2019 in France

• President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
• Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe (LR)

• 12 January – 2019 Paris explosion: An explosion occurs at a bakery on Rue de Trevise in Paris' 9th arrondissement, killing four people and injuring forty-seven others.{{cite web|date=13 January 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46856109|publisher=BBC|title=Paris bakery explosion death toll rises to four|access-date=3 March 2019}}
• 14 January – The Brest University Hospital Center becomes the first hospital in the world to acquire a PET scan.
• 15 January – Launch of the Great National Debate
• 22 January – Signing of the Aachen Treaty in Aachen, 56 years to the day after the signing of the Élysée Treaty

• 5 February – February 2019 Paris fire: A suspected arson at an apartment block on Rue Erlanger in Paris' 16th arrondissement kills ten people, making it the deadliest fire in Paris since 2005.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/world/europe/paris-fire-france.html|title=Paris Fire Kills at Least 10 in Apartment Building; Arson Is Suspected|first=Aurelien|last=Breeden|newspaper=The New York Times |date=4 February 2019|access-date=3 March 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Willsher |first1=Kim |title=Paris fire: woman arrested after 10 die in apartment building |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/paris-fire-deaths-blaze-in-eight-story-building-16th-arrondissement |website=The Guardian |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=5 February 2019}}
• 6 February – Matthieu Orphelin, member of the French National Assembly for Maine-et-Loire's 1st constituency, close to the former minister of ecology Nicolas Hulot, leaves the LREM's parliamentary group to protest against the government's ecological policy.
• 7 February – Following the growing diplomatic tensions between the French government and the Italian government, the French ambassador to Italy, Christian Masset is recalled to France.
• 8 February – 34th Victoires de la Musique
• 13 February –
• Alain Juppé, Jacques Mézard and François Pillet are proposed to enter the Constitutional Council to replace Lionel Jospin, Michel Charasse and Jean-Jacques Hyest
• 25th Victoires de la musique classique
• 19 February – Alexandre Benalla is remanded for violating the judicial review he was subjected to.
• 22 February – 44th César Awards
• 24 February – Nearly 2000 hectares ravaged by 49 fire departures in less than 24 hours in Corsica.
• 25 February – The Secretary of State for the Digital Sector, Mounir Mahjoubi, reveals that an attack on the central Internet directory ICANN is underway.

• 2 March – Riots in Grenoble, due to the death of two teenagers riding a scooter who collided with a bus while being pursued by a police patrol.
• 12 March – Cargo ship Grande America sinks after catching fire on 10 March in the Bay of Biscay, approximately {{convert|200|km|mi}} west of France, causing a 2,200-tonne oil spill.{{cite news |title=Royal Navy rescues container ship crew after it goes up in flames in Bay of Biscay |website=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-navy-rescue-container-ship-fire-hms-argyll-a8818536.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183755/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-navy-rescue-container-ship-fire-hms-argyll-a8818536.html |archive-date=2019-03-29 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2019}}
• 16 March – Yellow vests movement: Protests against President Emmanuel Macron enter a fourth month in Paris. Tear gas is fired at protesters throwing stones at riot police in front of the Arc de Triomphe, news stands are torched at the Champs-Élysées, and a branch of Banque Tarneaud is burned. More than 80 arrests are made. Businesses around the Champs-Élysées are looted.{{cite news| url= https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-protests/fresh-clashes-as-frances-yellow-vests-seek-new-momentum-idUKKCN1QX0AX | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190316202745/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-protests/fresh-clashes-as-frances-yellow-vests-seek-new-momentum-idUKKCN1QX0AX | url-status= dead | archive-date= 16 March 2019 |publisher = Reuters | title = French violence flares as yellow vest protests enter fourth month | date = 16 March 2019 | access-date = 17 March 2019}}
• 27 March – Nathalie Loiseau, Benjamin Griveaux and Mounir Mahjoubi leave the government.
• 31 March – Amélie de Montchalin, Sibeth Ndiaye and Cédric O enter the government to replace the previous three.

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• 15 April – A major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/15/notre-dame-fire-paris-france-cathedral|title=Notre Dame fire: major incident at historic Paris landmark|date=15 April 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794|title=Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris|date=15 April 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=15 April 2019}}

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• 14 May –
• National tribute to Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, soldiers killed during the fight of Gorom-Gorom.
• Beginning of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
• 24 May – The explosion of a parcel bombed in Lyon injures 14 people.
• 26 May – 2019 European Parliament election

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• 5 June – Valérie Pécresse, president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France and Robin Reda member of the French National Assembly for Essonne's 7th constituency quit The Republicans.
• 6 June – Commemorations mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
• 7 June –
• A SNSM boat capsizes in front of Les Sables d'Olonne during a rescue mission of a fisherman caught in the Storm Miguel. 3 rescuers and the fisherman drown.{{cite news|title=Three dead as Storm Miguel hits French coast|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48553351?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/europe&link_location=live-reporting-story|access-date=11 June 2019|work=BBC News|date=7 June 2019}}
• Aina Kuric, member of the French National Assembly for Marne's 2nd constituency, quits the LREM, having been a prominent critic of the asylum-immigration bill proposed by the government in July 2018, but stays within the LREM's parliamentary group.
• Beginning of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• 9 June – A driver refuses to obey a check and hits 2 children in Lorient after a chase, one of whom dies of his injuries.
• 12 June – Sandrine Josso, member of the French National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique's 7th constituency, quits LREM and the LREM parliamentary group to join the Liberties and Territories group.
• 22 June – Steve Maia Caniço's case begins after the latter's disappearance following a police charge against a group of party-goers.
• 24 June – France is affected by the early European heat wave, absolute temperature records are beaten. Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard, Hérault and Vaucluse have been put under red alert due to potentially very dangerous temperatures. On 25 June Paris reaches its hottest July day on record, with a temperature of 42.6 °C.
• 24 June – Agnès Thill, member of the French National Assembly for Oise's 2nd constituency, is excluded from LREM and the LREM's parliamentary group following homophobic remarks.
• 27 June – The 2019 National Diploma session, originally scheduled for 27 and 28 June, is postponed to 1 and 2 July due to the extreme heat.

• 6 July – Death of Patricia Gallerneau, member of the French National Assembly for Vendée's 2nd constituency. She is replaced by her substitute.
• 6 to 28 July – 2019 Tour de France.
• 11 July – After a decade, the end of Vincent Lambert case following the death of the latter, who had been brain dead for 10 years.
• 16 July – Resignation of the Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition François de Rugy following Mediapart's revelations of his use of public funds. Élisabeth Borne succeeds him.

• 2 August – Crash of a Tracker 22, water bomber plane, near Générac. Franck Chesneaux, a former fighter pilot and a Tracker 22's pilot, died in an operation fighting major fires around Générac. During his national tribute, he is awarded the Legion of Honour and the Medal for internal security (gold medal), posthumously.
• 4 August – Franky Zapata becomes the first person to fly over English Channel on his own invention, the Flyboard Air.
• 6 August – Jean-Mathieu Michel, Mayor of Signes, is overturned by a van that illegally deposited rubble on the side of the road. The mayor will die soon after.
• 28 August –
• A chemical accident injures 14 people, two of them seriously, in a company located in Avon and Samois-sur-Seine.
• Emmanuel Macron nominates Sylvie Goulard as candidate for France as European Commissioner.

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• 3 September – Jean-Paul Delevoye and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari enter the government.
• 8 September – A fire ravages 300 hectares and a house in Loupian.
• 9 September – Albane Gaillot, member of the French National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 11th constituency, quits the LREM, deploring the vote on "laws restricting individual freedoms".
• 13 September – The mayor of Levallois-Perret Patrick Balkany is sentenced to 4 years in prison with immediate incarceration and 10 years of ineligibility for tax evasion, after a highly publicized three-month trial.
• 26 September – Rouen Lubrizol factory fire : Fire in a chemical factory of the company Lubrizol classified Seveso II high threshold ("high risk"). A thick plume of black smoke forms, reaching more than 20 km. As part of the management of the accident, various measures are taken for the protection of the population (confinement, school closures, suspension of certain agricultural activities, etc.).
• 29 September – popular tribute to Jacques Chirac, who died on 26 September ; then national mourning and funeral on 30 September.

• 3 October – Paris police headquarters stabbing
• 28 October – Bayonne mosque shooting

• 11 November – the War Memorial for France in External Operations is inaugurated in Paris.
• 25 November – 2019 Ménaka mid-air collision: a collision between two helicopters results in the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali.
• 29 November – Pascale Fontenel-Personne, member of the French National Assembly for Sarthe's 3rd constituency, quits LREM, following her disagreement with the functioning of the party.

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• 5 December – Start of a social movement (numerous strikes and demonstrations) to protest against a reform of the pension system.
• 14 December – Miss France 2020.
• 16 December – Resignation of Jean-Paul Delevoye, High Commissioner for Pensions.
• 18 December – Laurent Pietraszewski is appointed Secretary of State for Pensions.
• 31 December –final shutdown of the Longwave transmitter Europe 1.

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• 3 January
• Roger Bastié, French rugby coach and player (b. 1932){{Cite web|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/brive-la-gaillarde-19100/sports/brive-rend-un-dernier-hommage-a-roger-bastie-ancien-joueur-et-entraineur-du-cab_13100857/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727182252/https://www.lamontagne.fr/brive-la-gaillarde/sports/rugby/2019/01/07/brive-rend-un-dernier-hommage-a-roger-bastie-ancien-joueur-et-entraineur-du-cab_13100857.html|url-status=dead|title=Obsèques - Brive rend un dernier hommage à Roger Bastié, ancien joueur et entraîneur du CAB|first=Centre|last=France|date=7 January 2019|archivedate=27 July 2019|website=www.lamontagne.fr}}
• Anne-Marie Minvielle, French journalist (b. 1943){{Cite web|url=https://carnet.sudouest.fr/deces/anne-marie-minvielle-1708016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111000318/https://carnet.sudouest.fr/deces/anne-marie-minvielle-1708016|url-status=dead|title=Anne-Marie MINVIELLE : Décès (09 janvier 2019) Sud-Ouest|archivedate=11 January 2019|website=SudOuest.fr}}
• Christine de Rivoyre, French journalist and writer (b. 1921){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/01/04/la-romanciere-christine-de-rivoyre-est-morte_5405224_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229103959/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/01/04/la-romanciere-christine-de-rivoyre-est-morte_5405224_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=La romancière Christine de Rivoyre est morte|date=4 January 2019|archivedate=29 December 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 7 January
• Guy Charmot, French military doctor and member of the French resistance during World War II (b. 1914){{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/actualites/article/le-doyen-des-compagnons-de-la-liberation-guy-charmot-est-mort_137928.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623230129/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2019/01/07/le-doyen-des-compagnons-de-la-liberation-guy-charmot-est-mort_a_23636333/|url-status=dead|title=Le doyen des Compagnons de la Libération, Guy Charmot, est mort|date=7 January 2019|archivedate=23 June 2019|website=Le HuffPost}}
• Aline Kiner, French journalist and novelist (b. 1959){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2019/01/09/03005-20190109ARTFIG00124-mort-d-aline-kiner-auteur-de-la-nuit-des-beguines.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702041557/http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2019/01/09/03005-20190109ARTFIG00124-mort-d-aline-kiner-auteur-de-la-nuit-des-beguines.php|url-status=dead|title=Mort d'Aline Kiner, auteur de La Nuit des béguines|date=9 January 2019|archivedate=2 July 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• Bernard Tchoullouyan, French judoka (b. 1953){{Cite web |url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/passing-away-of-bernard-tchoullouyan |title=The Judo Family Mourns the passing away of Bernard Tchoullouyan |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109012107/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/passing-away-of-bernard-tchoullouyan |url-status=live }}
• 8 January – Pierre Barillet, French playwright (b. 1923){{Cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/spectacles/theatre/deces-du-dramaturge-pierre-barillet-roi-du-vaudeville_3389209.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414225726/https://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/theatre/comedie/deces-du-dramaturge-pierre-barillet-roi-du-vaudeville-284124|url-status=dead|title=Décès du dramaturge Pierre Barillet, roi du vaudeville|date=9 January 2019|archivedate=14 April 2019|website=Franceinfo}}
• 10 January
• Patrick Malrieu, French activist of Breton traditional culture (b. 1945){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/quimper-29000/deces-du-militant-breton-patrick-marieux-6166034|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727182253/https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/quimper-29000/deces-du-militant-breton-patrick-marieux-6166034|url-status=dead|title=Décès du militant breton Patrick Malrieu|archivedate=27 July 2019}}
• René Mouille, French aeronautical and space engineer (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://cfecgc-applicopters.fr/2019/01/11/deces-de-rene-mouille-le-pere-de-fenestron/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112051340/https://cfecgc-applicopters.fr/2019/01/11/deces-de-rene-mouille-le-pere-de-fenestron/|url-status=dead|title=Décès de René Mouille, le père de fenestron|date=11 January 2019|archivedate=12 January 2019}}
• 11 January – Michel Dejouhannet, French professional road bicycle racer (b. 1935){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/indre-l-ex-champion-cycliste-michel-dejouhannet-est-decede-1547396271|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113232343/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/indre-l-ex-champion-cycliste-michel-dejouhannet-est-decede-1547396271|url-status=dead|title=Décès de l'ex champion cycliste Michel Dejouhannet : "C'était l'un des tout derniers grands du vélo de l'Indre"|date=13 January 2019|archivedate=13 January 2019|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 13 January
• Pierre Alard, French athlete (b. 1937){{Cite web|url=https://larochesuryon.maville.com/actu/actudet_-lucon.-pierre-alard-s-est-eteint-dimanche_fil-3623670_actu.Htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727182252/https://larochesuryon.maville.com/actu/actudet_-lucon.-pierre-alard-s-est-eteint-dimanche_fil-3623670_actu.Htm|url-status=dead|title=Luçon. Pierre Alard s'est éteint dimanche|archivedate=27 July 2019|website=larochesuryon.maville.com}}
• Guy Sénac, French footballer (b. 1932){{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Guy-senac-ancien-defenseur-international-du-paris-fc-et-de-lens-est-mort/978490|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727182251/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Guy-senac-ancien-defenseur-international-du-paris-fc-et-de-lens-est-mort/978490|url-status=dead|title=Guy Sénac, ancien défenseur international du RC Paris et de Lens, est mort|archivedate=27 July 2019|website=L'Équipe}}
• 15 January – José Souto, French professional footballer and manager (b. 1959){{Cite web|url=https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sports/2019/01/16/football-l-ancien-joueur-du-fc-metz-jose-souto-s-est-eteint|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923074430/https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sports/2019/01/16/football-l-ancien-joueur-du-fc-metz-jose-souto-s-est-eteint|url-status=dead|title=Disparition. Football : l'ancien joueur du FC Metz José Souto s'est éteint|archivedate=23 September 2020|website=www.republicain-lorrain.fr}}
• 16 January – Denis Sire, French comics artist and illustrator (b. 1953){{Cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sire_denis.htm |title=Denis Sire |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531220104/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sire_denis.htm |url-status=live }}
• 20 January – François Perrot, French actor (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/cinema-deces-du-comedien-francois-perrot-specialiste-des-seconds-roles-6183179|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125102332/https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/cinema-deces-du-comedien-francois-perrot-specialiste-des-seconds-roles-6183179|url-status=dead|title=Décès du comédien François Perrot, spécialiste des seconds rôles|archivedate=25 January 2019}}
• 21 January
• Marcel Azzola, French accordionist (b. 1927){{Cite web|url=https://www.croonerradio.fr/2019/01/21/marcel-azzola-laccordeoniste-de-la-celebre-chanson-vesoul-est-decede/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727182309/https://www.crooner.fr/2019/01/21/marcel-azzola-laccordeoniste-de-la-celebre-chanson-vesoul-est-decede/|url-status=dead|title=Marcel Azzola l'accordéoniste de la célèbre chanson "Vesoul" est décédé|first=Jean-Baptiste|last=TUZET|date=21 January 2019|archivedate=27 July 2019}}
• Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/Royal-Blog/royaute-francaise/Le-comte-de-Paris-Henri-d-Orleans-est-decede-1600737|title=Le comte de Paris, Henri d'Orléans, est décédé|first=Paris|last=Match|website=parismatch.com|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121233213/https://www.parismatch.com/Royal-Blog/royaute-francaise/Le-comte-de-Paris-Henri-d-Orleans-est-decede-1600737|archive-date=21 January 2019|url-status=dead}}
• 26 January
• Jean Guillou, French composer, organist, and pianist (b. 1930){{Cite web|url=https://www.resmusica.com/2019/01/27/disparition-de-jean-guillou/|title=Décès de Jean Guillou « Flash Info « ResMusica|first=La|last=Rédaction|date=27 January 2019 }}
• Michel Legrand, French composer (b. 1932){{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190126-oscar-winning-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-86|title=Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86|date=26 January 2019|website=France 24}}
• 27 January – Henry Chapier, French journalist (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.telerama.fr/television/henry-chapier,-lanimateur-du-divan,-est-mort,n6107476.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082716/https://www.telerama.fr/television/henry-chapier,-lanimateur-du-divan,-est-mort,n6107476.php|url-status=dead|title=Henry Chapier, l'animateur du "Divan", est mort|date=27 January 2019|archivedate=28 January 2019|website=Télérama}}
• 29 January – Jean-Pierre Boccardo, French sprinter (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/jean-pierre-boccardo/2637037|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093211/https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/jean-pierre-boccardo/2637037|url-status=dead|title=Jean-Pierre Boccardo|archivedate=31 January 2019}}
• 31 January
• Pierre Nanterme, French business executive (b. 1959){{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-accenture-ceo-death-idUSKCN1PP1QB |title=Accenture's former CEO Nanterme dies |newspaper=Reuters |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422194304/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-accenture-ceo-death-idUSKCN1PP1QB |url-status=live }}
• Georges Sarre, French politician (b. 1935){{Cite web|url=https://www.europe1.fr/politique/georges-sarre-ancien-secretaire-detat-de-mitterrand-est-mort-3848978|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190131191112/https://www.europe1.fr/politique/georges-sarre-ancien-secretaire-detat-de-mitterrand-est-mort-3848978|url-status=dead|title=Georges Sarre, ancien secrétaire d'Etat de Mitterrand, est mort|archivedate=31 January 2019|website=Europe 1}}

