2021 in France

Events in the year 2021 in France.

Incumbents

President – Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister – Jean Castex

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France

January to March

4 March – The government bans Génération Identitaire, an Identitarian nationalist anti-immigration movement.
5 March – Member of Parliament Sophie Auconie resigns from the National Assembly.
7 March – Member of Parliament Olivier Dassault is killed in a plane crash.

April to June

21 April – The Valeurs Actuelles published an open letter, with 20 retired generals and 1,000 military personnel warning the country was heading for "civil war" due to Islamist religious extremism.
23 April - Rambouillet knife attack

July to September

17 July – Over 100,000 people protest across France against Emmanuel Macron's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers, along with other restrictions on unvaccinated citizens.
23 July – 8 August – France compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals.
7 August
* Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Denmark, became the first country to claim the Olympic men's handball title for a third time.
* Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.
8 August – Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament: France defeats Russia, becoming the first to win gold in Tokyo.

October to December

24 November – November 2021 English Channel disaster
19 December - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is held at the La Seine Musicale, and is won by Armenian singer Maléna with the song "Qami Qami".

Deaths

8 February – Ghédalia Tazartès, musician
1 September – Jean-Denis Bredin, lawyer
6 September
* Jean-Pierre Adams, footballer
* Jean-Paul Belmondo, actor

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