2010 in France
This article lists events from the year 2010 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 10 January – Referendum in Martinique and French Guiana.[2]
February
- 12 to 28 February – During Olympic Games in Vancouver, the French team wins 11 medals:
- Gold medals
- Silver medals
- Déborah Anthonioz
- Martin Fourcade
- biathlon women team (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin and Sandrine Bailly)
- Bronze medals
- 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.[3]
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.[4] 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)
References
- "French Gouvernement site". Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- French Overseas Departments Reject Autonomy in Referendum
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "French police frustrated by new strike blockades". BBC News. BBC. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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