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• 4 February
• Sandrine Doucet, French politician (b. 1959)[https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/02/04/gironde-l-ex-deputee-ps-sandrine-doucet-est-decedee-5791934-710.php Gironde : l’ex députée PS Sandrine Doucet est décédée] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204175212/https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/02/04/gironde-l-ex-deputee-ps-sandrine-doucet-est-decedee-5791934-710.php |date=4 February 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• Véronique Schiltz, French archaeologist and historian of art (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=http://www.aibl.fr/membres/academiciens-depuis-1663/article/schiltz-veronique?lang=fr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015901/http://www.aibl.fr/membres/academiciens-depuis-1663/article/schiltz-veronique?lang=fr|url-status=dead|title=Véronique Schiltz Obituary|archivedate=7 February 2019}}
• 9 February – Tomi Ungerer, French illustrator (b. 1931){{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/02/09/le-dessinateur-tomi-ungerer-est-mort_5421467_3382.html|title=Le dessinateur Tomi Ungerer, père des " Trois Brigands ", est mort|newspaper=Le Monde.fr |date=9 February 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 14 February – Michel Bernard, French middle- and long-distance runner (b. 1931){{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/L-ancien-champion-de-demi-fond-michel-bernard-est-mort/988712|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215183836/https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/L-ancien-champion-de-demi-fond-michel-bernard-est-mort/988712|url-status=dead|title=L'ancien champion de demi-fond Michel Bernard est mort|archivedate=15 February 2019|website=L'Équipe}}
• 16 February – Serge Merlin, French actor (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2452799-20190216-acteur-serge-merlin-decede-age-86-ans|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217152948/https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2452799-20190216-acteur-serge-merlin-decede-age-86-ans|url-status=dead|title=L'acteur Serge Merlin est décédé à l'âge de 86 ans|date=16 February 2019|archivedate=17 February 2019|website=www.20minutes.fr}}
• 18 February – Jean Périsson, French conductor (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://www.resmusica.com/2019/02/23/disparition-de-jean-perisson/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062357/https://www.resmusica.com/2019/02/23/disparition-de-jean-perisson/|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Jean Périsson|first=La|last=Rédaction|date=23 February 2019|archivedate=24 February 2019}}
• 19 February – Marie-Claire Bancquart, French poet (b. 1932){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/02/28/la-mort-de-la-poete-marie-claire-bancquart_5429507_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308112744/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/02/28/la-mort-de-la-poete-marie-claire-bancquart_5429507_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=La mort de la poète Marie-Claire Bancquart|date=28 February 2019|archivedate=8 March 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 21 February – Jean-Christophe Benoît, French baritone (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.resmusica.com/2019/02/22/deces-de-jean-christophe-benoit-baryton-opera/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223020349/https://www.resmusica.com/2019/02/22/deces-de-jean-christophe-benoit-baryton-opera/|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Jean-Christophe Benoît|first=La|last=Rédaction|date=22 February 2019|archivedate=23 February 2019}}
• 25 February – Roland Leroy, French journalist and politician (b. 1926){{Cite web|url=https://www.paris-normandie.fr/art/actualites/politique/ancien-depute-communiste-de-la-seine-maritime-roland-leroy-est-decede-a-l-age-de-92-ans-JH14649257|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729042735/https://www.paris-normandie.fr/mobile/actualites/politique/ancien-depute-communiste-de-la-seine-maritime-roland-leroy-est-decede-a-l-age-de-92-ans-JH14649257|url-status=dead|title=Paris-Normandie|archivedate=29 July 2020|website=Paris-Normandie}}
• 27 February
• Pierrette Fleutiaux, French writer (b. 1941)[https://next.liberation.fr/livres/2019/02/28/mort-de-la-romanciere-pierrette-fleutiaux-prix-femina-1990_1712195 Mort De La Romanciére Pierette Fleutiaux, Prix Femina 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301030708/https://next.liberation.fr/livres/2019/02/28/mort-de-la-romanciere-pierrette-fleutiaux-prix-femina-1990_1712195 |date=1 March 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• Michel Sainte-Marie, French politician (b. 1938)[https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/02/27/gironde-michel-sainte-marie-l-emblematique-maire-de-merignac-est-mort-5855744-710.php Gironde : Michel Sainte-Marie, l’emblématique maire de Mérignac est décédé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228163536/https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/02/27/gironde-michel-sainte-marie-l-emblematique-maire-de-merignac-est-mort-5855744-710.php |date=28 February 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}

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• 5 March – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (b. 1934){{Cite web|url=https://www.francemusique.fr/jazz/hommage-a-jacques-loussier-70497|title=Hommage à Jacques Loussier|date=6 March 2019|website=France Musique}}
• 6 March – Guillaume Faye, French journalist and writer (b. 1949){{Cite book |last=Camus |first=Jean-Yves |title=Contemporary Far-Right Thinkers and the Future of Liberal Democracy |publisher=Routledge |year=2021 |isbn=978-1000431902 |chapter=Guillaume Faye, from New Right intellectual to prophet of the racial civil war |page=68}}
• 8 March – Raoul Barrière, French rugby union player and coach (b. 1928){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/rugby/top-14/fil-info/deces-de-raoul-barriere-l-entraineur-du-grand-beziers-947916|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308214217/http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/rugby/top-14/fil-info/deces-de-raoul-barriere-l-entraineur-du-grand-beziers-947916|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Raoul Barrière, l'entraîneur du grand Béziers|date=8 March 2019|archivedate=8 March 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 9 March
• Patrick Grandperret, French film director (b. 1946){{Cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18679677.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311233753/http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18679677.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Patrick Grandperret, ancien assistant de Pialat et réalisateur du Maître des éléphants|archivedate=11 March 2019|website=AlloCiné}}
• Robert Lemaître, French professional footballer (b. 1929){{Cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/football-un-ancien-international-francais-robert-lemaitre-nous-a-quittes-ce-samedi-a-namur-10167445|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824153154/https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/detail_football-un-ancien-international-francais-robert-lemaitre-nous-a-quittes-ce-samedi-a-namur?id=10167445b|url-status=dead|title=Football : un ancien International français, Robert Lemaître, nous a quittés ce samedi à Namur|archivedate=24 August 2020|website=RTBF}}
• Pierre de Saintignon, French politician (b. 1948){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2019/03/09/mort-de-pierre-de-saintignon-premier-adjoint-de-martine-aubry-a-lille_5433770_823448.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314205038/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2019/03/09/mort-de-pierre-de-saintignon-premier-adjoint-de-martine-aubry-a-lille_5433770_823448.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Pierre de Saintignon, premier adjoint de Martine Aubry à Lille|date=9 March 2019|archivedate=14 March 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 15 March
• Dominique Noguez, French writer (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20190315-deces-romancier-dominique-noguez-ancien-prix-femina|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005054709/https://www.france24.com/fr/20190315-deces-romancier-dominique-noguez-ancien-prix-femina|url-status=dead|title=Décès du romancier Dominique Noguez, ancien prix Fémina|date=15 March 2019|archivedate=5 October 2020|website=France 24}}
• Jean-Pierre Richard, French writer and literary critic (b. 1922){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/03/17/le-critique-litteraire-jean-pierre-richard-est-mort_5437386_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429231746/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/03/17/le-critique-litteraire-jean-pierre-richard-est-mort_5437386_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Le critique littéraire Jean-Pierre Richard est mort|date=17 March 2019|archivedate=29 April 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 16 March – Yann-Fañch Kemener, French Breton's traditional singer (b. 1957){{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/quimper/yann-fanch-kemener-voix-gwerz-du-kan-ha-diskan-est-decede-1636552.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330193213/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/quimper/yann-fanch-kemener-voix-gwerz-du-kan-ha-diskan-est-decede-1636552.html|url-status=dead|title=Yann-Fañch Kemener, voix de la gwerz et du kan-ha-diskan est décédé|archivedate=30 March 2019|website=France 3 Bretagne}}
• 17 March – René Fontès, French rugby executive and politician (b. 1941){{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Clermont-rene-fontes-ancien-president-de-l-asm-est-mort-a-77-ans/999653|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729034340/https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Clermont-rene-fontes-ancien-president-de-l-asm-est-mort-a-77-ans/999653|url-status=dead|title=Clermont : René Fontès, ancien président de l'ASM, est mort à 77 ans|archivedate=29 July 2020|website=L'Équipe}}
• 18 March – Marcel-Pierre Cléach, French politician (b. 1934){{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/_72/necrologie-marcel-pierre-cleach-ancien-senateur-est-decede_22187990.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320120749/https://actu.fr/societe/necrologie-marcel-pierre-cleach-ancien-senateur-est-decede_22187990.html|url-status=dead|title=Nécrologie. Marcel-Pierre Cléach, ancien sénateur, est décédé|archivedate=20 March 2019|website=actu.fr}}
• 23 March – Jacques Dessemme, French basketball player (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Jacques-dessemme-est-decede/1001769|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091803/https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Jacques-dessemme-est-decede/1001769|url-status=dead|title=Jacques Dessemme est décédé|archivedate=27 March 2019|website=L'Équipe}}
• 26 March
• Michel Bacos, French pilot (b. 1924{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemondejuif.info/2019/03/triste-nouvelle-mort-a-95-ans-de-michel-bacos-lheroique-commandant-pilote-dair-france-de-la-prise-dotages-dentebbe/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091033/https://www.lemondejuif.info/2019/03/triste-nouvelle-mort-a-95-ans-de-michel-bacos-lheroique-commandant-pilote-dair-france-de-la-prise-dotages-dentebbe/|url-status=dead|title=Triste nouvelle : mort à 95 ans de Michel Bacos, l'héroïque commandant pilote d'Air France de la prise d'otages d'Entebbe|date=26 March 2019|archivedate=27 March 2019}}
• François Dubanchet, French politician (b. 1923){{Cite web|url=https://www.leprogres.fr/loire-42-edition-saint-etienne-metropole/2019/03/26/francois-dubanchet-ancien-maire-de-saint-etienne-est-decede|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327140430/https://www.leprogres.fr/loire-42-edition-saint-etienne-metropole/2019/03/26/francois-dubanchet-ancien-maire-de-saint-etienne-est-decede|url-status=dead|title=Loire. Décès de François Dubanchet, l'ancien maire de Saint-Etienne: les réactions de la classe politique|archivedate=27 March 2019|website=www.leprogres.fr}}
• 27 March – Pierre Bourguignon, French politician (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/le-deces-de-l-ex-depute-maire-de-sotteville-les-rouen-pierre-bourguignon-1553749572|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328092412/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/le-deces-de-l-ex-depute-maire-de-sotteville-les-rouen-pierre-bourguignon-1553749572|url-status=dead|title=Le décès de l'ex député maire de Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Pierre Bourguignon|date=28 March 2019|archivedate=28 March 2019|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 28 March – Pierre Lacroix, French rugby union player (b. 1935){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-deces-de-pierre-lacroix-ancien-capitaine-du-xv-de-france-6284009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329135522/https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-deces-de-pierre-lacroix-ancien-capitaine-du-xv-de-france-6284009|url-status=dead|title=Rugby. Décès de Pierre Lacroix, ancien capitaine du XV de France|archivedate=29 March 2019}}
• 29 March – Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/agnes-varda-dead-dies-director-french-new-wave-1203175854/|title=Agnes Varda, Leading Light of French New Wave, Dies at 90|first1=Henry|last1=Chu|date=29 March 2019}}
• 30 March – Maurice Hardouin, French professional footballer (b. 1947){{Cite web|url=https://www.lardennais.fr/id54443/article/2019-03-30/football-le-cs-sedan-en-deuil|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806220432/https://www.lardennais.fr/id54443/article/2019-03-30/football-le-cs-sedan-en-deuil|url-status=dead|title=Football. Le CS Sedan en deuil|date=30 March 2019|archivedate=6 August 2020|website=www.lardennais.fr}}

