investigative Committee of Russia announces the arrest of a French national in Moscow on suspicion of failing to register with authorities as a foreign agent and collecting information on the Russian military.
 * President Macron announces that the country will send Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and train its pilots by the end of 2024.
 * 9 June –
 * After the National Rally emerges as the largest party in the French contingent during the 2024 European Parliament election, President Macron dissolves the National Assembly and announces snap parliamentary elections on 30 June and 7 July.
 * 2024 French Open: In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz wins the Men's singles title at the French Open after defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, earning his third Grand Slam title.
 * 10 June – The Chanel branch in Paris' Avenue Montaigne is targeted by a car-ramming attack as part of a robbery.
 * 11 June –
 * The president of The Republicans, Éric Ciotti, speaks in favor of an alliance with the National Rally during an interview with TF1. Olivier Marleix, the head of the party in the National Assembly, calls for Ciotti's resignation in response.
 * France's left wing political parties form a New Popular Front ahead of the parliamentary elections.
 * 12 June – 2024 The Republicans (France) crisis - The Republicans votes unanimously to remove its leader Éric Ciotti for attempting to form an electoral alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally. On 14 June, a Paris court reviews the decision and rules in Ciotti's favor.
 * 15 June – Over 600,000 people march in Paris and other cities nationwide to protest against the far-right National Rally.
 * 16 June – 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans: In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year, with drivers Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen.
 * 19 June:
 * The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules.
 * Two teenagers are charged with the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Courbevoie, in an attack suspected to have been motivated by anti-Semitism.
 * One person is killed by police after stabbing two people with a screwdriver in Aubervilliers.
 * 21 June – France reports nearly 200 cases of cholera in Mayotte.
 * 23 June – 2024 New Caledonia unrest: Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia.
 * 26 June – The French government orders the dissolution of the far-right Groupe Union Défense and several other far-right and Islamic extremist groups, citing risks of violence.
 * 29 June – One person is killed and five others are injured following a shooting at a wedding hall in Thionville.
 * 30 June –
 * 2024 French legislative election: Voters select candidates in the first round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly.
 * Thousands of left-wing protesters gather in cities across France to protest the National Rally's lead in election polls, while showing support for the New Popular Front.

July

 * 3 July – Prisca Thevenot, Spokesperson of the Government of France and Renaissance candidate for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency is attacked along with a supporter while putting up campaign posters in Meudon. Several suspects are arrested.
 * 4 July – Film director Benoît Jacquot is charged with the rapes of actresses Julia Roy and Isild Le Besco between 1998 and 2000, and "rape, sexual assault and violence" committed between 2013 and 2018.
 * 7 July: 2024 French legislative election (second round):
 * No party wins a majority in the National Assembly, with the left-wing New Popular Front gaining a plurality of seats and the far-right National Rally coming in third place.
 * Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announces that he will resign effective July 8. However, his resignation is rejected on that day by President Macron, who asks him to remain in office "for the time being".
 * 11 July – A fire damages the spire of the 11th-century Rouen Cathedral during restoration. No further damage or injuries are reported.
 * 12 July – A new political party L'Après is founded by dissidents from La France Insoumise.
 * 13 July – Three people are killed and four injured after a mass shooting at a birthday party in Espinasse-Vozelle. The perpetrator commits suicide.
 * 15 July – A soldier is injured in a knife attack while on patrol at the Gare de l'Est station in Paris. The perpetrator is arrested.
 * 16 July – President Macron approves the resignation of Prime Minister Attal and his cabinet, but maintains Attal as head of a transitional caretaker government.
 * 17 July – An 18-year old man is arrested in Bas-Rhin on suspicion of plotting attacks inspired by far-right extremism during the Paris Olympics.
 * 18 July:
 * Seven people are killed in a suspected arson attack on an apartment in Nice.
 * A police officer is injured in a knife attack along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. The assailant is shot dead.

Predicted and scheduled events

 * 26 July – 11 August: 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
 * 28 August – 8 September: 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Holidays
Source:
 * 1 January – New Year's Day
 * 29 March – Good Friday†
 * 31 March – Easter
 * 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

 * 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

January

 * 2 January: Daniel Revenu, 81, fencer, Olympic champion (1968) and five-time bronze medalist.
 * 3 January:
 * René Metge, 82, rally driver.
 * Bernard Ducuing, 73, footballer (Red Star, Reims, Montpellier).
 * Frédéric Bluche, 72, legal historian.
 * 4 January: Raymond Elena, 92, racing cyclist.
 * 5 January:
 * Jean-Marie Rausch, 94, politician, senator (1974–1988, 1992–2001) and mayor of Metz (1971–2008).
 * Bernard Malgrange, 95, mathematician (Malgrange–Ehrenpreis theorem, Malgrange preparation theorem), member of the French Academy of Sciences.
 * 8 January: Guy Bonnet, 78, author, composer and singer.
 * 9 January:
 * Thierry Desmarest, 78, businessman (TotalEnergies).
 * Jean Céa, 91, mathematician.
 * 10 January: Louis Le Pensec, 87, politician, minister of agriculture (1997–1998) and senator (1998–2008).
 * 11 January:
 * Laurence Badie, 95, actress (The Virtuous Scoundrel, Woman Times Seven, Bankers Also Have Souls) and comedian.
 * Guy Janvier, 75, politician, member of the general council of Hauts-de-Seine (2004–2015).
 * Jean-Luc Laurent, 66, politician, MP (2012–2017) and mayor of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (1995–2016, since 2020).
 * 13 January:
 * Jean-Jacques Bénètière, 84, politician, member of parliament (1981–1986).
 * Bruno Ducol, 74, pianist and composer.
 * 14 January: Christophe Boesch, 72, French-Swiss primatologist.
 * 18 January: Slim Pezin, 78, guitarist, arranger and conductor.
 * 22 January: Pierre Chassigneux, 82, businessman and government official, president of SANEF (2003–2011).
 * 23 January: Jean Petit, 74, football player (Monaco, national team) and manager.
 * 26 January:
 * Michel Hausser, 96, jazz vibraphonist.
 * Jean Vaillant, 91, Olympic long-distance runner (1964).
 * 27 January: Pierre Montlaur, 60, rugby union player (SU Agen, national team).
 * 29 January:
 * Louis Colombani, 92, politician, deputy (1988–1997).
 * Séverine Foulon, 50, athlete.
 * Iskandar Safa, 68, Lebanese-born French shipbuilding industry executive.
 * 30 January: Jean-François Cordet, 73, government official, director of OFPRA (2007–2012).

February

 * 1 February:
 * Michel Jazy, 87, middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
 * Gilbert Millet, 93, doctor and politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Alès (1985–1989).
 * 2 February: Pierre Raffin, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Metz (1987–2013).
 * 5 February:
 * Brigitte Bout, 83, senator
 * Jean Malaurie, 101, anthropologist and explorer.
 * 13 February : Alain Dorval, 77, French voice actor, he dubbed Sylvester Stallone, from 1976 to 2024

March

 * 23 March: Daniel Beretta, 77, French voice actor and singer, he dubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1987 to 2021.

April

 * 25 April: Laurent Cantet, 63, film director (Time Out, The Class).

July

 * 15 July: Jacques Boudet, 89, actor (La Femme Nikita, Those Happy Days).