1965 in France

• President: Charles de Gaulle
• Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou

• 5 January – Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.{{Cite web|url=http://www.netcarshow.com/renault/1965-16/|title = Renault 16 (1965)}}
• 14 March – Municipal elections held.
• 21 March – Municipal elections held.
• 16 July – The Mont Blanc Tunnel is inaugurated by presidents Giuseppe Saragat and Charles de Gaulle.
• 22 October – Authors André Figueras and Jacques Laurent are fined for their comments against Charles De Gaulle.
• 28 October – Foreign Minister Couve de Murville travels to Moscow.
• 29 October – Mehdi Ben Barka, a Moroccan politician, is kidnapped in Paris and never seen again.
• 3 November – President Charles de Gaulle announces that he will stand for re-election.
• 21 November – Mireille Mathieu sings on France's "Télé-Dimanche" and begins her successful singing career.
• 26 November – At the Hammaguir, a launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter space.
• 5 December – Charles de Gaulle is re-elected as French president.

• 22 June – Tour de France begins.
• 14 July – Tour de France ends, won by Felice Gimondi of Italy.

• 4 January – Yvan Attal, actor and director
• 8 January – Pascal Obispo, singer-songwriter
• 11 January – Bertrand de Billy, conductor
• 15 January – Jean-Yves Béziau, philosopher
• 25 January – Pascal Lefèvre, javelin thrower
• 23 February – Sylvie Guillem, ballet dancer
• 28 February – Philippe Gaillot, soccer player
• 9 March – Benoît Campargue, judoka
• 15 March – Pascal Tayot, judoka
• 21 March – Xavier Bertrand, politician and Minister
• 31 March – Jean-Christophe Lafaille, mountaineer (died 2006)

• 19 April – Natalie Dessay, soprano
• 23 April – René Piller, racewalker
• 27 April – Patrick Rémy, cross-country skier
• 14 May – Zahia Hamdane, politician
• 20 May – Bruno Marie-Rose, athlete and Olympic medallist
• 20 May – Jean-Charles Trouabal, athlete
• 26 May – Christophe Kalfayan, swimmer
• 5 June – Sandrine Piau, soprano
• 7 June – Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
• 12 June – Florence Guérin, actress
• 17 June – Pascal Despeyroux, soccer player
• 21 June – François Baroin, politician
• 23 June – Stéphane de Gérando, composer, conductor, multimedia artist and researcher
• 27 June – Stéphane Paille, soccer player (died 2017)
• 29 June – Véronique Laury, businesswoman

• 2 July – Luc Borrelli, soccer player (died 1999)
• 3 July – Bertrand Layec, soccer referee
• 16 July – Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor
• 20 July – Laurent Lucas, actor
• 21 July – Sylvie Giry Rousset, cross-country skier
• 24 July – Olivier Py, stage director, actor and writer
• 25 July – Laurent Lucas, actor
• 5 August – Jean-Marc Morandini, journalist
• 6 August – Luc Alphand, alpine skier, motor racing driver
• 7 August – Jocelyn Angloma, international soccer player
• 13 August – Éric Durand, soccer player
• 14 August – Emmanuelle Béart, actress
• 16 August – Stéphane Picq, composer of computer game music
• 1 September – Jean-François Ballester, figure skating coach (d. 2018){{cite web |url= https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/figure-skating/athlete-profile-n3033216-jeff-ballester.htm |title= J.F. Ballester |website= pyeongchang2018.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180419174405/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/figure-skating/athlete-profile-n3033216-jeff-ballester.htm |archivedate= 19 April 2018 |url-status= dead }}
• 10 September – Pierre Camara, triple jumper
• 10 September – Pascal Pinard, swimmer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist
• 11 September – Jean-Philippe Fleurian, tennis player
• 17 September – Franck Piccard, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist
• 19 September – Gilles Panizzi, rally driver
• 19 September – Sabine Paturel, singer and actress
• 21 September – Frédéric Beigbeder, writer, commentator, literary critic and pundit
• 24 September – Fabrice Philipot, cyclist (died 2020)

• 1 October – Jean-Philippe Ruggia, motorcycle racer
• 10 October – Éric Blanc, impersonator and comedian
• 20 October – Jil Caplan, singer and songwriter
• 25 October – Mathieu Amalric, actor and film director
• 28 October – Franck Sauzée, soccer player
• 1 November – Christophe Clement, horse trainer
• 2 November – Samuel Le Bihan, actor
• 3 November – Ann Scott, novelist
• 14 November – Ariel Besse, actress
• 19 November – Laurent Blanc, international soccer player
• 22 November – Vincent Guérin, soccer player, coach

• Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic
• Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist

• 17 January – Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal (born 1880)
• 21 January – André Godard, archeologist and architect (born 1881)
• 28 January – Maxime Weygand, military commander (born 1867)
• 14 February – Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor (born 1880)
• 20 February
• Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer (born 1889)
• René Jeannel, entomologist (born 1879)
• March Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor (born 1882)
• 6 March – Jules Goux, motor racing driver (born 1885)
• 10 March – Jean Boyer, film director and author (born 1901)
• 20 March – Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1876)
• 22 March – Pierre Courant, politician (born 1897)

• 1 April – Daniel Barbier, astronomer (born 1907)
• 20 April – Arsène Alancourt, cyclist (born 1904)
• 23 April – Georges Périnal, cinematographer (born 1897)
• 24 April – Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner (born 1888)
• 12 May – Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (born 1907)
• 20 May – Charles Camoin, painter (born 1879)
• 15 June – Maurice Monney-Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist (born 1892)
• 25 June – Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (born 1877)
• 26 June – Maurice Brocco, cyclist (born 1885)

• 9 July – Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist (born 1899)
• 17 July – Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor (born 1888)
• 27 July – Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian (born 1901)
• 7 August – Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (born 1872)
• 19 August – René Lasserre, rugby union player (born 1895)
• 31 August – Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (born 1893)
• 2 September – Émile Muselier, Admiral (born 1882)
• 15 September – Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist (born 1897)
• 23 September – Lionel Terray, climber (born 1921)

• November – Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor (born 1886)
• 6 November – Edgard Varèse, composer (born 1883)
• 18 November – Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician (born 1890)

• Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (born 1896)
• Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882)
• Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer (born 1898)
• Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist (born 1897)
• Jean Favard, mathematician (born 1902)
• Colette Reynaud, journalist (born 1872)

• List of French films of 1965

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