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• 1 April – Caravelli, French conductor and composer (b. 1930){{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/cannes/chef-orchestre-arrangeur-caravelli-inhume-cannes-ce-mardi-1648452.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401230829/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/cannes/chef-orchestre-arrangeur-caravelli-est-decede-au-cannet-age-88-ans-1648452.html|url-status=dead|title=Le chef d'orchestre arrangeur Caravelli inhumé à Cannes ce mardi|archivedate=1 April 2019|website=France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur}}
• 3 April
• Jacqueline Lichtenstein, French philosopher and art historian (b. 1946)[https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/non-classe/actualite/disparition-de-jacqueline-lichtenstein-11118139/ Disparition de l’historienne de l’art, Jacqueline Lichtenstein] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406093047/https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/non-classe/actualite/disparition-de-jacqueline-lichtenstein-11118139/ |date=6 April 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• Gabriel Piroird, French Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1932){{Cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpiroird.html |title=Bishop Gabriel Piroird |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408182208/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpiroird.html |url-status=live }}
• Maurice Pon, French lyricist (b. 1921){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/europe/france/maurice-pon-le-parolier-de-henri-salvador-est-mort-6293784|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427214440/https://www.ouest-france.fr/europe/france/maurice-pon-le-parolier-de-henri-salvador-est-mort-6293784|url-status=dead|title=Maurice Pon Le Parolier de Henri Salvador est mort|archivedate=27 April 2019}}
• 8 April
• Gaston Rousseau, French racing cyclist (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/gaston-rousseau/2706244|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414092000/https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/gaston-rousseau/2706244|url-status=dead|title=Gaston Rousseau|archivedate=14 April 2019}}
• Turgeon, French racehorse (b. 1986){{Cite web |url=https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/worlds-oldest-active-thoroughbred-stallion-turgeon-dies-aged-33/374992 |title=World's oldest active thoroughbred stallion Turgeon dies aged 33 |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727191148/https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/worlds-oldest-active-thoroughbred-stallion-turgeon-dies-aged-33/374992 |url-status=live }}
• 16 April – Francis Croissant, French archaeologist and art historian (b. 1935){{Cite web|url=https://www.efa.gr/index.php/fr/recherche/actualites-recherches/1558-communique-de-l-ecole-francaise-d-athenes-deces-de-francis-croissant|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621024433/https://www.efa.gr/index.php/fr/recherche/actualites-recherches/1558-communique-de-l-ecole-francaise-d-athenes-deces-de-francis-croissant|url-status=dead|title=Communiqué de l'École française d'Athènes - Décès de Francis Croissant|archivedate=21 June 2019|website=www.efa.gr}}
• 20 April – Enrico Alberto, French-Italian footballer (b. 1933)[https://www.ol.fr/fr-fr/contenus/articles/2019/04/24/carnet-de-deuil-disparition-de-henri-alberto Carnet de deuil : disparition de Henri Alberto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424170420/https://www.ol.fr/fr-fr/contenus/articles/2019/04/24/carnet-de-deuil-disparition-de-henri-alberto |date=24 April 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• 23 April – Charles Gheerbrant, French politician (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://lavenirdelartois.nordlittoral.fr/15789/article/2019-04-24/depute-maire-de-saint-nicolas-charles-gheerbrant-n-est-plus|title=Député-maire de Saint-Nicolas, Charles Gheerbrant n'est plus|date=24 April 2019|website=L'Avenir de l'Artois}}
• 24 April
• Françoise Barrière, French composer (b. 1943){{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/disparition-de-francoise-barriere-figure-de-la-musique-electro-acoustique-3294737|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503034118/https://www.francemusique.fr/musique-contemporaine/disparition-de-francoise-barriere-figure-de-la-musique-electro-acoustique-72248|url-status=dead|title=Disparition de Françoise Barrière, figure de la musique électro-acoustique|first=Victor Tribot|last=Laspière|date=29 April 2019|archivedate=3 May 2019|website=France Musique}}
• Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (b. 1932){{Cite web|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/culture/l-acteur-jean-pierre-marielle-est-mort-a-l-age-de-87-ans-1679660.html|title=L'acteur Jean-Pierre Marielle est mort à l'âge de 87 ans|website=BFMTV}}
• Dick Rivers, French rock and roll singer (b. 1945){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/04/24/le-chanteur-francais-dick-rivers-est-mort_5454187_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424114756/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/04/24/le-chanteur-francais-dick-rivers-est-mort_5454187_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Dick Rivers, icône du rock'n'roll à la française, est mort|date=24 April 2019|archivedate=24 April 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 28 April – Daniel Horlaville, French footballer (b. 1946){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/ancienne-legende-de-quevilly-et-du-fc-rouen-daniel-horlaville-est-mort-1556451649|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503040844/https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/ancienne-legende-de-quevilly-et-du-fc-rouen-daniel-horlaville-est-mort-1556451649|url-status=dead|title=Ancienne légende de Quevilly et du FC Rouen, Daniel Horlaville est mort|date=28 April 2019|archivedate=3 May 2019|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 29 April – Albert-Marie de Monléon, French Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1937){{Cite web|url=https://eglise.catholique.fr/espace-presse/communiques-de-presse/480582-deces-de-mgr-albert-marie-de-monleon-o-p-eveque-emerite-de-meaux/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430142510/https://eglise.catholique.fr/espace-presse/communiques-de-presse/480582-deces-de-mgr-albert-marie-de-monleon-o-p-eveque-emerite-de-meaux/|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Mgr Albert-Marie de Monléon, o.p., évêque émérite de Meaux|date=30 April 2019|archivedate=30 April 2019}}
• 30 April – Anémone, French actress, filmmaker and political activist (b. 1950){{cite web|url=http://www.nordlittoral.fr/124603/article/2019-04-30/mort-de-l-actrice-anemone-68-ans-mardi-d-une-longue-maladie|title=Mort de l'actrice Anémone à 68 ans mardi d'une "longue maladie"|language=fr|website=Nord Littoral|access-date=30 April 2019}}

