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List of massacres in France

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in France (numbers may be approximate):

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· Celtic Gaul
1st Cenabum massacre
1st Cenabum massacre
Name
1st Cenabum massacre
Date
53 BC
Location
Cenabum
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Carnutes
Notes
Carnutes massacre Roman civilians and soldiers
2nd Cenabum massacre
2nd Cenabum massacre
Name
2nd Cenabum massacre
Date
53 BC
Location
Cenabum
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Roman army
Notes
Julius Caesar's soldiers massacre the population of Cenabum.
Siege of Avaricum
Siege of Avaricum
Name
Siege of Avaricum
Date
52 BC
Location
Avaricum
Deaths
39,200
Perpetrators
Roman army
Notes
Julius Caesar's soldiers massacre the population of Avaricum.
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
1st Cenabum massacre
53 BC
Cenabum
Unknown
Carnutes
Carnutes massacre Roman civilians and soldiers
2nd Cenabum massacre
53 BC
Cenabum
Unknown
Roman army
Julius Caesar's soldiers massacre the population of Cenabum.
Siege of Avaricum
52 BC
Avaricum
39,200
Roman army
Julius Caesar's soldiers massacre the population of Avaricum.
· Roman Gaul
Sack of Metz
Sack of Metz
Name
Sack of Metz
Date
7 April 451
Location
Metz
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Huns
Notes
City sacked and burned and all inhabitants killed by Hun troops under Attila.
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Sack of Metz
7 April 451
Metz
Unknown
Huns
City sacked and burned and all inhabitants killed by Hun troops under Attila.
· Merovingian Francia
Vienne massacre
Vienne massacre
Name
Vienne massacre
Date
501
Location
Vienne
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Forces of Gundobad and Godegisel
Notes
Townspeople slaughtered during battle between competing Burgundian factions. Hostile Gallo-Roman senators and Godegisel's supporters executed by Gundobad's troops.
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges massacre
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges massacre
Name
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges massacre
Date
585
Location
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Kingdom of Orléans
Notes
All inhabitants, including priests, put to the sword by royal troops of Guntram
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Vienne massacre
501
Vienne
Unknown
Forces of Gundobad and Godegisel
Townspeople slaughtered during battle between competing Burgundian factions. Hostile Gallo-Roman senators and Godegisel's supporters executed by Gundobad's troops.
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges massacre
585
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Unknown
Kingdom of Orléans
All inhabitants, including priests, put to the sword by royal troops of Guntram
· Carolingian Francia
Siege of Clermont (761)
Siege of Clermont (761)
Name
Siege of Clermont (761)
Date
761
Location
Clermont
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Frankish Army
Notes
Men, women and children burned alive by Frankish army of King Pepin the Short.
Sack of Nantes
Sack of Nantes
Name
Sack of Nantes
Date
24 June 843
Location
Nantes
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Vikings
Notes
Town population and monks massacred and burned alive in a church by raiding Vikings. Others captured as slaves.
Marmoutier massacre
Marmoutier massacre
Name
Marmoutier massacre
Date
853
Location
Marmoutier Abbey
Deaths
126
Perpetrators
Vikings
Notes
126 monks killed by Vikings. 20 survivors escaped.
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Siege of Clermont (761)
761
Clermont
Unknown
Royal Frankish Army
Men, women and children burned alive by Frankish army of King Pepin the Short.
Sack of Nantes
24 June 843
Nantes
Unknown
Vikings
Town population and monks massacred and burned alive in a church by raiding Vikings. Others captured as slaves.
Marmoutier massacre
853
Marmoutier Abbey
126
Vikings
126 monks killed by Vikings. 20 survivors escaped.
· Capetian France
Orléans heresy
Orléans heresy
Name
Orléans heresy
Date
28 December 1022
Location
Orléans
Deaths
10–20
Perpetrators
Robert II the Pious
Notes
10–20 priests, nuns and lay people burned at the stake on orders of King Robert II of France
Rouen massacre
Rouen massacre
Name
Rouen massacre
Date
September 1096
Location
Rouen
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Jews of Rouen rounded up in the synagogue and systematically massacred by Crusaders
Tournai-sur-Dive massacre
Tournai-sur-Dive massacre
Name
Tournai-sur-Dive massacre
Date
1105
Location
Tournai-sur-Dive
Deaths
45
Perpetrators
Troops of Robert of Bellême
Notes
45 people burned alive in a church by forces of Robert of Bellême
Bougy-sur-Risle massacre
Bougy-sur-Risle massacre
Name
Bougy-sur-Risle massacre
Date
1136
Location
Romilly-la-Puthenaye
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Troops of Waleran and Robert de Beaumont
Notes
Men and women burned alive in a church by forces of Waleran and Robert de Beaumont
Vitry massacre
Vitry massacre
Name
Vitry massacre
Date
1142
Location
Vitry-en-Perthois
Deaths
1,300
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
1,300 people burned alive in a church by forces of King Louis VII of France
Ham massacre
Ham massacre
Name
Ham massacre
Date
1143
Location
Ham
Deaths
150
Perpetrators
Unknown
Notes
150 Jews massacred
Vézelay massacre
Vézelay massacre
Name
Vézelay massacre
Date
1167
Location
Vézelay
Deaths
7
Perpetrators
Abbot of Vézelay
Notes
Seven Burgundian Cathars burned at the stake
Blois massacre
Blois massacre
Name
Blois massacre
Date
26 May 1171
Location
Blois
Deaths
31
Perpetrators
Soldiers of Theobald V, Count of Blois
Notes
31 Jews, including 17 women, locked in and burned alive in a house by Theobald V, Count of Blois on accusations of blood libel
Bray-sur-Seine massacre
Bray-sur-Seine massacre
Name
Bray-sur-Seine massacre
Date
18 March 1192
Location
Bray-sur-Seine
Deaths
80
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
80 Jews burned by French troops, acting on command of King Philip II of France
Massacre at Béziers
Massacre at Béziers
Name
Massacre at Béziers
Date
22 July 1209
Location
Béziers
Deaths
20,000
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
First major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Siege of Minerve
Siege of Minerve
Name
Siege of Minerve
Date
22 July 1210
Location
Minerve
Deaths
140
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Cathars burned at the stake by Crusaders.
Alayrac massacre
Alayrac massacre
Name
Alayrac massacre
Date
1210
Location
Alayrac
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Stronghold garrison captured and massacred by Crusaders
Lavaur massacre
Lavaur massacre
Name
Lavaur massacre
Date
3 May 1211
Location
Lavaur
Deaths
480
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
80 knights hanged and stabbed to death, 400 Cathars burned by Crusaders
Les Cassés massacre
Les Cassés massacre
Name
Les Cassés massacre
Date
20 May 1211
Location
Les Cassés
Deaths
60–94
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
60–94 Cathars burned alive by Simon de Montfort's Crusaders
Saint Marcel massacre
Saint Marcel massacre
Name
Saint Marcel massacre
Date
12 May 1212
Location
Saint–Marcel
Deaths
28
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
28 male civilians killed or drowned by Crusaders
Lavelanet massacre
Lavelanet massacre
Name
Lavelanet massacre
Date
1212
Location
Lavelanet
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Inhabitants put to the sword by Crusader forces under Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon
Moissac massacre
Moissac massacre
Name
Moissac massacre
Date
8 September 1212
Location
Moissac
Deaths
300
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
300 garrison soldiers executed without trial by Crusaders
Pujol massacre
Pujol massacre
Name
Pujol massacre
Date
May 1213
Location
Sainte-Foy-d'Aigrefeuille
Deaths
60
Perpetrators
Toulousain militia
Notes
60 Crusaders killed in Pujol Castle by mob of soldiers under Roger-Bernard
Casseneuil massacre
Casseneuil massacre
Name
Casseneuil massacre
Date
18 August 1214
Location
Casseneuil
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Population and garrison massacred
Massacre at Marmande
Massacre at Marmande
Name
Massacre at Marmande
Date
10 June 1219
Location
Marmande
Deaths
5,000
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
All men, women and children in the town killed with swords and the town razed and burned to the ground by royal army under prince Louis.
Labécède massacre
Labécède massacre
Name
Labécède massacre
Date
1227
Location
Labécède
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Men killed and Cathar Perfect burnt to death by Crusader forces of Humbert V de Beaujeu
Moissac massacre
Moissac massacre
Name
Moissac massacre
Date
1234
Location
Moissac
Deaths
210
Perpetrators
Papal Inquisition
Notes
210 Cathars burned at the stake by Inquisitors William Arnald and Peter Seila
Jewish massacres
Jewish massacres
Name
Jewish massacres
Date
July 1236
Location
Poitou, Anjou and Brittany
Deaths
2,500–3,000
Perpetrators
Crusaders
Notes
Jews killed by Crusaders
Montwimer massacre
Montwimer massacre
Name
Montwimer massacre
Date
29 May 1239
Location
Montwimer
Deaths
183
Perpetrators
Papal Inquisition/Crusaders
Notes
183 Cathars burned at the stake by Robert le Bougre and Thibaut IV of Champagne
Carcassonne massacre
Carcassonne massacre
Name
Carcassonne massacre
Date
8 September 1240
Location
Carcassonne
Deaths
33
Perpetrators
Army of Raymond II Trencavel
Notes
33 clerics massacred by forces of Trencavel after being promised safe passage from the besieged city.
