2010 in France

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 September 2.10 October 2.11 November 2.12 December 3 Briths 4 Deaths 5 References

Incumbents

• President - Nicolas Sarkozy
• Prime Minister - François Fillon ^[1]
• Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie
• Finance Minister - Christine Lagarde
• Foreign Minister - Bernard Kouchner

Events

January

• January 10 – Referendum in Martinique and French Guiana.^[2]

February

• 12 February to 28 February – During Olympic Games in Vancouver, French team win 11 medals :
  Gold medals
  Vincent Jay
  Jason Lamy-Chappuis
  
  Silver medals
  Déborah Anthonioz
  Martin Fourcade
  biathlon women team (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin and Sandrine Bailly)
  
  Bronze medals
  Marie Dorin
  Tony Ramoin
  Marie-Laure Brunet
  Vincent Jay
  Marion Josserand
  Mathieu Bozzetto
• 28 February – The storm Xynthia kills at least 51 people, with 12 more said to be missing.

March

• March 14 to March 21 – Regionales elections.
• March 12 to March 21: In the 2010 Winter Paralympics France wins 6 medals.

April

May

June

July

• 9 July – Carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen finalises a venture with Chinese carmaker Changan Automotive, which will see Peugeot and Citroen both buildings cars in China in the near future.[1]
• Tour de France

August

• 25 August - The new Renault Latitude is launched at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show and is due on sale later this year for other markets. The European-spec Latitude will be launched at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

September

October

• 7 October – the first of several strikes, involving workers in both the public and private sectors, and which will continue into October.

November

• 4 November - 13 November 13 – Fencing World Championship in Paris

December

Briths

• 28 May – Louis, Duke of Burgundy (b. 2010) - elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou

Deaths

• 7 January – Philippe Séguin - politician (born 1943)
• 10 January – Mano Solo - singer (born 1963)
• 11 January – Éric Rohmer - film director (born 1920)
• 23 January – Roger Pierre - actor (born 1923)
• 31 January – Pierre Vaneck - actor (born 1931)
• 3 February – Georges Wilson - actor and theater director (born 1921)
• 6 March – Roger Gicquel - television newsreader (born 1933)
• 7 March – Patrick Topaloff - singer and actor (born 1944)
• 8 March – Guy Lapébie - cyclist (born 1916)
• 13 March – Jean Ferrat - singer (born 1930)
• 11 April – Jean Boiteux, swimmer (b.1933).
• 31 August – Laurent Fignon, cyclist (born 1960)
• 12 September – Claude Chabrol, French film director (born 1930)
• 27 December – Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, actor (born 1949)

References