A second day of strikes and
demonstrations occur throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64.[5] According to the
CGT union, 2.8 million people took part in the protests while the
Ministry of Internal Affairs counted 1.272 million protesters.[6]
A third day of national protests are held, attended by over 2 million strikers, 400,000 in Paris alone, according to the
CGT, while the police estimate that around 757,000 strikers participated.[8]
11 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes
A fourth day of national protests are held, attended by over 2.5 million strikers, 500,000 of whom were in Paris, according to the
CGT, whilst the Ministry of the Interior claims that 963,000 protested.[9]
16 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes
Unions said some 1.3 million people participated in strikes nationwide, with 30 percent of flights from Paris'
Orly Airport being cancelled.[10]
Trains around the country continued to be affected by strikes and protests, with 1.1 to 1.4 million people believed to have participated in over 260 protests across the country.[12]
11 May – The
National Assembly votes 130 to 109 for a bill that not only would town halls in have to fly both the
French and European flags but also all town halls must display a presidential portrait. The bill goes to the Senate[17][18]
28 June –
Nahel Merzouk riots:
Riots occur in several towns following the killing of Merzouk by a
police officer. At least 150 people are arrested, 24 police officers are injured, and 40 cars are set alight.
Town halls, schools, and
police stations are also set on fire or attacked.[24]
29 June – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioting continues for a third night across France with at least 100 people being arrested as 40,000
police officers are deployed to tackle the unrest. A town hall is set on fire in
Clichy-sous-Bois, while supermarkets and other shops are
looted by gangs in
Nantes and
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.[25]
30 June –
Killing of Nahel Merzouk: The police officer involved in the killing of Merzouk is
charged with
homicide.[26]
Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters set fire to the main
public library in Marseille as
civil unrest continues across France. More than 900 people have been arrested and
Interior MinisterGérald Darmanin deploys an additional 45,000 police officers to the streets.[27]
July
1 July –
Nahel Merzouk riots: Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 arrests, and 79 police officers injured.[28]
2 July – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters
ram-raid and set ablaze the residence of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, a member of the
centre-rightRepublicans party, injuring the mayor's wife and child. Jeanbrun was at the
town hall during the incident.[31]
3 July – Hundreds march in support of Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, whose house was set ablaze on Sunday morning.[32]
August
9 August – Nine people are killed and two others are missing after a fire breaks out in a guesthouse accommodating
disabled people in
Wintzenheim,
Alsace.[33]
13 August – Three people are killed and eighteen are injured in a fire in an apartment complex in
Grasse,
Alpes-Maritimes.[34]
14 August – France announces that supermarket prices increased 13.1% in July according to the
national statistics bureau.[35]
14 October – France raises its
Vigipirate to the highest level and announces the deployment of 7,000
soldiers through
Opération Sentinelle following the Arras stabbing, which President Emmanuel Macron describes as "
Islamist terror".[46]
13 November – Over 182,000 demonstrators march in cities across
France, protesting the surge in
antisemitic incidents since the outbreak of the
Israel Hamas war.[49]
26 November - The
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is held in
Nice, with French entrant Zoe Clauzure winning, marking France's second consecutive win and 3rd win overall.
25 December - In
Paris, was produced the
Sportica Fire in Gravenilles, France, causing several damages[53]
26 December – In
Paris, a man is arrested for killing his four children and their mother. The mother and two daughters were
stabbed several times, while the couple’s two sons were
suffocated or
drowned.[54]
27 June -
Nahel Merzouk, Nahel Merzouk (sometimes spelled Naël), a 17-year-old French youth of Maghrebian Algerian descent, was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop
A second day of strikes and
demonstrations occur throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64.[5] According to the
CGT union, 2.8 million people took part in the protests while the
Ministry of Internal Affairs counted 1.272 million protesters.[6]
A third day of national protests are held, attended by over 2 million strikers, 400,000 in Paris alone, according to the
CGT, while the police estimate that around 757,000 strikers participated.[8]
11 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes
A fourth day of national protests are held, attended by over 2.5 million strikers, 500,000 of whom were in Paris, according to the
CGT, whilst the Ministry of the Interior claims that 963,000 protested.[9]
16 February – 2023 French pension reform strikes
Unions said some 1.3 million people participated in strikes nationwide, with 30 percent of flights from Paris'
Orly Airport being cancelled.[10]
Trains around the country continued to be affected by strikes and protests, with 1.1 to 1.4 million people believed to have participated in over 260 protests across the country.[12]
11 May – The
National Assembly votes 130 to 109 for a bill that not only would town halls in have to fly both the
French and European flags but also all town halls must display a presidential portrait. The bill goes to the Senate[17][18]
28 June –
Nahel Merzouk riots:
Riots occur in several towns following the killing of Merzouk by a
police officer. At least 150 people are arrested, 24 police officers are injured, and 40 cars are set alight.
Town halls, schools, and
police stations are also set on fire or attacked.[24]
29 June – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioting continues for a third night across France with at least 100 people being arrested as 40,000
police officers are deployed to tackle the unrest. A town hall is set on fire in
Clichy-sous-Bois, while supermarkets and other shops are
looted by gangs in
Nantes and
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.[25]
30 June –
Killing of Nahel Merzouk: The police officer involved in the killing of Merzouk is
charged with
homicide.[26]
Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters set fire to the main
public library in Marseille as
civil unrest continues across France. More than 900 people have been arrested and
Interior MinisterGérald Darmanin deploys an additional 45,000 police officers to the streets.[27]
July
1 July –
Nahel Merzouk riots: Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 arrests, and 79 police officers injured.[28]
2 July – Nahel Merzouk riots: Rioters
ram-raid and set ablaze the residence of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, a member of the
centre-rightRepublicans party, injuring the mayor's wife and child. Jeanbrun was at the
town hall during the incident.[31]
3 July – Hundreds march in support of Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, whose house was set ablaze on Sunday morning.[32]
August
9 August – Nine people are killed and two others are missing after a fire breaks out in a guesthouse accommodating
disabled people in
Wintzenheim,
Alsace.[33]
13 August – Three people are killed and eighteen are injured in a fire in an apartment complex in
Grasse,
Alpes-Maritimes.[34]
14 August – France announces that supermarket prices increased 13.1% in July according to the
national statistics bureau.[35]
14 October – France raises its
Vigipirate to the highest level and announces the deployment of 7,000
soldiers through
Opération Sentinelle following the Arras stabbing, which President Emmanuel Macron describes as "
Islamist terror".[46]
13 November – Over 182,000 demonstrators march in cities across
France, protesting the surge in
antisemitic incidents since the outbreak of the
Israel Hamas war.[49]
26 November - The
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is held in
Nice, with French entrant Zoe Clauzure winning, marking France's second consecutive win and 3rd win overall.
25 December - In
Paris, was produced the
Sportica Fire in Gravenilles, France, causing several damages[53]
26 December – In
Paris, a man is arrested for killing his four children and their mother. The mother and two daughters were
stabbed several times, while the couple’s two sons were
suffocated or
drowned.[54]
27 June -
Nahel Merzouk, Nahel Merzouk (sometimes spelled Naël), a 17-year-old French youth of Maghrebian Algerian descent, was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop