2010 in France explained

This article lists events from the year 2010 in France.

Incumbents

• President – Nicolas Sarkozy
• Prime Minister – François Fillon^[1]

Events

January

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

February

• 12 to 28 February – During Olympic Games in Vancouver, the French team wins 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

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

June

• 6 June – The 2010 French Open tennis tournament concludes at Stade Roland Garros, with Rafael Nadal winning the Men's Singles and Francesca Schiavone the Women's.^[3]

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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10569058.stm
• 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

• 7 September – The first of the 2010 French pension reform strikes takes place.^[4] The strikes, involving workers in both the public and private sectors, continue into October.

November

• 1 November My Chemical Romance on Tour Cigale
• 4 – 13 November 13 – Fencing World Championship in Paris

December

Births

• 28 May – Louis, Duke of Burgundy – elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou
• 2 June Princess Ruby Girl

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 (born 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: French Gouvernement site . 14 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503085206/http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/acteurs/gouvernement/ . 3 May 2009 . dead.
2. Web site: French Overseas Departments Reject Autonomy in Referendum . 4 March 2017 . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115023814/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601086&sid=a1BkSSJALGvM . live .
3. Web site: Official website . 9 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228235054/http://www.rolandgarros.org/ . 28 February 2009 . dead.
4. News: French police frustrated by new strike blockades. 20 October 2010. BBC News. BBC. 20 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101020043401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11580492. 20 October 2010 . live.