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List of incidents of civil unrest in France

October 25, 2023

This is a list of incidents of civil disorder that have occurred France since the 13th century, including riots, strikes, violent labor disputes, minor insurrections, and other forms of civil unrest.

13th century Edit

14th century Edit

  • 1307: Revolt in Paris
  • 1309: Crusade of the Poor in northern Europe and notably Picardy, Avignon and Marseille
  • 1320: Shepherds' Crusade, widespread violence in France and Aragon
  • 1338: Peasant revolt near Laon
  • 1347: Tax revolt in Rouen
  • 1351: Tax revolt in Rouen
  • 1358: Jacquerie peasant revolt in northern France
  • 1364: Peasant revolt near Toulouse
  • 1378–1384: Tuchin revolt in southern France
  • 1378–1382: Tax revolts across France, including the Harelle and Maillotins uprisings in Rouen and Paris

15th century Edit

16th century Edit

17th century Edit

18th century Edit

 
Day of the Tiles in Grenoble (1788), painting by Alexandre Debelle,
(Musée de la Révolution française).
  • 1702–1710: Camisard Rebellion, a prolonged local guerrilla war by Protestants of the Cévennes region in the wake of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV.
  • 1707: Croquant rebellions in Quercy
  • 1709–1710: Food riots during the famine of 1709–1710
  • 1718–1720: Pontcallec conspiracy, a rebellion in Brittany
  • 1725: Food riot in Paris
  • 1739–1740: Food riots
  • 1749: Food riots
  • 1752: Food riots
  • 1768: Food riots
  • 1770: Food riots
  • 1775: Flour War, a wave of riots in April to May 1775, that followed an increase in grain and bread prices, because police withheld grain from the royal stores in addition to poor harvests.
  • 1785: Food riots
  • 1786: Révolte des deux sous [fr] in Lyon
  • 1788: Day of the Tiles in Grenoble
  • 1789–1799: French Revolution, a revolution that overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, experienced violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship by Napoleon that forcibly brought many of its ideals to Western Europe.

19th century Edit

20th century Edit

  • 1900–1901: Violent strikes in Belfort and Marseille
  • 1906–1907: Violent strikes
  • 1907: Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers
  • 1908: Strikes in Nantes
  • 1910–1911: Champagne Riots, resulted from a series of problems faced by grape growers in the Champagne area of France.
  • 1919–1920: Violent strikes
  • 1921: Violence that broke out at the premiere of the play The Gas Heart.
  • 1926: Bloody Sunday, political clashes that occurred in Colmar, Alsace on August 22, 1926.
  • 1934: 6 February 1934 crisis, an anti-parliamentarist street demonstration in Paris organized by far-right leagues that culminated in a riot
  • 1936: General strike by one million workers
  • 1947: 1947 strikes in France, a series of insurrectional strikes
  • 1958: May 1958 crisis in France
  • 1961: Algiers putsch of 1961
  • 1968: May 1968 events in France, a volatile period of civil unrest that was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.
  • 1979: Youths of North African origin rioted in the Lyon suburb of Vaulx-en-Velin following an arrest of a local youth. Believed to be the first suburban riot in French history.[3]
  • 1981: Rodéo (riot), riots that consisted of stealing cars, driving them in tight circles, and ultimately burning them.
  • 1990: Rioting in Vaulx-en-Velin after a young man of Spanish origin was killed in a motorbike crash allegedly caused by police.[3]
  • 1991: Violence broke out in Sartrouville after the fatal shooting of an Arab teenager by a supermarket security guard.[4]
  • 1991: Rioting occurred in Mantes-la-Jolie after a policewoman and an Algerian man were killed.[5]
  • 1992: Following the death of 18-year-old Mohamed Bahri in Vaulx-en-Velin at the hands of police, youths attacked the town's police station and burned cars.[3]
  • 1995: Rioting in several eastern suburbs of Lyon following the police killing of terrorist Khaled Kelkal, a key organizer of the 1995 France bombings
  • 1997: Rioting occurred in Dammarie-lès-Lys after 16-year-old Abdelkadher Bouziane was shot and killed by police and his 19-year-old friend wounded.[6]
  • 1998: Two days of riots occurred in suburban Toulouse after 17-year-old Habib Muhammed was shot by police during a car theft.[7]

