2017 in France

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Events from the year 2017 in France.

Incumbents

• President – François Hollande (Socialist, until 14 May), Emmanuel Macron (REM, starting 14 May)
• Prime Minister – Bernard Cazeneuve (Socialist, until 15 May), Édouard Philippe (LR, starting 15 May)

Events

January

France wins the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship

• 11 January – Beginning of the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in France.
• 25 January – Le Canard Enchaîné publishes the first elements of what will become the Fillon affair.
• 29 January –
  • The French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017 is won by Benoît Hamon.
  • France wins the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
• 30 January – Miss France Iris Mittenaere wins the Miss Universe 2016 competition held in Manila, Philippines.

February

• 3 February – Louvre machete attack.
• 24 February – 42nd César Awards.

March

• 18 March – 2017 Orly Airport attack.
• 19 March – Territorial elections in Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
• 20 March – Beginning of the 2017 social unrest in French Guiana.
• 21 March – Resignation of the Minister of the Interior Bruno Le Roux, suspected of fictitious jobs; Matthias Fekl succeeds him.
• 26 March – Territorial elections in Wallis and Futuna.

April

Voters exit a polling station in the 5th arrondissement of Paris

• 8 April – Eight caches of weapons which ETA gave the location to the French authorities are invested by the police.
• 20 April – Shooting of Paris police officers.
• 23 April – In the first round of voting in the 2017 French presidential election, no candidate wins an overall majority, therefore the two leading contenders, Emmanuel Macron of En Marche! and Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN), are forced to compete in a second round.[1]

May

• 7 May – Emmanuel Macron wins the French presidential election decisively.[2]
• 14 May – The French presidency is transferred from François Hollande to Emmanuel Macron.
• 15 May – Édouard Philippe is appointed Prime Minister of France by President Macron.[3]
• 17 May –
  • Formation of the First Philippe government.
  • Beginning of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
• 28 May – Beginning of the 2017 French Open.
• 29 May – Renaud Muselier is elected President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

June

Election posters for legislative election Second round in French Embassy in Tokyo

• 6 June – Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announces government plans for changes for labour legislation.[4]
• 11 June – First round of voting in the 2017 French legislative election.[5]
• 15 June – Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet is assaulted in Paris.[6]
• 18 June – Second round of voting in the 2017 French legislative election.
• 19 June – The first Philippe government is dissolved, the second Philippe government is appointed.
• 22 June – Loïg Chesnais-Girard is elected President of the Regional Council of Brittany.
• 27 June – François de Rugy is elected President of the National Assembly.

July

• 2 July – The LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire and LGV Sud Europe Atlantique are opened by President Macron.
• 16 July - Tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.
• 17 July – Georges Képénékian is elected Mayor of Lyon.
• 23 July –
  • The 2017 Tour de France concludes in Paris.[7]
  • Pierre de Villiers resigns as Chief of the Defence Staff; François Lecointre is named by President Macron to replace him.
• 30 July – Laurianne Rossi, member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 11th constituency, is assaulted in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine.[8]

August

• 9 August – Levallois-Perret attack.
• 14 August – Sept-Sorts car attack.

September

Effects of Hurricane Maria in Guadeloupe

Seine river and Eiffel Tower

• 6 September – Hurricane Irma hits Saint Barthélémy and Saint Martin.
• 13 September –
  • The International Olympic Committee awards Paris the rights to host for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
  • Beginning of the fête de l'Humanité (3 days).
• 19 September – Hurricane Maria hits Guadeloupe.
• 24 September – 2017 French Senate election.

October

• 1 October – Marseille stabbing.
• 13 October – Former Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay is elected UNESCO Director-General.
• 20 October – Jean Rottner is elected President of the Regional Council of Grand Est.

November

• 24 November – Government reshuffle Édouard Philippe.

December

Voters for Yonne senatorial by-election

• 8 December – National tribute to Jean d'Ormesson, died December 5.
• 10 December –
  • Second voting round of the 2017 Corsican territorial election.
  • Laurent Wauquiez is elected President of The Republicans party.
• 14 December – Perpignan crash.
• 17 December – Senatorial by-elections in Aube, Vienne and Yonne.

Deaths

• 1 January – Robert Vallée, 94, mathematician[10]
• 2 January
  • René Ballet, 88, journalist and author[11]
  • François Chérèque, 60, trade unionist (leukemia)[12]
• 4 January – Georges Prêtre, 92, orchestral and opera conductor[13]
• 10 January – Claude Lebey, 93, food critic[14]
• 11 January
  • Pierre Arpaillange, 92, author, senior judge and politician, Minister of Justice (1988–1990)[15]
  • Robert Pierre Sarrabère, 90, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Aire and Dax (1978–2002)[16]
• 16 January – Roland Glavany, 94, army general[17]
• 18 January – Hubert Lucot, 81, author[18]
• 19 January – Thibaut Cuisset, 58, photographer[19]
• 26 January – Anne-Marie Colchen, 91, track and field athlete and basketball player, European high jump champion (1946)[20]
• 31 January – Annie Saumont, 89, author and translator[21]
• 6 February – Roger Walkowiak, 89, racing cyclist, Tour de France winner (1956)[22]
• 9 February – André Salvat, 96, Army colonel[23]
• 12 February – Albert Malbois, 101, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes (1966–1977)[24]
• 13 February – Raymond Dugrand, 92, geographer[25]
• 14 February – Adrien Duvillard, 82, Olympic skier[26]
• 26 February – Jean-Paul Martin-du-Gard, 89, Olympic runner[27]
• 1 March – Pierre Guénin, 90, journalist, magazine publisher and gay rights activist[28]
• 3 March – Raymond Kopa, 85, international footballer[29]
• 4 March – Jean-Christophe Averty, 88, television and radio director[30]
• 16 March – Youcef Touati, 27, French-born Algerian football player (traffic collision)[31]
• 20 March – Louis Frémaux, 95, conductor[32]
• 21 March – Henri Emmanuelli, 71, politician, President of National Assembly (1993–1994)[33]
• 23 March – Serge Doubrovsky, 88, author[34]
• 28 March – Jean-Pierre Cave, 65, politician[35]
• 31 March – Évelyne Sullerot, 92, feminist[36]
• 2 April – Michèle Rosier, 86, fashion designer, film director, documentary maker and screenwriter[37]
• 3 April – Michel Arrivé, 80, linguist and novelist[38]
• 4 April
  • Raymond Reisser, 85, racing cyclist[39]
  • Fernand Tardy, 97, soldier, politician, and author[40]
• 1 May – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 99, film director and screenwriter[41]
• 4 May
  • Victor Lanoux, 80, actor[42]
  • Ruwen Ogien, 67, French philosopher[43]
• 5 May – Corinne Erhel, 50, politician, member of the National Assembly (heart attack)
• 8 May – Cécile DeWitt-Morette, 94, mathematician and physicist[44]
• 9 May – Arthur Moulin, 92, politician, member of the National Assembly (1958–1973) and Senate (1983–1992)[45]
• 10 May – Colette Guillaumin, 83, feminist[46]
• 12 May – Louis Boyer, 95, politician, Senator for Loiret (1974–2001) and Mayor of Gien (1959–1995)[47]
• 13 May
  • Alain Colmerauer, 76, computer scientist[48]
  • Alain Defossé, 60, novelist and translator[49]
  • Manuel Pradal, 53, film director and screenwriter[50]
• 15 May – François Fortassin, 77, Senator[51]
• 16 May
  • Bernard Bosson, 69, politician, Minister of Transport, Tourism and Public Works (1993–1995)[52]
  • Alain Casabona, 66, author[53]
• 20 May – Albert Bouvet, 87, racing cyclist[54]
• 25 May – Jean-Paul Chifflet, 67, banker, Director General of Crédit Agricole 2010–2015 (fall from tractor)[55]
• 31 July - Jérôme Golmard, 43, tennis player.
• 5 December - Jean d'Ormesson, 92, author, member of the Académie française.[56]
• 6 December - Johnny Hallyday, 74, rock star.[57]

