1721 in France
Events from the year 1721 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
- Regent: Philip II of Orleans
Births
- October 19 - Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist
- December 6 - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman
- December 29 - Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV
Deaths
- April 14 - Michel Chamillart, French statesman
- July 18 - Antoine Watteau, French painter
- August 13 - Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer
- Henri Arnaud, French pastor and leader of the Waldenses