21st century Edit

  • 2005: 2005 French riots, a series of riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities involving the burning of cars and public buildings at night.
  • 2006: 2006 youth protests in France, riots resulting from opposition to a measure set to deregulate labour in France.
  • 2007: 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots, riots in the Val-d'Oise department that began following the deaths of two teenagers whose motorcycle collided with a police vehicle.
  • 2007–09: 2007–09 university protests in France, protest movements resulting from several reform projects under Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse.
  • 2009: 2009 French riots, a series of riots that occurred on Bastille Day (14 July) in the commune of Montreuil, an eastern suburb area of Paris.
  • 2012: Notre Dame-des Landes Communities from nearby towns prevent an airport from being built on Notre Dame-des Landes forest and agricultural fields.
  • 2013: 2013 Trappes riots, riots that broke out after police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil
  • 2014: 2014 Sarcelles riots, a pro-Palestinian protest against the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza degenerated into an antisemitic riot in Sarcelles, France.
  • 2016: 2016 French taxi driver strike, a strike by taxi drivers in several major cities against Uber, included many road blockades, fires, overturned vehicles, and the blockade of roads leading to the two major airports in Paris.[8]
  • 2016: Nuit debout, protests that grew out of opposition to proposed labor reforms.
  • 2017: Protests started following accusations a police officer anally raped a young black man with a baton.[9] Anti-police protests continued well into March 2017 when migrants were met with resistance from Paris residents.
  • 2017: During May Day protests in Paris, a group of about 150[10] hooded demonstrators disrupted the march, throwing "Molotov cocktails, firebombs and other objects at the police near Place de la Bastille."[11] These "violent protesters, who did not carry any union or election paraphernalia, appeared to be from the same fringe groups that have targeted anti-government protests in the past."[11] Riot police responded with batons and tear gas.[11] Six police officers were injured, two of them seriously, by petrol bombs.[12]
  • 2018: Ongoing Yellow vests movement (French: Gilets jaunes protests) over dissatisfaction with wealth disparity and ongoing increases to fuel taxes.
  • 2022: 2022 Corsica unrest by Corsican nationalists in response to prison attack on Yvan Colonna
  • 2022: 2022 Paris shooting, protests after the killing of three Kurds in Paris.
  • 2023: 2023 French pension reform strikes due to the planned raise in retirement age from 62 to 64 years old.
  • 2023: Nahel Merzouk protests and unrest after the killing of a teenager by police near Paris.


See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Benedict, Philip (2020). Season of Conspiracy: Calvin, the French Reformed Churches and Protestant Plotting in the Reign of Francis II (1559-60). American Philosophical Society Press. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-1-60618-085-3.
  2. ^ Zemon Davis, Natalie (1975). Society and Culture in Early Modern France: Eight Essays by Natalie Zemon Davis. Stanford University Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-8047-0972-6.
  3. ^ a b c Motta, Alessio. "Police blunders and riots". cairn-int.info. CAIRN INFO. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ Phillips, John. "Youth of Paris suburbs rampage again". upi.com. UPI. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Riot Police Sent to Paris Suburbs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Pivois, Marce (20 December 2017). "Deux jeunes abattus par la police en deux jours. Soirées de violence à Dammarie-les-Lys. Mercredi, un jeune a été victime des balles d'un policier". liberation.fr (in French). Libération. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Finn, Gary (December 15, 1998). "Second day of Toulouse riots over killing". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "One in five flights cancelled as France hit by aviation, taxi strikes". France 24. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Riots in Paris after police officer 'accidentally' anally raped young man". Independent.co.uk. 16 February 2017.
  10. ^ "May Day in France: Six officers injured in riots". Ten Network Holdings. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "May Day violence breaks out in Paris; demonstrations around the world". Fox News. Associated Press. May 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Riot officers injured after petrol bombs thrown in Paris clashes". ITV. May 1, 2017.

October 25, 2023
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This is a list of incidents of civil disorder that have occurred France since the 13th century including riots strikes violent labor disputes minor insurrections and other forms of civil unrest Contents 1 13th century 2 14th century 3 15th century 4 16th century 5 17th century 6 18th century 7 19th century 8 20th century 9 21st century 10 See also 11 References13th century Edit1229 1229 University of Paris strike riots at the University of Paris that resulted in a number of student deaths and reforms of the medieval university 1251 Shepherds Crusade attacks on monasteries universities and Jews 1257 Revolt in Marseille 1261 Revolt in Marseille 1270 Tax revolt in Cahors 1274 Revolt in Limoges 1276 Revolt in Limoges 1281 Revolt in Rouen 1292 Tax revolt in Rouen14th century Edit1307 Revolt in Paris 1309 Crusade of the Poor in northern Europe and notably Picardy Avignon and Marseille 1320 Shepherds Crusade widespread violence in France and Aragon 1338 Peasant revolt near Laon 1347 Tax revolt in Rouen 1351 Tax revolt in Rouen 1358 Jacquerie peasant revolt in northern France 1364 Peasant revolt near Toulouse 1378 1384 Tuchin revolt in southern France 1378 1382 Tax revolts across France including the Harelle and Maillotins uprisings in Rouen and Paris15th century Edit1407 1435 Armagnac Burgundian Civil War 1413 Cabochien revolt in Paris 1418 Revolt in Chalons en Champagne 1440 Praguerie a noble rebellion 1465 League of the Public Weal a noble rebellion 1485 1488 Mad War a noble rebellion16th century Edit1505 Riot in Nimes 1506 Riot in Carcassonne 1507 Riot in Nevers 1514 Tax revolt in Agen 1516 Riot in Laval 1519 Revolt in Libourne 1521 Peasant revolt in Lantriac and Velay 1521 Grain riots in Aix Marseille and Tarascon 1522 Revolt in Meaux 1522 Grain riots in Beauvais and Tours 1523 Revolt of Captain Montelon in Ile de France 1525 Riots in Romans 1526 Riots in Dijon 1526 1527 Peasant riots in Sarladais 1528 Wine tax revolt in Bordeaux 1529 Grande Rebeyne fr in Lyon riots in Dijon and Troyes 1535 Riot in Foix 1536 Peasant revolt in Provence tax riot in Le Puy 1537 Fighting between gendarmerie and commons in Albi 1539 Gabelle salt tax revolt in Bordeaux tax riot in Vermandois 1539 1542 Strikes over printers wages in Lyon and Paris 1542 Gabelle revolt in La Rochelle riots in Rouen and Tours 1544 Revolt over taxes and religion in Saint Maixent 1545 Tax revolts and riots in Niort Saintes Perigueux St Foy Duras Rouen and Comminges 1545 Merindol massacre 1545 1546 Religious agitation across France 1545 1547 Riots in Vitry over real estate speculation 1548 1549 Revolt of the Pitauds in south west France 1552 Revolt in Nay 1553 Riots in Le Puy 1554 Peasant revolt in Normandy 1560 Amboise Conspiracy a failed attempt by Protestant nobles and ministers to seize the King 1560 Maligny Affair an abortive Protestant uprising in the city of Lyon backed by nobles and ministers including John Calvin 1 1561 Saint Medard Riot a violent religious action in Paris that saw a church seized and more than ten killed 2 1562 1598 French Wars of Religion 1562 1562 Riots of Toulouse a series of events that pitted members of the Reformed Church of France often called Huguenots against members of the Roman Catholic Church in violent clashes that ended with the deaths of between 3 000 5 000 citizens of the French city of Toulouse 1572 St Bartholomew s Day massacre 1588 Day of the barricades an uprising by the radical Catholics against the more moderate Henry III 1593 1595 Croquant rebellions in south west France17th century Edit1620 Battle of Ponts de Ce a rebellion by Marie de Medici is defeated by King Louis XIII 1620 1629 The Huguenot rebellions a series of southern revolts in part led by Henri Duke of Rohan in response to increasing reversals of the Edict of Nantes 1624 Peasant rebellion in Quercy 1632 Battle of Castelnaudary a rebellion by Gaston Duke of Orleans is defeated by royal forces 1635 1637 Croquant rebellions in south west France 1638 1642 Croquant rebellions in south west France 1639 Revolt of the va nu pieds a rebellion in Normandy 1643 Croquant rebellions in Rouergue 1645 Tax revolt in Montpellier 1648 1653 The Fronde a wave of revolts against the young Louis XIV 1650 Croquant rebellions in Limousin 1655 1657 Tardanizat rebellion in Guyenne 1658 Sabotiers rebellion in Sologne 1661 1662 Benauge rebellion in Guyenne 1662 Lustucru rebellion fr in Boulonnais 1663 1665 Audijos rebellion 1667 1668 Angelet revolt in Roussillon 1670 Vivarais revolt 1670 1674 Angelet revolt in Roussillon 1675 Revolt of the papier timbre a rebellion in Brittany 1693 1694 