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• 2 May – Michel Crauste, French rugby player (b. 1934)[https://wwe.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Michel-crauste-dit-le-mongol-est-mort/780970 Michel Crauste, dit «Le Mongol», est mort]{{dead link|date=September 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{in lang|fr}}
• 4 May – Claude Cadart, French sinologist (b. 1927){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/05/09/le-sinologue-claude-cadart-est-mort_5460072_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515104449/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/05/09/le-sinologue-claude-cadart-est-mort_5460072_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Le sinologue Claude Cadart est mort|date=9 May 2019|archivedate=15 May 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 7 May – Jean Vanier, Canadian Catholic philosopher, theologian and humanitarian (b. 1928){{Cite web|url=https://www.larche.org/en/web/guest/news/-/asset_publisher/mQsRZspJMdBy/content/passing-away-of-jean-vanier|title=Passing away of Jean Vanier – News – L'Arche internationale|website=www.larche.org|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507133022/https://www.larche.org/en/web/guest/news/-/asset_publisher/mQsRZspJMdBy/content/passing-away-of-jean-vanier|url-status=dead}}
• 10 May – Geneviève Raugel, French mathematician (b. 1951){{Cite web|url=https://smf.emath.fr/actualites-smf/deces-genevieve-raugel|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604200543/https://smf.emath.fr/actualites-smf/deces-genevieve-raugel|url-status=dead|title=Décès Geneviève Raugel | Société Mathématique de France|archivedate=4 June 2019|website=smf.emath.fr}}
• 11 May – Jean-Claude Brisseau, French film director (b. 1944){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/05/11/le-cineaste-jean-claude-brisseau-est-mort_5460979_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513151718/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/05/11/le-cineaste-jean-claude-brisseau-est-mort_5460979_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Le cinéaste Jean-Claude Brisseau est mort|date=11 May 2019|archivedate=13 May 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 14 May – Étienne Perruchon, French composer (b. 1958){{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/deces-d-etienne-perruchon-compositeur-de-dogora-3592656|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519050326/https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/deces-d-etienne-perruchon-le-compositeur-de-dogora-72612|url-status=dead|title=Décès d'Etienne Perruchon, compositeur de Dogora|first=Victor Tribot|last=Laspière|date=14 May 2019|archivedate=19 May 2019|website=France Musique}}
• 16 May
• André Lurton, French winemaker (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://www.liberation.fr/depeches/2019/05/16/deces-d-andre-lurton-figure-de-la-viticulture-bordelaise_1727403|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519201558/https://www.liberation.fr/depeches/2019/05/16/deces-d-andre-lurton-figure-de-la-viticulture-bordelaise_1727403|url-status=dead|title=Décès d'André Lurton, figure de la viticulture bordelaise|archivedate=19 May 2019}}
• Mick Micheyl, French actress, singer and sculptor (b. 1922){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/deces-de-la-chanteuse-mick-micheyl-interprete-d-un-gamin-de-paris-20190516|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716130817/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/deces-de-la-chanteuse-mick-micheyl-interprete-d-un-gamin-de-paris-20190516|url-status=dead|title=Décès de la chanteuse Mick Micheyl, interprète d'Un gamin de Paris|date=16 May 2019|archivedate=16 July 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 22 May – François-René Tranchefort, French musicologist (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/disparition-du-musicologue-francois-rene-tranchefort-auteur-des-fameux-guides-des-editions-fayard-2241952|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525005837/https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/disparition-du-musicologue-francois-rene-tranchefort-auteur-des-fameux-guides-des-editions-fayard-72908|url-status=dead|title=Disparition du musicologue François-René Tranchefort, auteur des fameux guides des éditions Fayard|first=Victor Tribot|last=Laspière|date=24 May 2019|archivedate=25 May 2019|website=France Musique}}
• 24 May – Bertrand P. Collomb, French business executive (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/economie-social/france/l-ancien-pdg-de-lafarge-bertrand-collomb-est-mort_AN-201905250003.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525090520/https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/l-ancien-pdg-de-lafarge-bertrand-collomb-est-decede-1698623.html|url-status=dead|title=L'ancien PDG de Lafarge Bertrand Collomb est mort|archivedate=25 May 2019|website=BFM BUSINESS}}
• 26 May – Rémi Gazel, French video game composer (b. 1977){{Cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/raymans_original_composer_passes_away |title=Rayman's Original Composer Passes Away |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731134819/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/raymans_original_composer_passes_away |url-status=live }}
• 28 May – Jean Juventin, French politician (b. 1928){{Cite web|url=https://www.tntv.pf/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529032946/https://www.tntv.pf/m/Jean-Juventin-est-decede_a32410.html|url-status=dead|title=TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision • Direct, Replay, Actualité de Polynésie|archivedate=29 May 2019|website=TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision}}

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• 1 June – Michel Serres, French philosopher, theorist and writer (b. 1930){{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190602-french-philosopher-michel-serres-dies-88|title=French philosopher Michel Serres dies at 88|website=France 24|date=2 June 2019 |access-date=2 June 2019}}
• 2 June – Yannick Bellon, French film director, editor and screenwriter (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/06/03/mort-de-la-cineaste-feministe-yannick-bellon_5470751_3382.html|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190606154051/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/06/03/mort-de-la-cineaste-feministe-yannick-bellon_5470751_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de la cinéaste féministe Yannick Bellon|date=3 June 2019|archivedate=6 June 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 9 June – Yves Bot, French magistrate(b. 1947){{Cite web|url=https://www.infonormandie.com/Deces-d-Yves-Bot-il-avait-ete-procureur-de-la-Republique-a-Dieppe_a24301.html|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190611095602/https://www.infonormandie.com/Deces-d-Yves-Bot-il-avait-ete-procureur-de-la-Republique-a-Dieppe_a24301.html|url-status=dead|title=Décès d'Yves Bot : il avait été procureur de la République à Dieppe|archivedate=11 June 2019|website=www.infonormandie.com/}}
• 10 June – Michel Sitjar, French rugby player (b. 1942){{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2019/06/19/michel-sitjar-sest-fait-une-derniere-malle,8264972.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620194403/https://www.ladepeche.fr/2019/06/19/michel-sitjar-sest-fait-une-derniere-malle,8264972.php|url-status=dead|title=Lafox. Michel Sitjar s'est fait une dernière malle|archivedate=20 June 2019|website=ladepeche.fr}}
• 14 June
• Maurice Bénichou, French actor (b. 1943){{Cite web|url=https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mort-de-maurice-benichou-apercu-dans-amelie-poulain-a-76-ans-661254|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617192300/https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mort-de-maurice-benichou-apercu-dans-amelie-poulain-a-76-ans-661254|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Maurice Bénichou, alias monsieur Bretodeau dans Amélie Poulain, à 76 ans - Voici|first=Prisma|last=Média|archivedate=17 June 2019|website=Voici.fr}}
• Roger Béteille, French aeronautical engineer and businessman (b. 1921){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/deces-de-roger-beteille-pere-fondateur-d-airbus-20190622|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622153711/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/deces-de-roger-beteille-pere-fondateur-d-airbus-20190622|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Roger Béteille, père fondateur d'Airbus|date=22 June 2019|archivedate=22 June 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 15 June – Daniel Colin, French politician (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/daniel-colin-ancien-depute-du-var-est-decede-389983|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729035905/https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/daniel-colin-ancien-depute-du-var-est-decede-389983|url-status=dead|title=Daniel Colin, ancien député du Var, est décédé|first=La|last=rédaction|date=15 June 2019|archivedate=29 July 2020|website=Var-Matin}}
• 17 June
• Jean-Marie Hullot, French computer scientist and programmer (b. 1954){{Cite web|url=https://www.avis-de-deces.com/avis/25630/jean-marie-hullot-20-06-2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621023931/https://www.avis-de-deces.com/avis/25630/jean-marie-hullot-20-06-2019|url-status=dead|title=Jean-Marie HULLOT 20-06-19 | Ouest France 35 | Avis-de-deces.com|archivedate=21 June 2019|website=www.avis-de-deces.com}}
• Pierre Pardoën, French racing cyclist (b. 1930){{Cite web|url=http://picquigny.free.fr/Nouveau%20dossier/index.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122082843/http://picquigny.free.fr/Nouveau%20dossier/index.php|url-status=dead|title=Ville de Picquigny|archivedate=22 January 2019}}
• 18 June – François Doubin, French politician (b. 1933){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/argentan-61200/francois-doubin-ancien-maire-d-argentan-et-ancien-ministre-est-decede-6404488|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727183739/https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/argentan-61200/francois-doubin-ancien-maire-d-argentan-et-ancien-ministre-est-decede-6404488|url-status=dead|title=François Doubin, ancien maire d'Argentan et ancien ministre, est décédé|archivedate=27 July 2019}}
• 19 June – Philippe Zdar, French electronic musician and record producer (b. 1968){{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cassius-philippe-zdar-dead-following-fall-from-paris-building/ |title=Cassius' Philippe Zdar Dead Following Fall From Paris Building |website=Pitchfork |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=21 June 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621160723/https://pitchfork.com/news/cassius-philippe-zdar-dead-following-fall-from-paris-building/ |url-status=live }}
• 25 June – Bruno de Keyzer, French cinematographer (b. 1949){{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/villerville_14755/bruno-keyzer-chef-operateur-fetiche-bertrand-tavernier-est-decede-pres-deauville_25195998.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626100908/https://actu.fr/normandie/villerville_14755/bruno-keyzer-chef-operateur-fetiche-bertrand-tavernier-est-decede-pres-deauville_25195998.html|url-status=dead|title=Bruno de Keyzer, le chef opérateur fétiche de Bertrand Tavernier est décédé près de Deauville|archivedate=26 June 2019|website=actu.fr}}
• 26 June
• Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz, French politician (b. 1937){{Cite web|url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-belfort-hericourt-montbeliard/2019/06/26/gilberte-marin-moskovitz|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102115737/https://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-belfort-hericourt-montbeliard/2019/06/26/gilberte-marin-moskovitz|url-status=dead|title=Belfort. Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz|archivedate=2 November 2022|website=www.estrepublicain.fr}}
• Édith Scob, French actress (b. 1937){{Cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18682396.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628065115/http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18682396.html|url-status=dead|title=Décès d'Edith Scob, éternelle héroïne des Yeux sans visage|archivedate=28 June 2019|website=AlloCiné}}

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• 1 July – Pierre Lenhardt, French theologian (b. 1927){{Cite web|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Judaisme/Le-theologien-specialiste-judaisme-Pierre-Lenhardt-mort-2019-07-02-1201032887|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703161658/https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Judaisme/Le-theologien-specialiste-judaisme-Pierre-Lenhardt-mort-2019-07-02-1201032887|url-status=dead|title=Le théologien et spécialiste du judaïsme Pierre Lenhardt est mort|date=2 July 2019|archivedate=3 July 2019|via=www.la-croix.com}}
• 2 July – Élie Brousse, French rugby league player (b. 1921){{Cite web|url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/07/02/rugby-a-xiii-elie-brousse-le-tigre-de-sydney-est-decede-a-lage-de-97-ans,8291377.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702105605/https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/07/02/rugby-a-xiii-elie-brousse-le-tigre-de-sydney-est-decede-a-lage-de-97-ans,8291377.php|url-status=dead|title=Rugby à XIII : Élie Brousse, le "Tigre de Sydney", est décédé à l'âge de 97 ans|archivedate=2 July 2019|website=lindependant.fr}}
• 3 July – Raymond Tarcy, French politician (b. 1936){{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/raymond-tarcy-est-decede-ancien-senateur-guyane-disparait-age-83-ans-727428.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704132644/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/raymond-tarcy-est-decede-ancien-senateur-guyane-disparait-age-83-ans-727428.html|url-status=dead|title=Raymond Tarcy, est décédé, l'ancien sénateur de la Guyane disparaît à l'âge de 83 ans.|archivedate=4 July 2019|website=Guyane la 1ère}}
• 4 July – Pierre Lhomme, French cinematographer (b. 1930){{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/pierre-lhomme-dies-cyrano-de-bergerac-french-cinematographer-1202642271/ |title=Pierre Lhomme Dies: Celebrated French Cinematographer Of 'Cyrano De Bergerac' Was 89 |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=6 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706134707/https://deadline.com/2019/07/pierre-lhomme-dies-cyrano-de-bergerac-french-cinematographer-1202642271/ |url-status=live }}
• 7 July – Patricia Gallerneau, French politician (b. 1954){{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/mort-de-patricia-gallerneau-deputee-modem-de-vendee_147996.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708141930/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/mort-de-patricia-gallerneau-deputee-modem-de-vendee_fr_5d21ec5be4b0f31256858735|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Patricia Gallerneau, députée MoDem de Vendée|date=7 July 2019|archivedate=8 July 2019|website=Le HuffPost}}
• 12 July – Jean-Pierre Worms, French sociologist and politician (b. 1934){{Cite web|url=https://www.info-chalon.com/articles/opinion-de-gauche/2019/07/14/44994/deces-de-jean-pierre-worms-les-radicaux-de-gauche-viennent-de-perdre-un-ami|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714194138/http://www.info-chalon.com/articles/opinion-de-gauche/2019/07/14/44994/deces-de-jean-pierre-worms-les-radicaux-de-gauche-viennent-de-perdre-un-ami/|url-status=dead|title=Les Communistes du Grand Chalon proposent mardi un atelier contre la fracture numérique - Toute l'actualité gratuite en un 1 clic|archivedate=14 July 2019|website=Info-Chalon.com}}
• 18 July – Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud, French lawyer and politician (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/deces-de-l-ancien-maire-de-puteaux-charles-ceccaldi-raynaud-20190718|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724120934/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/deces-de-l-ancien-maire-de-puteaux-charles-ceccaldi-raynaud-20190718|url-status=dead|title=Décès de l'ancien maire de Puteaux Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud|date=18 July 2019|archivedate=24 July 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 21 July – Éric Névé, French film producer (b. 1961){{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/global/french-producer-co-founder-of-indie-sales-eric-neve-dies-at-57-1203277052/ |title=French Producer, Co-Founder of Indie Sales Eric Névé Dies at 57 |date=24 July 2019 |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724131409/https://variety.com/2019/film/global/french-producer-co-founder-of-indie-sales-eric-neve-dies-at-57-1203277052/ |url-status=live }}
• 25 July – Pierre Péan, French journalist and author (b. 1938){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/07/26/mort-de-l-ecrivain-et-journaliste-d-investigation-pierre-pean_5493540_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727073022/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/07/26/mort-de-l-ecrivain-et-journaliste-d-investigation-pierre-pean_5493540_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Pierre Péan, écrivain et journaliste d'investigation|date=26 July 2019|archivedate=27 July 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 31 July
• Marcel Berlins, French legal journalist (b. 1941){{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/marcel-berlins-obituary-0rxqb3vdd |title=Marcel Berlins obituary |access-date=4 August 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804045812/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/marcel-berlins-obituary-0rxqb3vdd |url-status=live }}{{registration required}}
• Armand Jung, French politician (b. 1950){{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/deces-ancien-depute-armand-jung-regionaliste-convaincu-qui-pronait-travail-ceux-qui-ont-cotoye-1705950.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731190720/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/deces-ancien-depute-armand-jung-regionaliste-convaincu-qui-pronait-travail-ceux-qui-ont-cotoye-1705950.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de l'ancien député socialiste Armand Jung : un "régionaliste convaincu" qui "prônait le travail"|archivedate=31 July 2019|website=France 3 Grand Est}}
• Jean-Luc Thérier, French rally driver (b. 1945){{Cite web|url=https://www.rallye-sport.fr/jean-luc-therier-est-mort/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190801054010/https://www.rallye-sport.fr/jean-luc-therier-est-mort/|url-status=dead|title=Jean-Luc Thérier est mort|archivedate=1 August 2019}}