Avignonet massacre
Avignonet massacre
Name
Avignonet massacre
Date
28 May 1242
Location
Avignonet
Deaths
11
Perpetrators
Cathars
Notes
Two Inquisitors and their nine followers massacred in their sleep by Cathar rebels under Pierre-Roger de Mirepoix
Siege of Montségur
Siege of Montségur
Name
Siege of Montségur
Date
16 March 1244
Location
Château de Montségur
Deaths
210–215
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Cathars burned in a bonfire by the Royal Army.
Agen massacre
Agen massacre
Name
Agen massacre
Date
1249
Location
Agen
Deaths
80
Perpetrators
Papal Inquisition
Notes
80 heretics burned at the stake
Dijon massacre
Dijon massacre
Name
Dijon massacre
Date
1251
Location
Dijon
Deaths
139
Perpetrators
Shepherd Crusaders
Notes
139 Jews massacred
Troyes massacre
Troyes massacre
Name
Troyes massacre
Date
24 April 1288
Location
Troyes
Deaths
13
Perpetrators
Papal Inquisition
Notes
13 Jews burned at the stake by the Inquisition, supported by King Philip IV of France
Castelsarrasin massacre
Castelsarrasin massacre
Name
Castelsarrasin massacre
Date
12 June 1320
Location
Castelsarrasin
Deaths
152
Perpetrators
Shepherd Crusaders
Notes
152 Jews massacred by Pastoureaux
Toulouse massacre
Toulouse massacre
Name
Toulouse massacre
Date
15 June 1320
Location
Toulouse
Deaths
115–150
Perpetrators
Shepherd Crusaders
Notes
115–150 Jews massacred by Pastoureaux
Vitry massacre
Vitry massacre
Name
Vitry massacre
Date
1321
Location
Vitry-en-Perthois
Deaths
77
Perpetrators
Unknown
Notes
77 Jews massacred during the 1321 leper scare. Forty Jews imprisoned and committed mass suicide.
Chinon massacre
Chinon massacre
Name
Chinon massacre
Date
21 August 1321
Location
Chinon
Deaths
120–160
Perpetrators
Royal authorities
Notes
120–160 Jews burned at the stake on accusation of well poisoning
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Orléans heresy
28 December 1022
Orléans
10–20
Robert II the Pious
10–20 priests, nuns and lay people burned at the stake on orders of King Robert II of France
Rouen massacre
September 1096
Rouen
Unknown
Crusaders
Jews of Rouen rounded up in the synagogue and systematically massacred by Crusaders
Tournai-sur-Dive massacre
1105
Tournai-sur-Dive
45
Troops of Robert of Bellême
45 people burned alive in a church by forces of Robert of Bellême
Bougy-sur-Risle massacre
1136
Romilly-la-Puthenaye
Unknown
Troops of Waleran and Robert de Beaumont
Men and women burned alive in a church by forces of Waleran and Robert de Beaumont
Vitry massacre
1142
Vitry-en-Perthois
1,300
Royal Army
1,300 people burned alive in a church by forces of King Louis VII of France
Ham massacre
1143
Ham
150
Unknown
150 Jews massacred
Vézelay massacre
1167
Vézelay
7
Abbot of Vézelay
Seven Burgundian Cathars burned at the stake
Blois massacre
26 May 1171
Blois
31
Soldiers of Theobald V, Count of Blois
31 Jews, including 17 women, locked in and burned alive in a house by Theobald V, Count of Blois on accusations of blood libel
Bray-sur-Seine massacre
18 March 1192
Bray-sur-Seine
80
Royal Army
80 Jews burned by French troops, acting on command of King Philip II of France
Massacre at Béziers
22 July 1209
Béziers
20,000
Crusaders
First major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Siege of Minerve
22 July 1210
Minerve
140
Crusaders
Cathars burned at the stake by Crusaders.
Alayrac massacre
1210
Alayrac
Unknown
Crusaders
Stronghold garrison captured and massacred by Crusaders
Lavaur massacre
3 May 1211
Lavaur
480
Crusaders
80 knights hanged and stabbed to death, 400 Cathars burned by Crusaders
Les Cassés massacre
20 May 1211
Les Cassés
60–94
Crusaders
60–94 Cathars burned alive by Simon de Montfort's Crusaders
Saint Marcel massacre
12 May 1212
Saint–Marcel
28
Crusaders
28 male civilians killed or drowned by Crusaders
Lavelanet massacre
1212
Lavelanet
Unknown
Crusaders
Inhabitants put to the sword by Crusader forces under Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon
Moissac massacre
8 September 1212
Moissac
300
Crusaders
300 garrison soldiers executed without trial by Crusaders
Pujol massacre
May 1213
Sainte-Foy-d'Aigrefeuille
60
Toulousain militia
60 Crusaders killed in Pujol Castle by mob of soldiers under Roger-Bernard
Casseneuil massacre
18 August 1214
Casseneuil
Unknown
Crusaders
Population and garrison massacred
Massacre at Marmande
10 June 1219
Marmande
5,000
Royal Army
All men, women and children in the town killed with swords and the town razed and burned to the ground by royal army under prince Louis.
Labécède massacre
1227
Labécède
Unknown
Crusaders
Men killed and Cathar Perfect burnt to death by Crusader forces of Humbert V de Beaujeu
Moissac massacre
1234
Moissac
210
Papal Inquisition
210 Cathars burned at the stake by Inquisitors William Arnald and Peter Seila
Jewish massacres
July 1236
Poitou, Anjou and Brittany
2,500–3,000
Crusaders
Jews killed by Crusaders
Montwimer massacre
29 May 1239
Montwimer
183
Papal Inquisition/Crusaders
183 Cathars burned at the stake by Robert le Bougre and Thibaut IV of Champagne
Carcassonne massacre
8 September 1240
Carcassonne
33
Army of Raymond II Trencavel
33 clerics massacred by forces of Trencavel after being promised safe passage from the besieged city.
Avignonet massacre
28 May 1242
Avignonet
11
Cathars
Two Inquisitors and their nine followers massacred in their sleep by Cathar rebels under Pierre-Roger de Mirepoix
Siege of Montségur
16 March 1244
Château de Montségur
210–215
Royal Army
Cathars burned in a bonfire by the Royal Army.
Agen massacre
1249
Agen
80
Papal Inquisition
80 heretics burned at the stake
Dijon massacre
1251
Dijon
139
Shepherd Crusaders
139 Jews massacred
Troyes massacre
24 April 1288
Troyes
13
Papal Inquisition
13 Jews burned at the stake by the Inquisition, supported by King Philip IV of France
Castelsarrasin massacre
12 June 1320
Castelsarrasin
152
Shepherd Crusaders
152 Jews massacred by Pastoureaux
Toulouse massacre
15 June 1320
Toulouse
115–150
Shepherd Crusaders
115–150 Jews massacred by Pastoureaux
Vitry massacre
1321
Vitry-en-Perthois
77
Unknown
77 Jews massacred during the 1321 leper scare. Forty Jews imprisoned and committed mass suicide.
Chinon massacre
21 August 1321
Chinon
120–160
Royal authorities
120–160 Jews burned at the stake on accusation of well poisoning
· Valois France
Battle of Caen (1346)
Battle of Caen (1346)
Name
Battle of Caen (1346)
Date
26 July 1346
Location
Caen
Deaths
2,500–3,000
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
Thousands killed during the sack of the town by a force of 12,000 troops led by Edward III of England
Toulon massacre
Toulon massacre
Name
Toulon massacre
Date
13 April 1348
Location
Toulon
Deaths
40
Perpetrators
Mob
Notes
Jewish community of Toulon killed as part of the Black Death Jewish persecutions
Jacquerie
Jacquerie
Name
Jacquerie
Date
June 1358
Location
Northern France
Deaths
20,000
Perpetrators
Peasants, aristocracy and nobility
Notes
Peasant Jacquerie rebels massacre hundreds of noblemen, women and children. Some 20,000 peasants are in turn exterminated by nobles
Siege of Limoges
Siege of Limoges
Name
Siege of Limoges
Date
19 September 1370
Location
Limoges
Deaths
200–400
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
Hundreds of civilians killed during a sack of the town by 3,200 troops under the command of Edward the Black Prince
Benon castle massacre
Benon castle massacre
Name
Benon castle massacre
Date
September 1372
Location
Poitou
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
English garrison of Benon castle summarily executed by French troops led by Bertrand du Guesclin
Maillotins Revolt
Maillotins Revolt
Name
Maillotins Revolt
Date
3 March 1382
Location
Paris
Deaths
30
Perpetrators
Maillotins
Notes
30 people, including 16 Jews, killed by mob
Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
Name
Battle of Agincourt
Date
25 October 1415
Location
Caen
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
French prisoners of war executed during the battle by troops under the command of Henry V of England
Siege of Caen (1417)
Siege of Caen (1417)
Name
Siege of Caen (1417)
Date
4 September 1417
Location
Caen
Deaths
1,800–2,000
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
Between 1,800 and 2,000 civilians rounded up in the town marketplace and killed by troops led by Henry V of England, despite his orders against doing so
Paris massacres
Paris massacres
Name
Paris massacres
Date
12 June 1418 21 August 1418
Location
Paris
Deaths
1,000–5,000
Perpetrators
Parisian mob
Notes
Armagnacs slaughtered by Parisian mob
Siege of Rougemont
Siege of Rougemont
Name
Siege of Rougemont
Date
1421
Location
Rougemont
Deaths
60
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
French garrison hung or drowned on the orders of Henry V of England
Sézanne massacre
Sézanne massacre
Name
Sézanne massacre
Date
24 June 1424
Location
Sézanne
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
Most inhabitants of the town killed during the sack of Sézanne by troops under the command of Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
Battle of Jargeau
Battle of Jargeau
Name
Battle of Jargeau
Date
12 June 1429
Location
Jargeau
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
English prisoners executed by French troops under Joan of Arc and John II, Duke of Alençon
Siege of Chaumont
Siege of Chaumont
Name
Siege of Chaumont
Date
1434
Location
Chaumont
Deaths
100
Perpetrators
Burgundian Army
Notes
Garrison hanged by Philip the Good
Vicques massacre
Vicques massacre
Name
Vicques massacre
Date
August 1434
Location
Vicques
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Mercenaries in English service
Notes
Mercenaries in English service kill a large number of Normans
Lihons massacre
Lihons massacre
Name
Lihons massacre
Date
February 1440
Location
Lihons
Deaths
300
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
300 men, women and children burned alive in a church by troops led by John Talbot after refusing to surrender
Nesle massacre
Nesle massacre
Name
Nesle massacre
Date
14 June 1472
Location
Nesle
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Burgundian Army
Notes
Entire population of Nesle slaughtered and town razed to the ground by Burgundian Army under Duke Charles the Bold
Avesnes massacre
Avesnes massacre
Name
Avesnes massacre
Date
11 June 1477
Location
Avesnes
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Civilian population completely exterminated and city destroyed by royal troops under Antoine de Chabannes
Massacre of Mérindol
Massacre of Mérindol
Name
Massacre of Mérindol
Date
April 1545
Location
Mérindol
Deaths
3,000
Perpetrators
Provençal/Papal troops
Notes
3,000 Waldensians killed on order of Francis I of France. 670 sold as slaves, crops destroyed, herds killed and unknown number of peasants starved to death
Amboise conspiracy
Amboise conspiracy
Name
Amboise conspiracy
Date
19 March 1560
Location
Château d'Amboise
Deaths
1,200–1,500
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
1,200–1,500 Protestant conspirators executed en masse
Cahors massacre
Cahors massacre
Name
Cahors massacre
Date
19 November 1561
Location
Cahors
Deaths
40–50
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Huguenots burned alive in their place of worship by Catholics
Grenade massacre
Grenade massacre
Name
Grenade massacre
Date
November 1561
Location
Grenade
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Huguenots massacred by Catholics
Carcassonne massacre
Carcassonne massacre
Name
Carcassonne massacre
Date
15 December 1561
Location
Carcassonne
Deaths
8
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
3 Huguenots and 5 non-religious people massacred by Catholics
Massacre of Vassy
Massacre of Vassy
Name
Massacre of Vassy
Date
1 March 1562
Location
Wassy
Deaths
80
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Murder of Huguenots by forces of the Duc de Guise.
Castelnaudary massacre
Castelnaudary massacre
Name
Castelnaudary massacre
Date
22 March 1562
Location
Castelnaudary
Deaths
60
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Huguenots burned alive in their place of worship by Catholics.
Massacre of Sens
Massacre of Sens
Name
Massacre of Sens
Date
12 April 1562
Location
Sens
Deaths
100
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
100 Huguenots tied to poles and drowned by Catholics
Orange massacre
Orange massacre
Name
Orange massacre
Date
6 May 1562
Location
Orange
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Population massacred by Catholics
Gaillac massacre
Gaillac massacre
Name
Gaillac massacre
Date
18 May 1562
Location
Gaillac
Deaths
60–80
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Huguenots captured and thrown in the river by Catholics
Mornas massacre
Mornas massacre
Name
Mornas massacre
Date
July 1562
Location
Mornas
Deaths
200
Perpetrators
Protestants
Notes
200 soldiers executed by Protestants
Tours massacre
Tours massacre
Name
Tours massacre
Date
15 July 1562
Location
Tours
Deaths
200
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
200 Huguenots bludgeoned to death and thrown in the Loire by Catholics
Lauzerte massacre
Lauzerte massacre
Name
Lauzerte massacre
Date
15 August 1562
Location
Lauzerte
Deaths
94
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
94 Huguenots burned alive in a church by Catholics.
Bar-sur-Seine massacre
Bar-sur-Seine massacre
Name
Bar-sur-Seine massacre
Date
24 August 1562
Location
Bar-sur-Seine
Deaths
300
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Catholic soldiers massacre 300 people after reconquering the citadel from the Huguenots
Michelade
Michelade
Name
Michelade
Date
30 September 1567
Location
Nîmes
Deaths
80–90
Perpetrators
Protestants
Notes
Catholics killed by Protestants
Bondeville massacre
Bondeville massacre
Name
Bondeville massacre
Date
18 March 1571
Location
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Deaths
40
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Protestants attacked by Catholic crowd. 40 killed.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Name
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Date
24 August 1572
Location
Paris
Deaths
5,000–30,000
Perpetrators
French state/Catholics
Notes
Huguenots (French Protestants) were massacred
Aups massacre
Aups massacre
Name
Aups massacre
Date
16 August 1574
Location
Aups
Deaths
18
Perpetrators
Protestants
Notes
18 killed by Protestant troops. Town looted and burned.
First Issoire massacre
First Issoire massacre
Name
First Issoire massacre
Date
15 October 1575
Location
Issoire
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Protestants
Notes
Catholics killed by Protestant troops under Matthieu Merle. Town looted.
Second Issoire massacre
Second Issoire massacre
Name
Second Issoire massacre
Date
12 June 1577
Location
Issoire
Deaths
3,000
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
3,000 surrendering Protestants massacred by royal troops under Francis, Duke of Anjou following orders from King Henry III of France. Town razed.
Cuers massacre
Cuers massacre
Name
Cuers massacre
Date
10 April 1579
Location
Cuers
Deaths
600
Perpetrators
Peasant rebels
Notes
600 nobles and gentlemen massacred by peasants
Mende massacre
Mende massacre
Name
Mende massacre
Date
25 December 1579
Location
Mende
Deaths
300
Perpetrators
Protestants
Notes
300 Catholic townspeople massacred, mostly in the cathedral, by Protestant troops under Matthieu Merle
Romans massacre
Romans massacre
Name
Romans massacre
Date
16 February 1580
Location
Romans-sur-Isère
Deaths
20
Perpetrators
Local patricians
Notes
20 people massacred by patricians
Moirans massacre
Moirans massacre
Name
Moirans massacre
Date
26 March 1580
Location
Moirans
Deaths
1,000
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
1,000 peasants massacred by royal troops
Réquista massacre
Réquista massacre
Name
Réquista massacre
Date
June 1581
Location
Réquista
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
Catholics kill Protestants
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Battle of Caen (1346)
26 July 1346
Caen
2,500–3,000
English forces
Thousands killed during the sack of the town by a force of 12,000 troops led by Edward III of England
Toulon massacre
13 April 1348
Toulon
40
Mob
Jewish community of Toulon killed as part of the Black Death Jewish persecutions
Jacquerie
June 1358
Northern France
20,000
Peasants, aristocracy and nobility
Peasant Jacquerie rebels massacre hundreds of noblemen, women and children. Some 20,000 peasants are in turn exterminated by nobles
Siege of Limoges
19 September 1370
Limoges
200–400
English forces
Hundreds of civilians killed during a sack of the town by 3,200 troops under the command of Edward the Black Prince
Benon castle massacre
September 1372
Poitou
Unknown
Royal Army
English garrison of Benon castle summarily executed by French troops led by Bertrand du Guesclin
Maillotins Revolt
3 March 1382
Paris
30
Maillotins
30 people, including 16 Jews, killed by mob
Battle of Agincourt
25 October 1415
Caen
Unknown
English forces
French prisoners of war executed during the battle by troops under the command of Henry V of England
Siege of Caen (1417)
4 September 1417
Caen
1,800–2,000
English forces
Between 1,800 and 2,000 civilians rounded up in the town marketplace and killed by troops led by Henry V of England, despite his orders against doing so
Paris massacres
12 June 1418 21 August 1418
Paris
1,000–5,000
Parisian mob
Armagnacs slaughtered by Parisian mob
Siege of Rougemont
1421
Rougemont
60
English forces
French garrison hung or drowned on the orders of Henry V of England
Sézanne massacre
24 June 1424
Sézanne
Unknown
English forces
Most inhabitants of the town killed during the sack of Sézanne by troops under the command of Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
Battle of Jargeau
12 June 1429
Jargeau
Unknown
Royal Army
English prisoners executed by French troops under Joan of Arc and John II, Duke of Alençon
Siege of Chaumont
1434
Chaumont
100
Burgundian Army
Garrison hanged by Philip the Good
Vicques massacre
August 1434
Vicques
Unknown
Mercenaries in English service
Mercenaries in English service kill a large number of Normans
Lihons massacre
February 1440
Lihons
300
English forces
300 men, women and children burned alive in a church by troops led by John Talbot after refusing to surrender
Nesle massacre
14 June 1472
Nesle
Unknown
Burgundian Army
Entire population of Nesle slaughtered and town razed to the ground by Burgundian Army under Duke Charles the Bold
Lectoure massacre
5 March 1473
Lectoure
Unknown
Royal Army
Population massacred and city looted, burned and methodically razed to the ground by royal troops under Cardinal Jean Jouffroy. Defeat of the house of Armagnac.
Avesnes massacre
11 June 1477
Avesnes
Unknown
Royal Army
Civilian population completely exterminated and city destroyed by royal troops under Antoine de Chabannes
Massacre of Mérindol
April 1545
Mérindol
3,000
Provençal/Papal troops
3,000 Waldensians killed on order of Francis I of France. 670 sold as slaves, crops destroyed, herds killed and unknown number of peasants starved to death
Amboise conspiracy
19 March 1560
Château d'Amboise
1,200–1,500
Royal Army
1,200–1,500 Protestant conspirators executed en masse
Cahors massacre
19 November 1561
Cahors
40–50
Catholics
Huguenots burned alive in their place of worship by Catholics
Grenade massacre
November 1561
Grenade
Unknown
Catholics
Huguenots massacred by Catholics
Carcassonne massacre
15 December 1561
Carcassonne
8
Catholics
3 Huguenots and 5 non-religious people massacred by Catholics
Massacre of Vassy
1 March 1562
Wassy
80
Catholics
Murder of Huguenots by forces of the Duc de Guise.
Castelnaudary massacre
22 March 1562
Castelnaudary
60
Catholics
Huguenots burned alive in their place of worship by Catholics.
Massacre of Sens
12 April 1562
Sens
100
Catholics
100 Huguenots tied to poles and drowned by Catholics
Orange massacre
6 May 1562
Orange
Unknown
Catholics
Population massacred by Catholics
Gaillac massacre
18 May 1562
Gaillac
60–80
Catholics
Huguenots captured and thrown in the river by Catholics
Mornas massacre
July 1562
Mornas
200
Protestants
200 soldiers executed by Protestants
Tours massacre
15 July 1562
Tours
200
Catholics
200 Huguenots bludgeoned to death and thrown in the Loire by Catholics
Lauzerte massacre
15 August 1562
Lauzerte
94
Catholics
94 Huguenots burned alive in a church by Catholics.
Bar-sur-Seine massacre
24 August 1562
Bar-sur-Seine
300
Catholics
Catholic soldiers massacre 300 people after reconquering the citadel from the Huguenots
Michelade
30 September 1567
Nîmes
80–90
Protestants
Catholics killed by Protestants
Bondeville massacre
18 March 1571
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
40
Catholics
Protestants attacked by Catholic crowd. 40 killed.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
24 August 1572
Paris
5,000–30,000
French state/Catholics
Huguenots (French Protestants) were massacred
Aups massacre
16 August 1574
Aups
18
Protestants
18 killed by Protestant troops. Town looted and burned.
First Issoire massacre
15 October 1575
Issoire
Unknown
Protestants
Catholics killed by Protestant troops under Matthieu Merle. Town looted.
Second Issoire massacre
12 June 1577
Issoire
3,000
Royal Army
3,000 surrendering Protestants massacred by royal troops under Francis, Duke of Anjou following orders from King Henry III of France. Town razed.
Cuers massacre
10 April 1579
Cuers
600
Peasant rebels
600 nobles and gentlemen massacred by peasants
Mende massacre
25 December 1579
Mende
300
Protestants
300 Catholic townspeople massacred, mostly in the cathedral, by Protestant troops under Matthieu Merle
Romans massacre
16 February 1580
Romans-sur-Isère
20
Local patricians
20 people massacred by patricians
Moirans massacre
26 March 1580
Moirans
1,000
Royal Army
1,000 peasants massacred by royal troops
Réquista massacre
June 1581
Réquista
Unknown
Catholics
Catholics kill Protestants
· Bourbon France
Battle of Craon
Battle of Craon
Name
Battle of Craon
Date
24 May 1592
Location
Craon, Mayenne
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Spanish EmpireCatholic League
Notes
English prisoners executed
Siege of Fort Crozon
Siege of Fort Crozon
Name
Siege of Fort Crozon
Date
19 November 1594
Location
Pointe des Espagnols
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
English forces
Notes
Spanish soldiers and civilian summarily executed
Capture of Ham (1595)
Capture of Ham (1595)
Name
Capture of Ham (1595)
Date
22 June 1595
Location
Ham, Somme
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Spanish garrison massacred.
Siege of Doullens
Siege of Doullens
Name
Siege of Doullens
Date
July 1595
Location
Doullens
Deaths
4,000
Perpetrators
Army of Flanders
Notes
Garrison and civilian population killed
La Châtaigneraie massacre
La Châtaigneraie massacre
Name
La Châtaigneraie massacre
Date
13 August 1595
Location
La Châtaigneraie
Deaths
31
Perpetrators
Catholics
Notes
31 Protestants out of 230 massacred by 45 cavalrymen
Siege of Nègrepelisse
Siege of Nègrepelisse
Name
Siege of Nègrepelisse
Date
11 June 1622
Location
Nègrepelisse
Deaths
800
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
All inhabitants of the Huguenot stronghold killed, all women raped and the town looted and burned to the ground on order of King Louis XIII
Massacre at the Hôtel de Ville
Massacre at the Hôtel de Ville
Name
Massacre at the Hôtel de Ville
Date
4 July 1652
Location
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Deaths
150
Perpetrators
Parisian mob
Notes
150 people, including judges, massacred by a mob during the Fronde
Serre massacre
Serre massacre
Name
Serre massacre
Date
19 February 1689
Location
Saint-Genest-Lachamp
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Protestant gathering massacred by royal troops. 400 killed and wounded.
Belvezet massacre
Belvezet massacre
Name
Belvezet massacre
Date
5 January 1703
Location
Belvezet
Deaths
20–25
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
20–25 inhabitants massacred by Camisards
Chamborigaud massacre
Chamborigaud massacre
Name
Chamborigaud massacre
Date
17 February 1703
Location
Chamborigaud
Deaths
26
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
26 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Fraissinet massacre
Fraissinet massacre
Name
Fraissinet massacre
Date
26 February 1703
Location
Fraissinet-de-Fourques
Deaths
33
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
33 inhabitants massacred by Camisards
Moulin de l’Agau massacre
Moulin de l’Agau massacre
Name
Moulin de l’Agau massacre
Date
1 April 1703
Location
Nîmes
Deaths
21–50
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
21–50 Protestants locked in a barn and burned alive by royal troops
Valsauve massacre
Valsauve massacre
Name
Valsauve massacre
Date
5 July 1703
Location
Verfeuil
Deaths
16–17
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
16–17 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Potelières massacre
Potelières massacre
Name
Potelières massacre
Date
12 September 1703
Location
Potelières
Deaths
22–31
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
22 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Saint-Sériès massacre
Saint-Sériès massacre
Name
Saint-Sériès massacre
Date
20 September 1703
Location
Saint-Sériès
Deaths
11
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
11 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Saturargues massacre
Saturargues massacre
Name
Saturargues massacre
Date
20 September 1703
Location
Saturargues
Deaths
59
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
59 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge massacre
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge massacre
Name
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge massacre
Date
11 October 1703
Location
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge
Deaths
9
Perpetrators
Camisards
Notes
9 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Branoux massacre
Branoux massacre
Name
Branoux massacre
Date
30 October 1703
Location
Branoux-les-Taillades
Deaths
47–52
Perpetrators
Catholic vigilantes
Notes
47–52 inhabitants massacred by 600–700 Catholic vigilantes
Cévennes massacres
Cévennes massacres
Name
Cévennes massacres
Date
January 1704
Location
Cévennes
Deaths
600
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Over 600 people massacred in a rampage by royal troops under general Planque.
Franchassis massacre
Franchassis massacre
Name
Franchassis massacre
Date
24 February 1704
Location
Pranles
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
All inhabitants killed by royal troops under general Julien. Village looted, burned and razed to the ground.
Cévennes massacres
Cévennes massacres
Name
Cévennes massacres
Date
April 1704
Location
Cévennes
Deaths
1,000
Perpetrators
Royal Army/Catholic vigilantes
Notes
Over 1,000 people massacred in a killing spree by 4,000 royal troops and Catholic vigilantes under Lieutenant General marquis La Lande.
Villars' terror campaign
Villars' terror campaign
Name
Villars' terror campaign
Date
August 1704
Location
Cévennes
Deaths
Unknown
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
Dozens of villages burned and their inhabitants massacred by royal forces under Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Vernoux massacre
Vernoux massacre
Name
Vernoux massacre
Date
12 December 1745
Location
Vernoux
Deaths
30
Perpetrators
Bourgeois militia/Royal Army
Notes
30 Protestants killed by bourgeois militia and soldiers
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Battle of Craon
24 May 1592
Craon, Mayenne
Unknown
Spanish EmpireCatholic League
English prisoners executed
Siege of Fort Crozon
19 November 1594
Pointe des Espagnols
Unknown
English forces
Spanish soldiers and civilian summarily executed
Capture of Ham (1595)
22 June 1595
Ham, Somme
Unknown
Royal Army
Spanish garrison massacred.
Siege of Doullens
July 1595
Doullens
4,000
Army of Flanders
Garrison and civilian population killed
La Châtaigneraie massacre
13 August 1595
La Châtaigneraie
31
Catholics
31 Protestants out of 230 massacred by 45 cavalrymen
Siege of Nègrepelisse
11 June 1622
Nègrepelisse
800
Royal Army
All inhabitants of the Huguenot stronghold killed, all women raped and the town looted and burned to the ground on order of King Louis XIII
Massacre at the Hôtel de Ville
4 July 1652
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
150
Parisian mob
150 people, including judges, massacred by a mob during the Fronde
Serre massacre
19 February 1689
Saint-Genest-Lachamp
Unknown
Royal Army
Protestant gathering massacred by royal troops. 400 killed and wounded.
Belvezet massacre
5 January 1703
Belvezet
20–25
Camisards
20–25 inhabitants massacred by Camisards
Chamborigaud massacre
17 February 1703
Chamborigaud
26
Camisards
26 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Fraissinet massacre
26 February 1703
Fraissinet-de-Fourques
33
Camisards
33 inhabitants massacred by Camisards
Moulin de l’Agau massacre
1 April 1703
Nîmes
21–50
Royal Army
21–50 Protestants locked in a barn and burned alive by royal troops
Valsauve massacre
5 July 1703
Verfeuil
16–17
Camisards
16–17 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Potelières massacre
12 September 1703
Potelières
22–31
Camisards
22 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Saint-Sériès massacre
20 September 1703
Saint-Sériès
11
Camisards
11 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Saturargues massacre
20 September 1703
Saturargues
59
Camisards
59 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge massacre
11 October 1703
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge
9
Camisards
9 Catholics massacred by Camisards
Branoux massacre
30 October 1703
Branoux-les-Taillades
47–52
Catholic vigilantes
47–52 inhabitants massacred by 600–700 Catholic vigilantes
Cévennes massacres
January 1704
Cévennes
600
Royal Army
Over 600 people massacred in a rampage by royal troops under general Planque.
Franchassis massacre
24 February 1704
Pranles
Unknown
Royal Army
All inhabitants killed by royal troops under general Julien. Village looted, burned and razed to the ground.
Cévennes massacres
April 1704
Cévennes
1,000
Royal Army/Catholic vigilantes
Over 1,000 people massacred in a killing spree by 4,000 royal troops and Catholic vigilantes under Lieutenant General marquis La Lande.
Villars' terror campaign
August 1704
Cévennes
Unknown
Royal Army
Dozens of villages burned and their inhabitants massacred by royal forces under Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Vernoux massacre
12 December 1745
Vernoux
30
Bourgeois militia/Royal Army
30 Protestants killed by bourgeois militia and soldiers
· Revolutionary and Imperial France
Senlis attack
Senlis attack
Name
Senlis attack
Date
13 December 1789
Location
Senlis, Oise département
Deaths
27 (+41 injured)
Perpetrators
Louis Michel Rieul Billon
Notes
Louis Michel Rieul Billon attacked a parade murdering 26 people and wounding 41 others, before being lynched by soldiers
Champ de Mars Massacre
Champ de Mars Massacre
Name
Champ de Mars Massacre
Date
17 July 1791
Location
Paris
Deaths
12–50
Perpetrators
Royal Army
Notes
12–50 republicans killed by royalist troops under Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Massacres of La Glacière
Massacres of La Glacière
Name
Massacres of La Glacière
Date
17 October 1791
Location
Avignon
Deaths
60
Perpetrators
Patriots
Notes
60 papists massacred by patriots
September Massacres
September Massacres
Name
September Massacres
Date
September 1792
Location
Paris
Deaths
1,500
Perpetrators
National Guard
Notes
Multiple massacres with varying death tolls during French Revolution
First Massacre of Machecoul
First Massacre of Machecoul
Name
First Massacre of Machecoul
Date
11 March 1793
Location
Machecoul
Deaths
200
Perpetrators
Catholic and Royal Army
Notes
Royalist rebels massacre Republican civilians and soldiers
First Battle of Noirmoutier
First Battle of Noirmoutier
Name
First Battle of Noirmoutier
Date
12 October 1793
Location
Noirmoutier
Deaths
200
Perpetrators
Catholic and Royal Army
Notes
Republican prisoners executed by rebels
Drownings at Nantes
Drownings at Nantes
Name
Drownings at Nantes
Date
November 1793 / February 1794
Location
Nantes
Deaths
4,800
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
Multiple massacres by drownings by revolutionaries
Avranches massacre
Avranches massacre
Name
Avranches massacre
Date
21 November 1793
Location
Avranches
Deaths
800
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
800 counter-revolutionary rebels executed by firing squad.
Lyon Revolt
Lyon Revolt
Name
Lyon Revolt
Date
4 December 1793
Location
Lyon
Deaths
60
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
60 rebels massacred by soldiers
Lyon Revolt
Lyon Revolt
Name
Lyon Revolt
Date
5 December 1793
Location
Lyon
Deaths
209
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
209 rebels massacred by soldiers
Battle of Savenay
Battle of Savenay
Name
Battle of Savenay
Date
December 1793
Location
Savenay
Deaths
663–2,000
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
Rebel prisoners executed by Republicans
Infernal columns
Infernal columns
Name
Infernal columns
Date
January 21–May 17 1794
Location
Vendée
Deaths
20,000 - 50,000
Perpetrators
French Revolutionary Army
Notes
A series of massacres in an area previously affected by the Royalist uprising.
Thermidorian Reaction
Thermidorian Reaction
Name
Thermidorian Reaction
Date
28 July 1794
Location
Paris
Deaths
169
Perpetrators
Thermidorians
Notes
169 Robespierrists, Communards and Montagnards executed by Thermidorians
Lyon massacre
Lyon massacre
Name
Lyon massacre
Date
4 April 1795
Location
Lyon
Deaths
99
Perpetrators
Mob
Notes
99 Jacobin prisoners killed by rioters
Aix-en-Provence massacre
Aix-en-Provence massacre
Name
Aix-en-Provence massacre
Date
11 May 1795
Location
Aix-en-Provence
Deaths
30
Perpetrators
Mob
Notes
30 Jacobin prisoners killed
Fort Saint-Jean massacre
Fort Saint-Jean massacre
Name
Fort Saint-Jean massacre
Date
5 June 1795
Location
Lyon
Deaths
100
Perpetrators
Mob
Notes
100 Jacobin prisoners out of 127 killed by armed band
Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise
Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise
Name
Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise
Date
24 December 1800
Location
Paris
Deaths
22 (+50 injured)
Perpetrators
Chouannerie Royalists
Notes
Failed Royalist assassination attempt by bombing on First Consul Napoleon
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Senlis attack
13 December 1789
Senlis, Oise département
27 (+41 injured)
Louis Michel Rieul Billon
Louis Michel Rieul Billon attacked a parade murdering 26 people and wounding 41 others, before being lynched by soldiers
Champ de Mars Massacre
17 July 1791
Paris
12–50
Royal Army
12–50 republicans killed by royalist troops under Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Massacres of La Glacière
17 October 1791
Avignon
60
Patriots
60 papists massacred by patriots
September Massacres
September 1792
Paris
1,500
National Guard
Multiple massacres with varying death tolls during French Revolution
First Massacre of Machecoul
11 March 1793
Machecoul
200
Catholic and Royal Army
Royalist rebels massacre Republican civilians and soldiers
First Battle of Noirmoutier
12 October 1793
Noirmoutier
200
Catholic and Royal Army
Republican prisoners executed by rebels
Drownings at Nantes
November 1793 / February 1794
Nantes
4,800
French Revolutionary Army
Multiple massacres by drownings by revolutionaries
Avranches massacre
21 November 1793
Avranches
800
French Revolutionary Army
800 counter-revolutionary rebels executed by firing squad.
Lyon Revolt
4 December 1793
Lyon
60
French Revolutionary Army
60 rebels massacred by soldiers
Lyon Revolt
5 December 1793
Lyon
209
French Revolutionary Army
209 rebels massacred by soldiers
Battle of Savenay
December 1793
Savenay
663–2,000
French Revolutionary Army
Rebel prisoners executed by Republicans
Infernal columns
January 21–May 17 1794
Vendée
20,000 - 50,000
French Revolutionary Army
A series of massacres in an area previously affected by the Royalist uprising.
Thermidorian Reaction
28 July 1794
Paris
169
Thermidorians
169 Robespierrists, Communards and Montagnards executed by Thermidorians
Lyon massacre
4 April 1795
Lyon
99
Mob
99 Jacobin prisoners killed by rioters
Aix-en-Provence massacre
11 May 1795
Aix-en-Provence
30
Mob
30 Jacobin prisoners killed
Fort Saint-Jean massacre
5 June 1795
Lyon
100
Mob
100 Jacobin prisoners out of 127 killed by armed band
Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise
24 December 1800
Paris
22 (+50 injured)
Chouannerie Royalists
Failed Royalist assassination attempt by bombing on First Consul Napoleon
· Bourbon Restoration
Second White Terror
Second White Terror
Name
Second White Terror
Date
1815
Location
Nationwide
Deaths
300–500
Perpetrators
Royalists
Notes
Royalist mobs kill 300–500 people
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Second White Terror
1815
Nationwide
300–500
Royalists
Royalist mobs kill 300–500 people
· July Monarchy
Massacre of rue Transnonain
Massacre of rue Transnonain
Name
Massacre of rue Transnonain
Date
13 April 1834
Location
Paris
Deaths
12
Perpetrators
National Guard
Notes
Insurrectionists and civilians killed by the National Guard in Rue Transonain number 12.
Attentat de Fieschi
Attentat de Fieschi
Name
Attentat de Fieschi
Date
28 July 1835
Location
Paris
Deaths
18 (+22 injured)
Perpetrators
Giuseppe Marco Fieschi
Notes
Attempted assassination of King Louis Philippe I with volley gun
Massacre of Boulevard des Capucines
Massacre of Boulevard des Capucines
Name
Massacre of Boulevard des Capucines
Date
23 February 1848
Location
Paris
Deaths
52–65
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
Regular soldiers fire on crowd during the French Revolution of 1848
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Massacre of rue Transnonain
13 April 1834
Paris
12
National Guard
Insurrectionists and civilians killed by the National Guard in Rue Transonain number 12.
Attentat de Fieschi
28 July 1835
Paris
18 (+22 injured)
Giuseppe Marco Fieschi
Attempted assassination of King Louis Philippe I with volley gun
Massacre of Boulevard des Capucines
23 February 1848
Paris
52–65
French Army
Regular soldiers fire on crowd during the French Revolution of 1848
· Second Republic
Rouen riots
Rouen riots
Name
Rouen riots
Date
April 1848
Location
Rouen
Deaths
59
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
Insurrection suppressed after 59 rioters were killed by soldiers
June Days uprising
June Days uprising
Name
June Days uprising
Date
June 1848
Location
Paris
Deaths
1,500–3,000
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
Suppression of June Days uprising. 1,500–3,000 rebels summarily executed and 12,500 arrested, of whom 4,500 deported to Algeria.
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Rouen riots
April 1848
Rouen
59
French Army
Insurrection suppressed after 59 rioters were killed by soldiers
June Days uprising
June 1848
Paris
1,500–3,000
French Army
Suppression of June Days uprising. 1,500–3,000 rebels summarily executed and 12,500 arrested, of whom 4,500 deported to Algeria.
· Second Empire
Orsini affair
Orsini affair
Name
Orsini affair
Date
14 January 1858
Location
Paris
Deaths
8 (+102 injured)
Perpetrators
Felice Orsini
Notes
Attempted assassination of Emperor Napoleon III by Italian revolutionary
Fusillade d'Aubin
Fusillade d'Aubin
Name
Fusillade d'Aubin
Date
8 October 1869
Location
Aubin, Aveyron
Deaths
14 (22 wounded)
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
French soldiers fire on striking miners.
Passavant massacre
Passavant massacre
Name
Passavant massacre
Date
25 August 1870
Location
Passavant-en-Argonne
Deaths
49
Perpetrators
Prussian Army
Notes
49 Garde Mobile prisoners of war shot by Prussian troops
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Orsini affair
14 January 1858
Paris
8 (+102 injured)
Felice Orsini
Attempted assassination of Emperor Napoleon III by Italian revolutionary
Fusillade d'Aubin
8 October 1869
Aubin, Aveyron
14 (22 wounded)
French Army
French soldiers fire on striking miners.
Passavant massacre
25 August 1870
Passavant-en-Argonne
49
Prussian Army
49 Garde Mobile prisoners of war shot by Prussian troops
· Third Republic
Suppression of the Paris Commune
Suppression of the Paris Commune
Name
Suppression of the Paris Commune
Date
May 1871
Location
Paris
Deaths
6,000–20,000
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
Prisoners shot by the army of the Versailles government
Hostage shooting during the Paris Commune
Hostage shooting during the Paris Commune
Name
Hostage shooting during the Paris Commune
Date
24 May 1871
Location
Paris
Deaths
6
Perpetrators
Paris Commune
Notes
Six hostages, including Archbishop Georges Darboy shot by members of the National Guard of the Paris Commune.
Fusillade de Fourmies
Fusillade de Fourmies
Name
Fusillade de Fourmies
Date
1 May 1891
Location
Fourmies
Deaths
9 (+35 injured)
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
French troops shot at peaceful strikers during the International Workers' Day
Carmaux mining company bombing
Carmaux mining company bombing
Name
Carmaux mining company bombing
Date
8 November 1892
Location
Paris
Deaths
5
Perpetrators
Émile Henry
Notes
Five police officers killed by bomb planted by anarchist Émile Henry.
Massacre of Italians at Aigues-Mortes
Massacre of Italians at Aigues-Mortes
Name
Massacre of Italians at Aigues-Mortes
Date
17 June 1893
Location
Aigues-Mortes
Deaths
17 (+150 injured)
Perpetrators
French villagers and labourers
Notes
Italian migrant workers massacred by French mob
Revolt of Saint-Joseph
Revolt of Saint-Joseph
Name
Revolt of Saint-Joseph
Date
23 October 1894
Location
Saint-Joseph Island, Salvation Islands. French Guiana
Deaths
14 (2 injured)
Perpetrators
French colonial administration, French army
Notes
Massacre of the anarchists convicts in the penal colony
Gerbéviller massacre
Gerbéviller massacre
Name
Gerbéviller massacre
Date
24 August 1914
Location
Gerbéviller
Deaths
64
Perpetrators
Imperial German Army
Notes
64 civilians killed by German soldiers, including 15 mutilated or burned alive.
6 February 1934 crisis
6 February 1934 crisis
Name
6 February 1934 crisis
Date
6 February 1934
Location
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Deaths
16 (+2000 injured)
Perpetrators
French police
Notes
French police shot at far-right demonstrators, mostly members of Action Française
Assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Name
Assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Date
9 October 1934
Location
Marseille
Deaths
6 (+5 injured)
Perpetrators
Vlado Chernozemski
Notes
Bulgarian revolutionary Vlado Chernozemski shoots King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and French foreign minister Louis Barthou
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Suppression of the Paris Commune
May 1871
Paris
6,000–20,000
French Army
Prisoners shot by the army of the Versailles government
Hostage shooting during the Paris Commune
24 May 1871
Paris
6
Paris Commune
Six hostages, including Archbishop Georges Darboy shot by members of the National Guard of the Paris Commune.
Fusillade de Fourmies
1 May 1891
Fourmies
9 (+35 injured)
French Army
French troops shot at peaceful strikers during the International Workers' Day
Carmaux mining company bombing
8 November 1892
Paris
5
Émile Henry
Five police officers killed by bomb planted by anarchist Émile Henry.
Massacre of Italians at Aigues-Mortes
17 June 1893
Aigues-Mortes
17 (+150 injured)
French villagers and labourers
Italian migrant workers massacred by French mob
Revolt of Saint-Joseph
23 October 1894
Saint-Joseph Island, Salvation Islands. French Guiana
14 (2 injured)
French colonial administration, French army
Massacre of the anarchists convicts in the penal colony
Gerbéviller massacre
24 August 1914
Gerbéviller
64
Imperial German Army
64 civilians killed by German soldiers, including 15 mutilated or burned alive.
6 February 1934 crisis
6 February 1934
Place de la Concorde, Paris
16 (+2000 injured)
French police
French police shot at far-right demonstrators, mostly members of Action Française
Assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
9 October 1934
Marseille
6 (+5 injured)
Vlado Chernozemski
Bulgarian revolutionary Vlado Chernozemski shoots King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and French foreign minister Louis Barthou
· Second World War
Abbeville massacre
Abbeville massacre
Name
Abbeville massacre
Date
20 May 1940
Location
Abbeville
Deaths
22
Perpetrators
French Army
Notes
French soldiers shot a number of Flemish nationalists and members of the Belgian Communist Party as the German army cut off the area during the Battle of France
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
Name
Le Paradis massacre
Date
27 May 1940
Location
Le Paradis village, commune of Lestrem, Northern France
Deaths
97 (+2 injured)
Perpetrators
SS Totenkopf
Notes
shooting of British POWs by German troops (SS Totenkopf)
Wormhoudt massacre
Wormhoudt massacre
Name
Wormhoudt massacre
Date
28 May 1940
Location
Wormhoudt
Deaths
80 (+15 injured)
Perpetrators
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Notes
shooting of British and French POWs by German troops (SS Adolf Hitler)
Bois d'Eraine massacre
Bois d'Eraine massacre
Name
Bois d'Eraine massacre
Date
11 June 1940
Location
Cressonsacq
Deaths
~74
Perpetrators
Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland
Notes
Senegalese Tirailleurs and their white officers executed by Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland.
Clamecy massacre
Clamecy massacre
Name
Clamecy massacre
Date
18 June 1940
Location
Clamecy
Deaths
40
Perpetrators
German forces
Notes
shooting of African POWs by German troops
Karl Hotz reprisals
Karl Hotz reprisals
Name
Karl Hotz reprisals
Date
22 October 1941
Location
Châteaubriant, Nantes, Paris
Deaths
48
Perpetrators
German forces
Notes
48 French hostages executed as reprisal for the French resistance killing of Karl Hotz
Ascq massacre
Ascq massacre
Name
Ascq massacre
Date
1 April 1944
Location
Ascq, France
Deaths
86
Perpetrators
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
Notes
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Hitlerjugend)
Audouville massacre
Audouville massacre
Name
Audouville massacre
Date
6 June 1944
Location
Audouville-la-Hubert
Deaths
30
Perpetrators
101st Airborne Division
Notes
30 Wehrmacht prisoners of war executed by US paratroopers
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Name
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Date
June 1944
Location
Ardenne Abbey
Deaths
20
Perpetrators
12th SS Hitlerjugend
Notes
20 Canadian POWs massacred by 12th SS Hitlerjugend
Tulle massacre
Tulle massacre
Name
Tulle massacre
Date
9 June 1944
Location
Tulle, Corrèze
Deaths
120 killed, 149 deported
Perpetrators
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Notes
murder and deportation to Dachau of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich)
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
Name
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
Date
10 June 1944
Location
Oradour-sur-Glane
Deaths
642
Perpetrators
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Notes
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich)
Graignes massacre
Graignes massacre
Name
Graignes massacre
Date
11 June 1944
Location
Graignes, Manche
Deaths
61
Perpetrators
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division
Notes
17 American POWs were bayonetted and shot to death and 44 French civilians accused of assisting the Americans were shot by German troops.
Dun-les-Places massacre
Dun-les-Places massacre
Name
Dun-les-Places massacre
Date
28 June 1944
Location
Dun-les-Places
Deaths
27
Perpetrators
German security forces
Notes
27 villagers taken as hostages and executed by German forces
Dortan Massacre
Dortan Massacre
Name
Dortan Massacre
Date
12 July 1944
Location
Dortan
Deaths
35
Perpetrators
Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division
Notes
35-36 villagers arrested, tortured, raped and executed by German forces
Tragedy of the Guerry's wells
Tragedy of the Guerry's wells
Name
Tragedy of the Guerry's wells
Date
July 1944/August 1944
Location
Savigny-en-Septaine
Deaths
36
Perpetrators
SicherheitsdienstMilice
Notes
36 Jews slain by Milice under SD command
Penguerec massacre
Penguerec massacre
Name
Penguerec massacre
Date
7 August 1944
Location
Gouesnou
Deaths
44
Perpetrators
Kriegsmarine 3rd anti-air brigade
Notes
44 French civilians massacred by Kriegsmarine personnel.
First Saint-Julien massacre
First Saint-Julien massacre
Name
First Saint-Julien massacre
Date
9 August 1944
Location
Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
Deaths
17
Perpetrators
German Army
Notes
17 villagers executed by German troops as reprisal for French resistance activity
Saint-Genis-Laval massacre
Saint-Genis-Laval massacre
Name
Saint-Genis-Laval massacre
Date
20 August 1944
Location
Saint-Genis-Laval
Deaths
120
Perpetrators
SicherheitspolizeiMilice
Notes
120 prisoners executed by Sipo and Milice
Buchères massacre
Buchères massacre
Name
Buchères massacre
Date
24 August 1944
Location
Buchères
Deaths
68
Perpetrators
SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51
Notes
Men of the SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 massacred 68 people in a reprisal following an ambush by partisans against the unit
Maillé massacre
Maillé massacre
Name
Maillé massacre
Date
25 August 1944
Location
Maillé, Indre-et-Loire
Deaths
124
Perpetrators
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
Notes
murder of French civilians by German troops (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen)
Affair of 27 martyrs
Affair of 27 martyrs
Name
Affair of 27 martyrs
Date
25 August 1944
Location
Chatou
Deaths
27
Perpetrators
German forces
Notes
27 Frenchmen executed as reprisal for French Resistance attack.
Vallée de la Saulx massacre
Vallée de la Saulx massacre
Name
Vallée de la Saulx massacre
Date
28 August 1944
Location
Vallée de la Saulx
Deaths
86
Perpetrators
3rd Panzergrenadier Division
Notes
86 French villagers massacred by 3rd Panzergrenadier Division
Second Saint-Julien massacre
Second Saint-Julien massacre
Name
Second Saint-Julien massacre
Date
10 September 1944
Location
Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
Deaths
17
Perpetrators
French resistance
Notes
17 Wehrmacht prisoners of war executed by villagers as revenge for first massacre
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Abbeville massacre
20 May 1940
Abbeville
22
French Army
French soldiers shot a number of Flemish nationalists and members of the Belgian Communist Party as the German army cut off the area during the Battle of France
Le Paradis massacre
27 May 1940
Le Paradis village, commune of Lestrem, Northern France
97 (+2 injured)
SS Totenkopf
shooting of British POWs by German troops (SS Totenkopf)
Wormhoudt massacre
28 May 1940
Wormhoudt
80 (+15 injured)
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
shooting of British and French POWs by German troops (SS Adolf Hitler)
Bois d'Eraine massacre
11 June 1940
Cressonsacq
~74
Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland
Senegalese Tirailleurs and their white officers executed by Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland.
Clamecy massacre
18 June 1940
Clamecy
40
German forces
shooting of African POWs by German troops
Karl Hotz reprisals
22 October 1941
Châteaubriant, Nantes, Paris
48
German forces
48 French hostages executed as reprisal for the French resistance killing of Karl Hotz
Ascq massacre
1 April 1944
Ascq, France
86
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Hitlerjugend)
Audouville massacre
6 June 1944
Audouville-la-Hubert
30
101st Airborne Division
30 Wehrmacht prisoners of war executed by US paratroopers
Ardenne Abbey massacre
June 1944
Ardenne Abbey
20
12th SS Hitlerjugend
20 Canadian POWs massacred by 12th SS Hitlerjugend
Tulle massacre
9 June 1944
Tulle, Corrèze
120 killed, 149 deported
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
murder and deportation to Dachau of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich)
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
10 June 1944
Oradour-sur-Glane
642
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich)
Graignes massacre
11 June 1944
Graignes, Manche
61
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division
17 American POWs were bayonetted and shot to death and 44 French civilians accused of assisting the Americans were shot by German troops.
Dun-les-Places massacre
28 June 1944
Dun-les-Places
27
German security forces
27 villagers taken as hostages and executed by German forces
Dortan Massacre
12 July 1944
Dortan
35
Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division
35-36 villagers arrested, tortured, raped and executed by German forces
Tragedy of the Guerry's wells
July 1944/August 1944
Savigny-en-Septaine
36
SicherheitsdienstMilice
36 Jews slain by Milice under SD command
Penguerec massacre
7 August 1944
Gouesnou
44
Kriegsmarine 3rd anti-air brigade
44 French civilians massacred by Kriegsmarine personnel.
First Saint-Julien massacre
9 August 1944
Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
17
German Army
17 villagers executed by German troops as reprisal for French resistance activity
Saint-Genis-Laval massacre
20 August 1944
Saint-Genis-Laval
120
SicherheitspolizeiMilice
120 prisoners executed by Sipo and Milice
Buchères massacre
24 August 1944
Buchères
68
SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51
Men of the SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 massacred 68 people in a reprisal following an ambush by partisans against the unit
Maillé massacre
25 August 1944
Maillé, Indre-et-Loire
124
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
murder of French civilians by German troops (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen)
Affair of 27 martyrs
25 August 1944
Chatou
27
German forces
27 Frenchmen executed as reprisal for French Resistance attack.
Vallée de la Saulx massacre
28 August 1944
Vallée de la Saulx
86
3rd Panzergrenadier Division
86 French villagers massacred by 3rd Panzergrenadier Division
Second Saint-Julien massacre
10 September 1944
Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
17
French resistance
17 Wehrmacht prisoners of war executed by villagers as revenge for first massacre
· Post-War
Dieppe shooting
Dieppe shooting
Name
Dieppe shooting
Date
10 and 11 June 1945
Location
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy
Deaths
15 (+9 wounded)
Perpetrators
Abd el Maleck
Notes
A soldier named Abd el Maleck, armed with a pistol, slew 15 people and wounded 9 others after getting drunk
14 July 1953 demonstration
14 July 1953 demonstration
Name
14 July 1953 demonstration
Date
14 July 1953
Location
Paris
Deaths
7 (+50 demonstrators, 16 police wounded)
Perpetrators
French police
Notes
Seven people, including 6 Algerians, killed by French police
1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
Name
1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
Date
18 June 1961
Location
Blacy, Marne
Deaths
24–28 (+132–170 injured)
Perpetrators
Organisation armée secrète
Notes
Train derailed by OAS explosive, killing up to 28.
Paris massacre of 1961
Paris massacre of 1961
Name
Paris massacre of 1961
Date
17 October 1961
Location
Paris
Deaths
40 (government sources) ~200 (opposition sources)
Perpetrators
French police
Notes
Algerian demonstrators killed by French police.
