2005 in France
This article lists events from the year 2005 in France. Incumbents
 President: Jacques Chirac
 Prime Minister: Jean-Pierre Raffarin (until 31 May), Dominique de Villepin (starting 31 May)

Events
5 January – Libération journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi guide Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi are taken hostage in Iraq (freed on 11 June). 11 February – André Vingt-Trois is named Archbishop of Paris. 23 February – A controversial French law on colonialism, requiring teachers to paint it in a positive light, is passed by the national legislature. 25 February – Resignation of Minister of Finance Hervé Gaymard, following a scandal over the low rent of the exclusive apartment he occupied. March – The Renault Laguna gets facelifted. 31 March – An amendment to the 35-hour workweek law is voted, extending possibilities of overtime. April – The Fillon law reforming France's education system is voted, amidst student protests numbering hundreds of thousands. 6 April – First mental 13th root calculation of a 200-digit number, computed by Alexis Lemaire. 15 April – 2005 Paris fires – 24 people are killed and around 50 are injured in a fire at a hotel in central Paris. 27 April – First flight of Airbus A380 in Toulouse. 28 April – Sales begin of the Peugeot 1007 mini MPV. 16 May – Pentecost Monday ceases to be a statutory holiday, leading to strong protests. 19 May – Vélo'v bicycle-sharing system introduced in Lyon. 29 May – French referendum on the European Constitution votes resoundingly to reject it. 31 May – A new government, headed by Dominique de Villepin, is nominated. June – The Peugeot 307 gets facelifted. 28 June – Official announcement that ITER will be built in Cadarache, Southern France. 5 July – Laurence Parisot becomes the president of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France. 2 August – Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames after skidding off the end of runway in Toronto, all passengers survive. 11 August – Ariane 5GS launches Thaïcom-4/iPStar-1, the heaviest telecommunications satellite to date at 6505 kg, into orbit. 16 August – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Venezuela, killing 160, mostly French citizens from Martinique. 16 August – Assassination of Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community. September – New Renault Clio is launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show. 3 September – Jacques Chirac is hospitalized for a "small vascular incident" affecting his eyesight. 27 October – 2005 civil unrest in France begins, and will last until 17 November. November – The Renault Clio is voted European Car of the Year. 8 November – President Jacques Chirac declares a state of emergency on the 12th day of the French civil unrest. 16 November – Ariane 5 launches Spaceway-F2 and Telkom-2, the rocket's heaviest dual payload to date, at more than 8000 kg. 18 November – Partial privatization of Électricité de France. 27 November – Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant on Isabelle Dinoire. Undated
Sourya, a French pop band is formed. Births
 17 October – Lola Lovinfosse, racing driver
 21 December – Gabriel Debru, tennis player

Deaths

January to March
3 January – Claude Meillassoux, economic anthropologist and Africanist (born 1925). 5 January – René Le Hénaff, film editor and director (born 1901). 7 January – Pierre Daninos, writer and humorist (born 1913). 8 January – Jacqueline Joubert, television presenter (born 1921). 8 January – Michel Thomas, linguist, language teacher and decorated war veteran (born 1914). 10 January – Georges Bernier, also known as Le Professeur Choron, humorist (born 1929). 11 January – Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (born 1924). 15 January – Michel Moine, journalist and parapsychologist (born 1920). 27 January – Aurélie Nemours, painter (born 1910). 28 January
Jacques Villeret, actor (born 1951). Karen Lancaume, adult film star (born 1973). February – Madeleine Giteau, historian (born 1918). 6 February – Hubert Curien, physicist (born 1924). 7 February
Madeleine Rebérioux, historian (born 1920). Paul Rebeyrolle, painter (born 1926). 10 February 
Humbert Balsan, film producer (born 1954). Jean Cayrol, poet and publisher (born 1911). 11 February – Raymond Hermantier, actor (born 1924). 13 February – Maurice Trintignant, motor racing driver (born 1917). 15 February – Pierre Bachelet, singer songwriter (born 1944). 22 February – Simone Simon, actress (born 1910). 25 February – Jean Prat, international rugby player (born 1923). 1 March – Edouard Stern, banker (born 1954). 15 March – Jean-Pierre Genet, cyclist (born 1940). April to June
8 April – Maurice Lafont, international soccer player (born 1927). 11 April
André François, cartoonist (born 1915). Lucien Laurent, international soccer player, scored the first ever World Cup goal (born 1907). 3 May – Pierre Moerlen, drummer and percussionist (born 1952). 5 May – Claude Julien, journalist and editor (born 1925). 13 May – Eddie Barclay, music producer (born 1921). 20 May – Paul Ricœur, philosopher (born 1913). 29 June – François-Xavier Verschave, one of founders of the NGO Survie (born 1945). July to September
2 July – Pierre Michelot, double bass player (born 1928). 6 July – Claude Simon, novelist, 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature (born 1913). 8 July – Laurent-Michel Vacher, philosopher, writer and journalist (born 1944). 19 July 
Alain Bombard, biologist, physician, politician and sailor (born 1924). Jean-Michel Gaillard, politician (born 1946). 26 July – Pierre Broué, historian and Trotskyist (born 1926). 28 July – Jacques Lacarrière, ice hockey player (born 1906). 3 August – Françoise d'Eaubonne, feminist writer (born 1920). 7 August – Paul Arnaud de Foïard, General (born 1921). 9 August 
Colette Besson, Olympic athlete (born 1946). François Dalle, businessman
16 August – Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community (born 1915). 22 August 
Henri Genès, actor and singer (born 1919). Luc Ferrari, composer (born 1929). 25 August – Jacques Dufilho, actor (born 1914). 31 August
Stéphane Bruey, international soccer player (born 1932). André Debry, one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I (born 1898). 9 September – André Pousse, actor (born 1919). 17 September – Jacques Lacarrière, writer, critic, journalist, and essayist (born 1925). 24 September – André Testut, motor racing driver (born 1926). October to December
5 October – Alexis Tendil, World War I veteran (born 1896). 17 October – Jean Lescure, poet (born 1912). 25 October – Arman, artist (born 1928). 27 October
Jean-Claude Irvoas, murder victim (born 1949). 28 October – Raymond Hains, artist and photographer (born 1926). 7 November – Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, urban violence victim (born 1944). 9 November 
Jean Catoire, composer (born 1923). Marceau Somerlinck, soccer player (born 1922). November – Dominique Chaboche, politician and MEP (born 1937). 4 December – Gloria Lasso, singer (born 1922). 17 December – Jacques Fouroux, international rugby union player, coach (born 1947). Full date unknown
Ernestine Chassebœuf, letter writer (born 1910). References

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