This article lists events from the year 2007 in France.
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October – December
- 24–25 October – Grenelle de l'Environnement Conferences.[3]
- 30 October – 2007 Zoé's Ark controversy: Six members of charity organization Zoé's Ark are formally charged by the government of Chad for child abduction.
- 2 November: In Strasbourg the Tomi Ungerer Museum opens.[4]
- 25 November – Riots continue for a second night in Val-d'Oise, following the death of two youths in a motorcycle collision with a police vehicle.
- 6 December – A pipe bomb explodes in a law office in Paris, killing one person.
- 26 December – Six members of the Zoé's Ark group are convicted and sentenced to eight years of forced labour, although they will be able to serve the time in France.
January
- 9 January – Jean-Pierre Vernant, historian and anthropologist (born 1914).
- 11 January – Solveig Dommartin, actress (born 1961).
- 13 January – Henri-Jean Martin, historian of the book and printing (born 1924).
- 15 January – Colette Caillat, professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar (born 1921).
- 20 January – Éric Aubijoux, motorcycle racer (born 1964).
- 22 January – Abbé Pierre, priest and founder of Emmaus movement (born 1912).
- 24 January – Jean-François Deniau, statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist (born 1928).
- 26 January – Charles Brunier, convicted murderer and veteran of the First and Second World Wars who claimed to have been the inspiration for Papillon (born 1901).
- 26 January – Jean Ichbiah, computer scientist (born 1940).
- 27 January – Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, philosopher, literary critic, and translator (born 1940).
March
- 1 March – Colette Brosset, actress, writer and choreographer (born 1922).
- 2 March – Henri Troyat, author, biographer, historian and novelist (born 1911).
- 6 March – Jean Baudrillard, philosopher and sociologist (born 1929).
- 6 March – Pierre Moinot, novelist (born 1920).
- 13 March – Nicole Stéphane, actress, producer and director (born 1923).
- 14 March – Lucie Aubrac, World War II Resistance fighter (born 1912).
- 14 March – Roger Beaufrand, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist (born 1908).
- 15 March – Jean Talairach, neurosurgeon (born 1911).
August
- 5 August – Henri Amouroux, historian and journalist (born 1920).
- 5 August – Jean-Marie Lustiger, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris and Cardinal (born 1926).
- 5 August – Janine Niépce, photographer (born 1921).
- 6 August – Élie de Rothschild, banker (born 1917).
- 10 August – Jean Rédélé, automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of automotive brand Alpine (born 1922).
- 11 August – Maurice Boitel, painter (born 1919).
- 21 August – Caroline Aigle, first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force (born 1974).
- 25 August – Raymond Barre, politician and economist, Prime Minister (born 1924).
- 29 August – Pierre Messmer, Gaullist politician and Prime Minister (born 1916).
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