1711 in France


Events from the year 1711 in France.

Incumbents

Events

  • 3 April - Clipperton Island in the Pacific is rediscovered by Martin de Chassiron and Michel Du Bocage, who claim it for France and map it.
  • 9 August-12 September - Siege of Bouchain : the Duke of Marlborough breaks through the French lines.
  • 11 October - 245 people are killed in a crush on the in Lyon, caused when a large crowd returning from a festival on the other side of the Rhône becomes trapped against an obstruction in the middle of the bridge caused by a collision between a carriage and a cart.

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