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• 2 August – Schoschana Rabinovici, French-born Lithuanian Holocaust survivor and writer (b. 1932){{Cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/schoschana-rabinovici-zum-tod-der-holocaust-ueberlebenden-und-autorin-a-1280533.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810134847/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/schoschana-rabinovici-zum-tod-der-holocaust-ueberlebenden-und-autorin-a-1280533.html|url-status=dead|title=Schoschana Rabinovici: Zum Tod der Holocaust-Überlebenden und Autorin|first=Anke|last=Dürr|date=5 August 2019|archivedate=10 August 2019|via=www.spiegel.de}}
• 3 August
• Henri Belolo, French music producer and songwriter (b. 1936){{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/henri-belolo-co-founder-village-people-dies-aged-82 |title=Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82 |website=TheGuardian.com |date=8 August 2019 |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813003815/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/henri-belolo-co-founder-village-people-dies-aged-82 |url-status=live }}
• Jean-Claude Bouttier, French boxer and actor (b. 1944){{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Boxe/Actualites/Jean-claude-bouttier-est-mort-a-74-ans/1045975|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804170603/https://www.lequipe.fr/Boxe/Actualites/Jean-claude-bouttier-est-mort-a-74-ans/1045975|url-status=dead|title=Jean-Claude Bouttier est mort à 74 ans|archivedate=4 August 2019|website=L'Équipe}}
• 7 August – Michel Che, French chemist (b. 1941){{Cite web |url=https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Acad_Main/News/Michel%20Che%20%281941%20-%202019%29 |title=Michel Che (1941–2019) |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818141304/https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Acad_Main/News/Michel%2520Che%2520(1941%2520-%25202019) |url-status=live }}
• 8 August – Jean-Pierre Mocky, French film director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1929)[https://www.marianne.net/societe/le-realisateur-jean-pierre-mocky-est-mort Le réalisateur Jean-Pierre Mocky est mort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809123733/https://www.marianne.net/societe/le-realisateur-jean-pierre-mocky-est-mort |date=9 August 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• 13 August – Josette Arène, French Olympic swimmer (b. 1924){{Cite web|url=https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/arene-josette/64f75999b0744de582b6a6e72d15fe66|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818145005/https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/arene-josette/64f75999b0744de582b6a6e72d15fe66|url-status=dead|title=Espace de Recueillement de Madame Josette ARÈNE|archivedate=18 August 2019|website=www.libramemoria.com}}
• 19 August – Philippe Leroy, French politician (b. 1940){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/philippe-leroy-ancien-president-du-departement-de-la-moselle-est-mort-1566218965|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819125348/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/philippe-leroy-ancien-president-du-departement-de-la-moselle-est-mort-1566218965|url-status=dead|title=Philippe Leroy, ancien président du département de la Moselle, est mort|date=19 August 2019|archivedate=19 August 2019|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 26 August
• Pal Benko, French-born Hungarian chess grandmaster (b. 1928){{Cite web |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019 |title=Pal Benko, 1928–2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827180631/https://www.chess.com/news/view/pal-benko-dies-1928-2019 |url-status=live }}
• Christian Bonaud, French Islamologist and philosopher (b. 1957){{Cite web |url=https://en.abna24.com/news//irans-larijani-condoles-death-of-french-philosopher-yahya-bonaud_972405.html |title=Iran's Larijani condoles death of French philosopher Yahya Bonaud |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829071200/https://en.abna24.com/news//irans-larijani-condoles-death-of-french-philosopher-yahya-bonaud_972405.html |url-status=live }}
• 27 August – Philippe Madrelle, American politician (b. 1937){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/gironde-deces-du-senateur-et-ancien-president-du-departement-philippe-madrelle-1529419923|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828054825/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/gironde-deces-du-senateur-et-ancien-president-du-departement-philippe-madrelle-1529419923|url-status=dead|title=Gironde : le sénateur socialiste et ancien président du département Philippe Madrelle est décédé|date=27 August 2019|archivedate=28 August 2019|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 28 August
• Michel Aumont, French actor (b. 1936)[https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/08/29/l-acteur-michel-aumont-est-mort-6497461-10407.php L’acteur Michel Aumont est mort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829212359/https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/08/29/l-acteur-michel-aumont-est-mort-6497461-10407.php |date=29 August 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}}
• Pascal Gnazzo, French racing cyclist (b. 1920){{Cite web|url=https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/5649746/cyclisme-pascal-gnazzo-sest-eteint-a-98-ans.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829171723/https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/5649746/cyclisme-pascal-gnazzo-sest-eteint-a-98-ans.html|url-status=dead|title=Cyclisme : le Marseillais Pascal Gnazzo s'est éteint à 98 ans|date=28 August 2019|archivedate=29 August 2019|website=LaProvence.com}}
• 29 August – Jean Guillou, French Olympic gymnast (b. 1931){{Cite web|url=https://www.varmatin.com/politique/une-figure-de-la-seyne-seteint-quelques-jours-avant-de-donner-son-nom-a-un-gymnase-408758|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902180823/https://www.varmatin.com/politique/une-figure-de-la-seyne-seteint-quelques-jours-avant-de-donner-son-nom-a-un-gymnase-408758|url-status=dead|title=Une figure de La Seyne s'éteint quelques jours avant de donner son nom à un gymnase|first=La|last=rédaction|date=30 August 2019|archivedate=2 September 2019|website=Var-Matin}}
• 31 August – Anthoine Hubert, French professional racing driver (b. 1996){{Cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-sprint-race-spa-francorchamps |title=Statement: Incident during FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race, Spa-Francorchamps |date=31 August 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831190808/https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-feature-race-spa-francorchamps |url-status=live }}

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• 3 September – Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer and film director (b. 1944){{cite web|access-date=4 September 2019|title=Fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh dies at 74|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49579150|date=4 September 2019|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{cite magazine|access-date=4 September 2019|title=German Fashion Photographer Peter Lindbergh Dies at 74|url=https://time.com/5668300/peter-lindbergh-death/|magazine=Time}}
• 4 September
• Patrick Dehornoy, French mathematician (b. 1952){{Cite web|url=https://smf.emath.fr/actualites-smf/deces-de-patrick-dehornoy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905191944/https://smf.emath.fr/actualites-smf/deces-de-patrick-dehornoy|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Patrick Dehornoy | Société Mathématique de France|archivedate=5 September 2019|website=smf.emath.fr}}
• Roger Etchegaray, French cardinal (b. 1922){{Cite web |url=https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=43254 |title=French Cardinal Etchegaray, former vice-dean of College of Cardinals, dead at 96 |access-date=6 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904203641/https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=43254 |url-status=live }}
• 7 September – Roger Boutry, French composer and conductor (b. 2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/disparition-de-roger-boutry-compositeur-et-president-honoraire-de-l-orchestre-de-la-garde-republicaine-9286326|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908093508/https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/disparition-de-roger-boutry-compositeur-et-ancien-chef-des-formations-de-la-garde-republicaine-76096|url-status=dead|title=Disparition de Roger Boutry, compositeur et président honoraire de l'Orchestre de la Garde républicaine|first=Suzana|last=Kubik|date=7 September 2019|archivedate=8 September 2019|website=France Musique}}
• 8 September – Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist (b. 1926){{Cite web |url=https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/de-contenson-henri/ff7f8c9583d4484495e9cd32905ff551 |title=Comte Henri de CONTENSON |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929060504/https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/de-contenson-henri/ff7f8c9583d4484495e9cd32905ff551 |url-status=live }}
• 14 September – Sam Szafran, French artist (b. 1934){{Cite web|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2019/09/14/le-peintre-francais-sam-szafran-est-mort|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918001750/https://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2019/09/14/le-peintre-francais-sam-szafran-est-mort|url-status=dead|title=ART. Le peintre français Sam Szafran est mort|archivedate=18 September 2019|website=www.ledauphine.com}}
• 15 September – André Jourdain, French politician (b. 1935){{Cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/jura/lons-le-saunier/ancien-senateur-du-jura-andre-jourdain-est-mort-1723631.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016182155/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/jura/lons-le-saunier/ancien-senateur-du-jura-andre-jourdain-est-mort-1723631.html|url-status=dead|title=L'ancien sénateur du Jura André Jourdain est mort|archivedate=16 October 2019|website=France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté}}
• 19 September – Charles Gérard, French actor and director (b. 1922){{Cite web |url=https://www.en24.news/2019/09/world-the-actor-charles-gerard-accomplice-of-belmondo-is-dead.html |title=The actor Charles Gerard, accomplice of Belmondo, is dead |access-date=26 September 2019 }}{{dead link|date=October 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• 26 September – Jacques Chirac, 84th Prime Minister and 22nd President of France (b. 1932){{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/26/jacques-chirac-former-french-president-dies-aged-86 |title=Jacques Chirac, former French president, dies aged 86 |website=TheGuardian.com |date=26 September 2019 |access-date=26 September 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926132534/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/26/jacques-chirac-former-french-president-dies-aged-86 |url-status=live }}

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• 3 October – Roger Taillibert, French architect (b. 1926){{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-designer-of-montreals-olympic-stadium-dead-at-93/ |title=Designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium dead at 93 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=3 October 2019 |access-date=10 October 2019 |archive-date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010101827/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-designer-of-montreals-olympic-stadium-dead-at-93/ |url-status=live |last1=Ha |first1=Tu Thanh }}
• 6 October – Joseph Gourmelon, French politician (b. 1938){{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest-l-ancien-depute-jo-gourmelon-est-decede-6552359|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007083909/https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest-l-ancien-depute-jo-gourmelon-est-decede-6552359|url-status=dead|title=Brest. L'ancien député Jo Gourmelon est décédé|archivedate=7 October 2019}}
• 8 October – Georgette Elgey, French journalist and historian (b. 1929){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/10/08/l-historienne-georgette-elgey-est-morte_6014713_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010220223/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/10/08/l-historienne-georgette-elgey-est-morte_6014713_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=L'historienne Georgette Elgey est morte|date=8 October 2019|archivedate=10 October 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 9 October
• Lorand Gaspar, Hungarian–born French poet (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.rphfm.org/entrelacs-daymen-hacen-lorand-gaspar-nest-plus/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014222252/https://www.rphfm.org/entrelacs-daymen-hacen-lorand-gaspar-nest-plus/|url-status=dead|title=Les Entrelacs d'Aymen Hacen : Lorand Gaspar n'est plus|archivedate=14 October 2019}}
• Robert Guestier Goelet, French-born American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923){{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/arts/robert-goelet-dead.html |title=Robert Goelet, New York Grandee and Naturalist, Dies at 96 |work=The New York Times |date=11 October 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016091502/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/arts/robert-goelet-dead.html |url-status=live |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam }}
• Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof, Polish-French civil engineer and esperantist (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://ddb24.pl/artykul/zmarl-ludwik-krzysztof/781836|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010184503/https://ddb24.pl/artykul/zmarl-ludwik-krzysztof/781836.amp|url-status=dead|title=Zmarł Ludwik Krzysztof Zaleski-Zamenhof. Był Honorowym Obywatelem Białegostoku|date=10 October 2019|archivedate=10 October 2019|website=ddb24.pl}}
• 10 October – Marie-José Nat, French actress (b. 1940){{Cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/l-actrice-marie-jose-nat-star-des-annees-60-et-70-est-morte-10-10-2019-8170470.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010210509/http://www.leparisien.fr/amp/culture-loisirs/l-actrice-marie-jose-nat-star-des-annees-60-et-70-est-morte-10-10-2019-8170470.php|url-status=dead|title=L'actrice Marie-José Nat, star des années 60 et 70, est morte|first1=Par Pierre Vavasseur Le 10 octobre 2019|last1=à 18h36|first2=Modifié Le 10 Octobre 2019|last2=À 20h28|date=10 October 2019|archivedate=10 October 2019|website=leparisien.fr}}
• 26 October – Pascale Roberts, French actress (b. 1930){{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/pascale-roberts-actrice-dans-plus-belle-la-vie-est-morte_153834.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027153256/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/pascale-roberts-actrice-dans-plus-belle-la-vie-est-decedee_fr_5db563fbe4b006d491701ad0|url-status=dead|title=L'actrice de "Plus belle la vie" Pascale Roberts est morte|date=27 October 2019|archivedate=27 October 2019|website=Le HuffPost}}
• 28 October – Annick Alane, French actress (b. 1925){{Cite web|url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id148984/article/2019-10-29/le-monde-du-cinema-en-deuil-lactrice-annick-alane-connue-pour-son-role-dans|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029115440/https://www.sudinfo.be/id148984/article/2019-10-29/le-monde-du-cinema-en-deuil-lactrice-annick-alane-connue-pour-son-role-dans|url-status=dead|title=Le monde du cinéma en deuil: l'actrice Annick Alane, connue pour son rôle dans "Hibernatus" ou "Les trois frères", est décédée|date=29 October 2019|archivedate=29 October 2019|website=sudinfo.be}}

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• 2 November – Marie Laforêt, French-Swiss singer and actress (b. 1939){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/11/03/l-actrice-et-chanteuse-marie-laforet-est-morte_6017866_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106132002/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/11/03/l-actrice-et-chanteuse-marie-laforet-est-morte_6017866_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=Marie Laforêt, la " Fille aux yeux d'or ", est morte|date=3 November 2019|archivedate=6 November 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 3 November – Yvette Lundy, member of the French Resistance during World War II (b. 1916){{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50284099|title='Great lady of the French Resistance' dies at 103|work=BBC News |date=3 November 2019}}
• 4 November – Jacques Dupont, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (b. 1928){{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Jacques-dupont-sacre-champion-olympique-en-1948-est-mort/1076599|title=Jacques Dupont, sacré champion olympique en 1948, est mort|language=fr |work=L’Equipe |date=4 November 2019}}
• 5 November
• Dominique Farran, French radio host and journalist (b. 1947).{{cite web|url=https://www.rtl.fr/culture/medias-people/rtl-salue-la-memoire-de-dominique-farran-7799398537|title=RTL salue la mémoire de Dominique Farran|date=5 November 2019|work=RTL|language=fr}}
• André Zimmermann, French racing cyclist, Tour de l'Avenir winner (b. 1939){{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/L-ancien-coureur-andre-zimmermann-est-decede/1077236 |title= L'ancien coureur André Zimmermann est décédé |language=fr |work=L’Equipe |date=6 November 2019}}
• 8 November – Lucette Destouches, ballet dancer and instructor (b. 1912){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/lucette-destouches-la-veuve-de-louis-ferdinand-celine-est-morte-a-107-ans-20191108|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219043726/https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/lucette-destouches-la-veuve-de-louis-ferdinand-celine-est-morte-a-107-ans-20191108|url-status=dead|title=Lucette Destouches, la veuve de Louis-Ferdinand Céline, est morte|date=8 November 2019|archivedate=19 December 2019|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 13 November – Raymond Poulidor, French bicycle racer (b. 1936){{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/11/13/l-ancien-champion-cycliste-raymond-poulidor-est-mort_6018967_3382.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113131024/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/11/13/l-ancien-champion-cycliste-raymond-poulidor-est-mort_6018967_3382.html|url-status=dead|title=L'ancien champion cycliste Raymond Poulidor est mort|date=13 November 2019|archivedate=13 November 2019|via=Le Monde}}
• 21 November – Jean Douchet, French film director, historian, and film critic (b. 1929)

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• 3 December – André Daguin, 84, French chef, cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/People/2019/Dec-04/496799-french-chef-who-invented-magret-de-canard-dies-aged-84.ashx |title=French chef who 'invented' magret de canard dies aged 84 |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216083811/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/People/2019/Dec-04/496799-french-chef-who-invented-magret-de-canard-dies-aged-84.ashx |url-status=live }}
• 5 December – Gérard Detourbet, 73, French automotive executive and engineer (Renault), cancer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/gerard-detourbet--father-of-the-renault-kwid--passes-away-44858 |title=Gerard Detourbet, father of the Renault Kwid, passes away |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164628/https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/gerard-detourbet--father-of-the-renault-kwid--passes-away-44858 |url-status=live }}
• 7 December
• Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist (b. 1926){{Cite web|url=https://www.la-croix.com/1201065134|title=Denis Lalanne, mémorialiste de l'Ovalie}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Bertrand Landrieu, French politician and prefect (b. 1945){{Cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/deces-de-bertrand-landrieu-ancien-directeur-de-cabinet-de-jacques-chirac-20191208|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130194211/https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/deces-de-bertrand-landrieu-ancien-directeur-de-cabinet-de-jacques-chirac-20191208|url-status=dead|title=Décès de Bertrand Landrieu, ancien directeur de cabinet de Jacques Chirac|date=8 December 2019|archivedate=30 January 2020|website=LEFIGARO}}
• 11 December
• Nicole de Buron, 90, French writer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/12/12/deces-de-lautrice-a-succes-nicole-de-buron,8600357.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213092137/https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/12/12/deces-de-lautrice-a-succes-nicole-de-buron,8600357.php|url-status=dead|title=Décès de l'autrice à succès Nicole de Buron|archivedate=13 December 2019|website=lindependant.fr}}
• Guy Laporte, 71, French actor (French Fried Vacation, French Fried Vacation 2), Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/mort-de-guy-laporte-acteur-des-bronzes-a-71-ans-la-troupe-du-splendid-lui-devait-tant_439718|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214104201/https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/mort-de-guy-laporte-acteur-des-bronzes-a-71-ans-la-troupe-du-splendid-lui-devait-tant_439718|url-status=dead|title=Mort de Guy Laporte, acteur des " Bronzés ", à 71 ans : la troupe du Splendid lui devait tant - Gala|first=Prisma|last=Média|archivedate=14 December 2019|website=Gala.fr}}
• 13 December – Jean-Claude Carle, French politician (b. 1948){{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/haute-savoie-l-ancien-senateur-jean-claude-carle-est-mort-1576249771|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729040654/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/haute-savoie-l-ancien-senateur-jean-claude-carle-est-mort-1576249771|url-status=dead|title=Haute-Savoie : l'ancien sénateur Jean-Claude Carle est mort|date=13 December 2019|archivedate=29 July 2020|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}
• 14 December
• Anna Karina, Danish-French film actress, director, writer, and singer (b. 1940){{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20191215-l-actrice-anna-karina-est-morte-d-un-cancer-%C3%A0-79-ans|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215130432/https://www.france24.com/fr/20191215-l-actrice-anna-karina-est-morte-d-un-cancer-%C3%A0-79-ans|url-status=dead|title=L'actrice Anna Karina est morte d'un cancer à 79 ans|date=15 December 2019|archivedate=15 December 2019|website=France 24}}
• Bernard Lavalette, French actor (b. 1926){{Cite web|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/cinema/mort-de-l-acteur-chansonnier-et-humoriste-bernard-lavalette_AN-201912140014.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214133617/https://people.bfmtv.com/cinema/mort-de-l-acteur-chansonnier-et-humoriste-bernard-lavalette-1824357.html|url-status=dead|title=Mort de l'acteur, chansonnier et humoriste Bernard Lavalette|archivedate=14 December 2019|website=BFMTV}}
• 15 December
• Bertrand Lemennicier, French economist (b. 1943)
• Jean de Viguerie, French historian (b. 1935)
• 16 December – Bernard Lefèvre, French footballer (b. 1930)
• 17 December – Jacques Grimbert, French conductor and choral conductor (b. 1929)
• 18 December
• Claudine Auger, French actress (b. 1941)
• Alain Barrière, French singer (b. 1935)
• Jacques Bravo, French politician (b. 1943)
• Ibrahim Diarra, French rugby union player (b. 1983)
• 21 December
• François Autain, French politician (b. 1935)
• Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer (b. 1933)
• 27 December
• Bernard Lavigne, French rugby union player (b. 1954)
• Fabien Thiémé, French politician (b. 1952)
• 30 December – Pierre Galet, French ampelographer (b. 1921)

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