Food riots during the Great Famine of 1693 1694 fr 1698 Food riots18th century Edit nbsp Day of the Tiles in Grenoble 1788 painting by Alexandre Debelle Musee de la Revolution francaise 1702 1710 Camisard Rebellion a prolonged local guerrilla war by Protestants of the Cevennes region in the wake of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV 1707 Croquant rebellions in Quercy 1709 1710 Food riots during the famine of 1709 1710 1718 1720 Pontcallec conspiracy a rebellion in Brittany 1725 Food riot in Paris 1739 1740 Food riots 1749 Food riots 1752 Food riots 1768 Food riots 1770 Food riots 1775 Flour War a wave of riots in April to May 1775 that followed an increase in grain and bread prices because police withheld grain from the royal stores in addition to poor harvests 1785 Food riots 1786 Revolte des deux sous fr in Lyon 1788 Day of the Tiles in Grenoble 1789 1799 French Revolution a revolution that overthrew the monarchy established a republic experienced violent periods of political turmoil and finally culminated in a dictatorship by Napoleon that forcibly brought many of its ideals to Western Europe 19th century Edit1811 1812 Food riots 1816 1817 Food riots 1829 1830 Food riots 1830 The July Revolution which led to the abdication of Charles X and establishment of the July Monarchy under Louis Philippe I 1831 Canut revolt in Lyon violent demonstrations in Paris and other cities 1832 The June Rebellion an anti monarchist insurrection of Parisian republicans on 5 and 6 June 1832 Legitimist insurrections and protests in the west and south Food riots in the east and southwest 1834 Canut revolt in Lyon 1839 Coup attempt in Paris led by Louis Auguste Blanqui Armand Barbes Martin Bernard and the Societe des Saisons 1839 1840 Food riots 1840 Strikes in Paris 1841 Tax revolt in south west France 1845 Wool worker strikes in Lodeve 1846 1847 Food riots around Paris 1848 French Revolution of 1848 street fighting in Paris resulting in the overthrow of the July Monarchy and proclamation of the French Second Republic 1848 French demonstration of 15 May 1848 an event played out in the streets of Paris that was intended to reverse the results of a Second Republic election of deputies to the Constituent Assembly 1848 The June Days uprising an insurrection staged by Radical Republicans dissatisfied by the lack of social and class reform under the Second Republic 1849 Insurrections in Paris and Lyon 1851 1851 French coup d etat 1853 1854 Food riots 1868 Food riots 1869 Violent strikes in St Etienne and Aubin fr 1871 Paris Commune a radical socialist and revolutionary government that took power in the aftermath of the Franco Prussian War and ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871 1880 Violent strikes 1891 1894 Violent strikes and anarchist terrorism 1893 Massacre of Italians at Aigues Mortes20th century Edit1900 1901 Violent strikes in Belfort and Marseille 1906 1907 Violent strikes 1907 Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers 1908 Strikes in Nantes 1910 1911 Champagne Riots resulted from a series of problems faced by grape growers in the Champagne area of France 1919 1920 Violent strikes 1921 Violence that broke out at the premiere of the play The Gas Heart 1926 Bloody Sunday political clashes that occurred in Colmar Alsace on August 22 1926 1934 6 February 1934 crisis an anti parliamentarist street demonstration in Paris organized by far right leagues that culminated in a riot 1936 General strike by one million workers 1947 1947 strikes in France a series of insurrectional strikes 1958 May 1958 crisis in France 1961 Algiers putsch of 1961 1968 May 1968 events in France a volatile period of civil unrest that was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France 1979 Youths of North African origin rioted in the Lyon suburb of Vaulx en Velin following an arrest of a local youth Believed to be the first suburban riot in French history 3 1981 Rodeo riot riots that consisted of stealing cars driving them in tight circles and ultimately burning them 1990 Rioting in Vaulx en Velin after a young man of Spanish origin was killed in a motorbike crash allegedly caused by police 3 1991 Violence broke out in Sartrouville after the fatal shooting of an Arab teenager by a supermarket security guard 4 1991 Rioting occurred in Mantes la Jolie after a policewoman and an Algerian man were killed 5 1992 Following the death of 18 year old Mohamed Bahri in Vaulx en Velin at the hands of police youths attacked the town s police station and burned cars 3 1995 Rioting in several eastern suburbs of Lyon following the police killing of terrorist Khaled Kelkal a key organizer of