References

1. "Macron et Le Pen au second tour d'une présidentielle hors norme". Sud-Ouest. Agence France-Presse. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "En direct, Emmanuel Macron élu président : " Je ferai tout pour que les électeurs FN n'aient plus aucune raison de voter pour les extrêmes "". Le Monde. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
3. "Le premier ministre Philippe prépare " un gouvernement rassembleur de compétences "". Le Monde. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
4. Jean-Baptiste Vey and Michel Rose (6 June 2017). "Macron's government strikes firm tone as it unveils labor reform". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
5. "Décret no 2017-616" (PDF). Assemblée nationale. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
6. NKM fait un malaise après une altercation avec un passant à Paris (in French), Huffington Post, 15 June 2017.
7. "Tour de France 2017 route presented". Cycling News. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
8. Hauts-de-Seine : une députée En Marche agressée sur un marché (in French), Le Monde, 30 July 2017.
9. Wharton, David. "Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
10. "Robert Vallée has passed away". 3 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
11. Vanves : citoyen d’honneur de la ville, le journaliste René Ballet est mort (in French)
12. Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT (in French)
13. Georges Prêtre, le plus viennois des chefs d’orchestre, est mort (in French)
14. Mort de Claude Lebey, fondateur du guide gastronomique éponyme (in French)
15. L'ancien ministre de la justice et président de la Cour des comptes Pierre Arpaillange est mort (in French)
16. Décès de Mgr Robert Sarrabère (in French)
17. Issy : mort du général Roland Glavany, pilote d’essai et père de Jean Glavany (in French)
18. Hubert Lucot, mort d'un écrivain insoumis (in French)
19. Mort de Thibaut Cuisset, photographe (in French)
20. Une pionnière nous a quittés (in French)
21. Mort de l’écrivaine Annie Saumont (in French)
22. Walkowiak, le plus ancien des vainqueurs du Tour de France, est décédé (in French)
23. Un Marnais plus ancien compagnon de la Libération (in French)
24. Mgr Albert Malbois (in French)
25. Montpellier : mort de Raymond Dugrand à l'âge de 92 ans (in French)
26. Le champion de ski Adrien Duvillard décède sur les pistes à Megève, en Haute-Savoie (in French)
27. Jean-Paul Martin du Gard, 35 fois international, nous a quittés (in French)
28. Pierre Guénin, figure de la presse gay, est mort (in French)
29. Şafak, Yeni. "Former France great Kopa dies aged 85". Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
30. L'auteur et réalisateur Jean-Christophe Averty est mort (in French)
31. Collision avec le van de Jenifer : Youcef Touati est décédé (in French)
32. Journée Européenne de la Musique Ancienne - Carrefour de Lodéon - Acte II du mardi 21 mars 2017 (in French)
33. L'ex-ministre et président PS de l'Assemblée Henri Emmanuelli est mort (in French)
34. Mort de l’écrivain Serge Doubrovsky (in French)
35. Décès de Jean-Pierre Cave, médecin et citoyen engagé dans sa cité (in French)
36. La cofondatrice du Planning familial Evelyne Sullerot est morte (in French)
37. Mort de la cinéaste et styliste Michèle Rosier (in French)
38. Mort de l’écrivain et linguiste Michel Arrivé (in French)
39. Cyclisme : La dernière échappée de Raymond Reisser (in French)
40. Fernand Tardy s’est éteint à l’âge de 97 ans (in French)
41. Décès de Pierre Gaspard-Huit, réalisateur du «Capitaine Fracasse» (in French)
42. Victor Lanoux, célèbre pour son rôle dans « Louis la brocante », est mort (in French)
43. Le philosophe Ruwen Ogien est mort (in French)
44. Décès de Cécile DeWitt-Morette (in French)
45. Arthur Moulin, une voix politique du sud du Département qui comptait, est décédé (in French)
46. Décès de la sociologue et féministe Colette Guillaumin (in French)
47. Louis Boyer, ancien sénateur et maire de Gien, s'est éteint (in French)
48. "In Memoriam: Alain Colmerauer – Association for Logic Programming". www.cs.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
49. Décès de l’écrivain et traducteur Alain Defossé (in French)
50. Le cinéaste français Manuel Pradal est mort (in French)
51. Mort du sénateur des Hautes-Pyrénées François Fortassin (in French)
52. Bernard Bosson, ancien ministre et maire d’Annecy, est mort (in French)
53. Mort de l'écrivain Alain Casabona (in French)
54. Albert Bouvet est mort (in French)
55. Jean-Paul Chifflet, ancien directeur général du Crédit agricole, est décédé (in French)
56. Jean d'Ormesson page in the New York Times, 2017/12/06.
57. Chrisafis, Angelique; Willsher, Kim (6 December 2017). "Johnny Hallyday, the 'French Elvis', dies at 74". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.