2024 in France
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Events in the year 2024 in France.
Incumbents[edit]
- President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
- Prime Minister – Élisabeth Borne (REM)
- President of the French Senate – Gérard Larcher
Events[edit]
Predicted and scheduled events[edit]
- 21 February: Entry of Missak Manouchian and Mélinée Manouchian into the Panthéon[1]
- 6 June: Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings[2]
- 26 July – 11 August: 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3]
- 28 August – 8 September: 2024 Summer Paralympics[4]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[5]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 29 March - Good Friday†
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 8 May - Victory Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 19 May - Whit Sunday
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 14 July – Bastille Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Armistice Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day†
†Good Friday and St Stephen's Day are observed in Alsace and Moselle only
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in France
- List of French films of 2024
- List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths[edit]
- 3 January:
- René Metge, 82, rally driver.[6]
- Bernard Ducuing, 73, footballer (Red Star, Reims, Montpellier).[7]
- Daniel Revenu, 81, fencer, Olympic champion (1968) and five-time bronze medalist.[8]
- 5 January: Jean-Marie Rausch, 94, politician, senator (1974–1988, 1992–2001) and mayor of Metz (1971–2008).[9]
See also[edit]
Country overviews[edit]
- History of France
- History of modern France
- Outline of France
- Government of France
- Politics of France
- Years in France
- Timeline of France history
References[edit]
- ^ "Missak Manouchian, héros de la Résistance d'origine arménienne, va faire son entrée au Panthéon" [Missak Manouchian, hero of the Resistance of Armenian origin, will enter the Panthéon]. Le Monde (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "1944 – 2024: 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY". Normandy Tourism. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "New Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" welcomed by IOC President". International Paralympic Committee. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "THE PARALYMPIC GAMES OF PARIS 2024". Paris 2024. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "France Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Le pilote automobile René Metge, triple vainqueur du Dakar, est mort". Franceinfo (in French). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Mort de Bernard Ducuing : l'ancien joueur du Montpellier Hérault Sport Club est décédé à l'âge de 73 ans". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Décès de Daniel Revenu, champion olympique de fleuret par équipe aux JO 1968". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Moselle. Jean-Marie Rausch, l'ancien maire de Metz, est décédé : ses obsèques célébrées ce mercredi". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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