the 1995 France bombings 1997 Rioting occurred in Dammarie les Lys after 16 year old Abdelkadher Bouziane was shot and killed by police and his 19 year old friend wounded 6 1998 Two days of riots occurred in suburban Toulouse after 17 year old Habib Muhammed was shot by police during a car theft 7 21st century Edit2005 2005 French riots a series of riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities involving the burning of cars and public buildings at night 2006 2006 youth protests in France riots resulting from opposition to a measure set to deregulate labour in France 2007 2007 Villiers le Bel riots riots in the Val d Oise department that began following the deaths of two teenagers whose motorcycle collided with a police vehicle 2007 09 2007 09 university protests in France protest movements resulting from several reform projects under Minister for Higher Education and Research Valerie Pecresse 2009 2009 French riots a series of riots that occurred on Bastille Day 14 July in the commune of Montreuil an eastern suburb area of Paris 2012 Notre Dame des Landes Communities from nearby towns prevent an airport from being built on Notre Dame des Landes forest and agricultural fields 2013 2013 Trappes riots riots that broke out after police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil 2014 2014 Sarcelles riots a pro Palestinian protest against the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza degenerated into an antisemitic riot in Sarcelles France 2016 2016 French taxi driver strike a strike by taxi drivers in several major cities against Uber included many road blockades fires overturned vehicles and the blockade of roads leading to the two major airports in Paris 8 2016 Nuit debout protests that grew out of opposition to proposed labor reforms 2017 Protests started following accusations a police officer anally raped a young black man with a baton 9 Anti police protests continued well into March 2017 when migrants were met with resistance from Paris residents 2017 During May Day protests in Paris a group of about 150 10 hooded demonstrators disrupted the march throwing Molotov cocktails firebombs and other objects at the police near Place de la Bastille 11 These violent protesters who did not carry any union or election paraphernalia appeared to be from the same fringe groups that have targeted anti government protests in the past 11 Riot police responded with batons and tear gas 11 Six police officers were injured two of them seriously by petrol bombs 12 2018 Ongoing Yellow vests movement French Gilets jaunes protests over dissatisfaction with wealth disparity and ongoing increases to fuel taxes 2022 2022 Corsica unrest by Corsican nationalists in response to prison attack on Yvan Colonna 2022 2022 Paris shooting protests after the killing of three Kurds in Paris 2023 2023 French pension reform strikes due to the planned raise in retirement age from 62 to 64 years old 2023 Nahel Merzouk protests and unrest after the killing of a teenager by police near Paris See also EditHistory of France List of riotsReferences Edit Benedict Philip 2020 Season of Conspiracy Calvin the French Reformed Churches and Protestant Plotting in the Reign of Francis II 1559 60 American Philosophical Society Press pp 1 2 ISBN 978 1 60618 085 3 Zemon Davis Natalie 1975 Society and Culture in Early Modern France Eight Essays by Natalie Zemon Davis Stanford University Press p 169 ISBN 0 8047 0972 6 a b c Motta Alessio Police blunders and riots cairn int info CAIRN INFO Retrieved 12 April 2019 Phillips John Youth of Paris suburbs rampage again upi com UPI Retrieved December 21 2017 Riot Police Sent to Paris Suburbs Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 21 2017 Pivois Marce 20 December 2017 Deux jeunes abattus par la police en deux jours Soirees de violence a Dammarie les Lys Mercredi un jeune a ete victime des balles d un policier liberation fr in French Liberation Retrieved December 21 2017 Finn Gary December 15 1998 Second day of Toulouse riots over killing independent co uk The Independent Retrieved December 21 2017 One in five flights cancelled as France hit by aviation taxi strikes France 24 26 January 2016 Retrieved 27 January 2016 Riots in Paris after police officer accidentally anally raped young man Independent co uk 16 February 2017 May Day in France Six officers injured in riots Ten Network Holdings Retrieved 8 May 2017 a b c May Day violence breaks out in Paris demonstrations around the world Fox News Associated Press May 1 2017 Riot officers injured after petrol bombs thrown in Paris clashes ITV May 1 2017 Retrieved 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