1957 in France

See also: 1956 in France, other events of 1957, 1958 in France.

Events from the year 1957 in France.

Events

• 4 February - France prohibits UN involvement in Algeria.
• 1 March - Sud Aviation forms from a merger between SNCASE (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Est) and SNCASO (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest).
• 20 March - Newspaper L'Express reveals that the French army tortures Algerian prisoners.
• 25 March - Treaty of Rome, signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), establishes the European Economic Community (EEC).

Sport

• 27 June - Tour de France begins.
• 20 July - Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil.

Births

• 4 January - Joël Bats, international soccer player and coach
• 11 January - Alain Lemercier, racewalker
• 13 January - Bruno Baronchelli, soccer player
• 12 March - Patrick Battiston, international soccer player
• 3 April - Yves Chaland, cartoonist (d.1990)
• 18 August - Carole Bouquet, actress
• 12 October - Rémi Laurent, actor (d.1989)
• 3 December - Valérie Quennessen, actress (d.1989)

Deaths

• 23 October - Christian Dior, fashion designer (b.1905).
• 4 November - Joseph Canteloube, composer (b.1879).
• 6 December - Robert Esnault-Pelterie, pioneering aircraft designer (b.1881).

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