List of massacres in France
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in France (numbers may be approximate):
| Name |
Date |
Location |
Deaths |
Notes |
| Massacre of Vassy |
March 1, 1562 |
Wassy |
80 |
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| St. Bartholomew's Day massacre |
1572 |
Paris |
5,000-10,000 |
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| September Massacres |
Summer 1792 |
Paris |
1,500 |
Multiple massacres with varying death tolls |
| Le Paradis massacre |
May 27, 1940 |
Le Paradis village, commune of Lestrem, Northern France |
97 |
2 injured |
| Wormhoudt massacre |
May 28, 1940 |
Wormhoudt |
80 |
15 injured |
| Ascq massacre |
April 1, 1944 |
Ascq, France |
86 |
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| Oradour-sur-Glane massacre |
June 10, 1944 |
Oradour-sur-Glane |
642 |
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| Maillé massacre |
August 25, 1944 |
Maillé, Indre-et-Loire |
124 |
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| Paris massacre of 1961 |
October 17, 1961 |
Paris |
200-325 |
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| Nanterre massacre |
March 27, 2002 |
Nanterre |
9 |
19 injured. Death toll includes perpetrator. |
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