This article lists events from the year 2009 in France.
Incumbents President – Nicolas Sarkozy Prime Minister – François Fillon
Events
January 24 January – Klaus (storm) hit south-western France -Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Midi-Pyrénées- and northern Spain, with wind speeds in excess of . 12 people have died because of this storm in the country (28 in Europe). 29 January – Strike action by French public sector workers causes major disruption to services.
February General strikes in Guadeloupe and Martinique. At the beginning of February: A conflict ignites the French universities concerning the statute of the searchers-teachers. Many voices claim moreover the abrogation of law LRU on the autonomy of the universities. The second half of the universities' year is very disrupted.
March 20 March : Child abduction of 3-year-old Franco-Russian girl Elise, by her Russian mother in Arles (Bouches du Rhône). 29 March : Referendum on the departmentalization of island of Mayotte. The result is "Yes" with a crushing majority. Mayotte island will become the 101st French department.
April April : Do Not Look at the Sun literary magazine is launched. 3 and 4 April : Summit of NATO in Strasbourg. France joined the integrated command of NATO, a decision which is far from making unanimity in the French political community. During the summit, large incidents occur in certain districts of Strasbourg. 15 April : Coming into effect of the new plates of registrations on the new vehicles. New classification is allotted to life for each vehicle and comprises two letters, an indent, three digits, an indent and two letters. A number of department to the choice as well as the logo of the corresponding area is affixed on the line.
May 1 May : France's health minister confirms the first cases of swine flu detected within the country.
June 1 June : Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board. 9 June : European Election.
July 9 July : Youths protest in Firminy near Saint-Étienne, after an Algerian man, Mohamed Benmouna, dies in police custody. His parents reject the official verdict of suicide. 14 July : Bastille Day riots take place in a suburb of Paris. In the commune of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, an eastern suburb area of Paris, youths set fire to 317 cars, and thirteen police officers are injured.Cars Burned During Violent Clashes In France . Sky News. 14 July 2009. 26 July : The 2009 Tour de France concludes in Paris. Alberto Contador of Spain is the overall winner.
August 6 August: Marina Sabatier, an 8-year-old girl, was abused to death by her parents.
September 27 September – The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie open in Beirut, Lebanon.
October 27 October – The 2009 French Super Series badminton competition opens in Paris.
November 9 November – Socialist politician Jack Lang, appointed by President Nicolas Sarkozy as special envoy to North Korea, travels to Pyongyang for a "listening mission". 20 November – Air France makes its first commercial flight of the Airbus A380
December
Births 6 April - Valentina Tronel, singer and winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 7 March – Prince Umberto of Savoy 19 November – Prince Gaston of Orléans (2009–)
Deaths
January 1 : Laurence Pernoud, writer 6 : Jean-Pierre Bakrim, soccer player 7 : Roger Besse, politician 8 : Gaston Lenôtre, pastry chef 10 : Georges Cravenne, producer, "César Award" creator 12 : Claude Berri, producer and filmmaker 14 : Nicolas Genka, writer 15 : René Coll, orchestra driver 22 : Marcel Schneider, writer 25 : Gérard Blanc, singer
February 26 : Paul Germain, scientist
March 2 : Alexandre Léontieff, French Polynesia president until 1991 14 : Alain Bashung, singer 29 : Maurice Jarre, composer
April 14 : Maurice Druon, writer
May 20 : Lucy Gordon, British actress
June 6 : Jean Dausset, immunologist 32: Saïd Bouziri, human rights and immigrant rights activist
July 6 : Mathieu Montcourt, tennis player
August 22 : Adrien Zeller, politician
September 6 : Sim, actor, comedian, writer 12 : Willy Ronis, photographer
October 14 : Francis Muguet, scientist
November 17 : José Aboulker, member of anti-Nazi resistance 19 : Daul Kim, South Korean model
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