title: 1440 in France
text: # 1440 in France
  
  Events from the year 1440 in France
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch – Charles VII
  
  ## Events
  
  * 2 July – Richard, Duke of York is appointed as commander of English forces in France for the second time
  * 31 August – The siege of Tartas begins as part of the Hundred Years War
  * 22 October – Gilles de Rais is executed in Nantes
  * Unknown – The Praguerie rebellion breaks out against the rule of Charles VII
  