1761 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV

Events

Births

• February 16 - Charles Pichegru, French general
• March 6 - Antoine-Francois Andreossy, French general
• October 21 - Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe, French painter and cartographer
• November 4 - Bertrand Andrieu, French engraver of medals
• December 1 - Marie Tussaud, French wax modeller

Deaths

• September 8 - Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer