See also: 1935 in France, other events of 1936, 1937 in France.

Events from the year 1936 in France.

Events

• 25 March - Second London Naval Treaty is signed by the governments of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
• 26 April - Legislative Election held.
• 3 May - Legislative Election held, resulting in the election of the Popular Front.
• 26 May - A general strike is initiated in Le Havre.
• 7 June - Matignon Agreements are signed between the CGPF employers trade union confederation, the CGT trade union and the French state during a general strike initiated after the election of the Popular Front.

Sport

• 7 July - Tour de France begins.
• 2 August - Tour de France ends, won by Sylv re Maes of Belgium.

Births

• 15 February - Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, film director (died 2001).
• 23 February - Roger Rivi re, cyclist (died 1976).
• 12 April - Jean-Claude Vrinat, restaurateur (died 2008).
• 1 March - Jean-Edern Hallier, author (died 1997).
• 7 March - Georges Perec, novelist, filmmaker and essayist (died 1982).
• 1 May - Dani le Huillet, filmmaker (died 2006).
• 20 June - Jean-Daniel Pollet, film director and screenwriter (died 2004).
• 1 August - Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer (died 2008).
• 4 August - Claude Ballot-L na, motor racing driver (died 1999).
• 12 October - Pascale Audret, actress (died 2000).
• 28 December - Jacques Mesrine, gangster (died 1979).

Deaths

• 7 January - Guy d'Hardelot, composer, pianist and teacher (born 1858).
• 5 February - Charles le Bargy, actor and film director (born 1858).
• 28 February - Charles Nicolle, bacteriologist who won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine (born 1866).
• 16 March - Marguerite Durand, actress, journalist and suffragette (born 1864).
• 23 May - Henri de R gnier, poet (born 1864).
• 15 July - Charles Binet, Archbishop of Besan on and Cardinal (born 1869).
• 1 August - Louis Bl riot, inventor, engineer and aviation pioneer (born 1872).
• 23 August - Juliette Adam, writer (born 1836).
• 17 October - Suzanne Bianchetti, actress (born 1889).

Full date unknown

• Georges Garnier, soccer player (born 1878).

References

fr:1936 en France