The Charonne Metro Station Massacre
The Charonne Metro Station Massacre
Name
The Charonne Metro Station Massacre
Date
8 February 1962
Location
Charonne
Deaths
9
Perpetrators
French police
Notes
CGT Trade union members and communists killed by French police
Marseille bar massacre
Marseille bar massacre
Name
Marseille bar massacre
Date
3 October 1978
Location
Marseille
Deaths
10
Perpetrators
Armed gunmen
Notes
Organized crime war
Sofitel massacre
Sofitel massacre
Name
Sofitel massacre
Date
5 August 1983
Location
Avignon
Deaths
7
Perpetrators
Robbers
Notes
Four luxury hotel employees and three customers killed by robbers
Ille-et-Vilaine massacre
Ille-et-Vilaine massacre
Name
Ille-et-Vilaine massacre
Date
19 June 1985
Location
Ille-et-Vilaine
Deaths
7
Perpetrators
Guy Martel
Notes
spree killing
Luxiol massacre
Luxiol massacre
Name
Luxiol massacre
Date
12 July 1989
Location
Luxiol
Deaths
14
Perpetrators
Christian Dornier
Notes
spree killing, 3 family members and random inhabitants
Besançon massacre
Besançon massacre
Name
Besançon massacre
Date
1 July 1992
Location
Besançon
Deaths
7 (5 wounded)
Perpetrators
Franck Zoritch
Notes
7 people killed by Franck Zoritch
Cuers massacre
Cuers massacre
Name
Cuers massacre
Date
24 September 1995
Location
Cuers
Deaths
16
Perpetrators
Éric Borel
Notes
spree killing, 3 family members and random inhabitants, perpetrator committed suicide.
Tours massacre
Tours massacre
Name
Tours massacre
Date
29 October 2001
Location
Tours
Deaths
4 (7 wounded)
Perpetrators
Jean-Pierre Roux-Durrafourt
Notes
4 people killed by Jean-Pierre Roux-Durraffourt
Nanterre massacre
Nanterre massacre
Name
Nanterre massacre
Date
27 March 2002
Location
Nanterre
Deaths
9 (+19 injured)
Perpetrators
Richard Durn
Notes
spree killing, perpetrator committed suicide.
2012 Midi-Pyrénées massacre
2012 Midi-Pyrénées massacre
Name
2012 Midi-Pyrénées massacre
Date
19 March 2012
Location
Midi-Pyrénées region
Deaths
7 (+5 injured)
Perpetrators
Mohammed Merah
Notes
A French radical Islamist man attacks a Jewish school, he murders 3 young children and a rabbi at the school, and also kills 3 French soldiers.
Annecy shootings
Annecy shootings
Name
Annecy shootings
Date
5 September 2012
Location
Chevaline, Haute-Savoie
Deaths
4
Perpetrators
Unknown
Notes
3 Britons and 1 Frenchman killed in shooting.
2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre
2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre
Name
2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre
Date
7 January 2015
Location
Paris
Deaths
12 (+11 injured)
Perpetrators
Chérif and Saïd Kouachi
Notes
Two French radical Islamist brothers attack an office, they murder 11 at the office and kill a French police officer on the street.
2015 Porte de Vincennes massacre
2015 Porte de Vincennes massacre
Name
2015 Porte de Vincennes massacre
Date
9 January 2015
Location
Paris
Deaths
5 (+11 injured)
Perpetrators
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Notes
A French radical Islamist man attacks a Jewish supermarket and murders 4, a French policewoman is also killed on the street the previous day.
Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberate crash
Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberate crash
Name
Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberate crash
Date
24 March 2015
Location
Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Deaths
150
Perpetrators
Andreas Lubitz
Notes
Andreas Lubitz, the German co-pilot, deliberately crashed the plane on the French Alps, killing all passengers and crew.
November 2015 Paris attacks
November 2015 Paris attacks
Name
November 2015 Paris attacks
Date
13 November 2015
Location
Paris
Deaths
130 (+368 injured)
Perpetrators
ISIL
Notes
Eight radical Islamists men of ISIL perform coordinated attacks upon the French public at various locations in Paris using assault rifles and explosives;
2016 Nice truck attack
2016 Nice truck attack
Name
2016 Nice truck attack
Date
14 July 2016
Location
Nice
Deaths
86 (+434 injured)
Perpetrators
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Notes
A Tunisian/French radical Islamist man attacks the French public celebrating Bastille Day, he drives a 19 tonne cargo truck through the public on the street thereby killing indiscriminately.
Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
Name
Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
Date
23 March 2018
Location
Trèbes and Carcassonne
Deaths
4 (+15 injured)
Perpetrators
Redouane Lakdim
Notes
Islamist terrorist Redouane Lakdim shoots and stabs four people to death.
2018 Strasbourg attack
2018 Strasbourg attack
Name
2018 Strasbourg attack
Date
11 December 2018
Location
Strasbourg
Deaths
5 (+12 injured)
Perpetrators
Chérif Chekatt(29 years old)
Notes
Islamist terrorist Chérif Chekatt shoots five people to death with a revolver and injures several people by stabbing with a knife. Chekatt was killed 2 days later by the police, after a razzia in Strasbourgs district Neudorf. He was shot after opening fire on several police officers.
February 2019 Paris fire
February 2019 Paris fire
Name
February 2019 Paris fire
Date
5 February 2019
Location
Paris
Deaths
10 (+36 injured)
Perpetrators
Unknown
Notes
Arson at an apartment block.
Paris police headquarters stabbing
Paris police headquarters stabbing
Name
Paris police headquarters stabbing
Date
3 October 2019
Location
Paris
Deaths
4 (+2 injured)
Perpetrators
Mickaël Harpon
Notes
Police employee stab four colleagues to death.
Toulouse summer 2020 attacks
Toulouse summer 2020 attacks
Name
Toulouse summer 2020 attacks
Date
13 July 2020 - 7 September 2020
Location
Toulouse
Deaths
5 (+3 injured)
Perpetrators
Unknown
Notes
1 (+1 injured) in September, 2 (+2 injured) in August, 2 in July.
Name
Date
Location
Deaths
Perpetrators
Notes
Dieppe shooting
10 and 11 June 1945
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy
15 (+9 wounded)
Abd el Maleck
A soldier named Abd el Maleck, armed with a pistol, slew 15 people and wounded 9 others after getting drunk
14 July 1953 demonstration
14 July 1953
Paris
7 (+50 demonstrators, 16 police wounded)
French police
Seven people, including 6 Algerians, killed by French police
1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
18 June 1961
Blacy, Marne
24–28 (+132–170 injured)
Organisation armée secrète
Train derailed by OAS explosive, killing up to 28.
Paris massacre of 1961
17 October 1961
Paris
40 (government sources) ~200 (opposition sources)
French police
Algerian demonstrators killed by French police.
The Charonne Metro Station Massacre
8 February 1962
Charonne
9
French police
CGT Trade union members and communists killed by French police
Marseille bar massacre
3 October 1978
Marseille
10
Armed gunmen
Organized crime war
Sofitel massacre
5 August 1983
Avignon
7
Robbers
Four luxury hotel employees and three customers killed by robbers
Ille-et-Vilaine massacre
19 June 1985
Ille-et-Vilaine
7
Guy Martel
spree killing
Luxiol massacre
12 July 1989
Luxiol
14
Christian Dornier
spree killing, 3 family members and random inhabitants
Besançon massacre
1 July 1992
Besançon
7 (5 wounded)
Franck Zoritch
7 people killed by Franck Zoritch
Cuers massacre
24 September 1995
Cuers
16
Éric Borel
spree killing, 3 family members and random inhabitants, perpetrator committed suicide.
Tours massacre
29 October 2001
Tours
4 (7 wounded)
Jean-Pierre Roux-Durrafourt
4 people killed by Jean-Pierre Roux-Durraffourt
Nanterre massacre
27 March 2002
Nanterre
9 (+19 injured)
Richard Durn
spree killing, perpetrator committed suicide.
2012 Midi-Pyrénées massacre
19 March 2012
Midi-Pyrénées region
7 (+5 injured)
Mohammed Merah
A French radical Islamist man attacks a Jewish school, he murders 3 young children and a rabbi at the school, and also kills 3 French soldiers.
Annecy shootings
5 September 2012
Chevaline, Haute-Savoie
4
Unknown
3 Britons and 1 Frenchman killed in shooting.
2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre
7 January 2015
Paris
12 (+11 injured)
Chérif and Saïd Kouachi
Two French radical Islamist brothers attack an office, they murder 11 at the office and kill a French police officer on the street.
2015 Porte de Vincennes massacre
9 January 2015
Paris
5 (+11 injured)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
A French radical Islamist man attacks a Jewish supermarket and murders 4, a French policewoman is also killed on the street the previous day.
Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberate crash
24 March 2015
Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
150
Andreas Lubitz
Andreas Lubitz, the German co-pilot, deliberately crashed the plane on the French Alps, killing all passengers and crew.
November 2015 Paris attacks
13 November 2015
Paris
130 (+368 injured)
ISIL
Eight radical Islamists men of ISIL perform coordinated attacks upon the French public at various locations in Paris using assault rifles and explosives;
2016 Nice truck attack
14 July 2016
Nice
86 (+434 injured)
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
A Tunisian/French radical Islamist man attacks the French public celebrating Bastille Day, he drives a 19 tonne cargo truck through the public on the street thereby killing indiscriminately.
Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
23 March 2018
Trèbes and Carcassonne
4 (+15 injured)
Redouane Lakdim
Islamist terrorist Redouane Lakdim shoots and stabs four people to death.
2018 Strasbourg attack
11 December 2018
Strasbourg
5 (+12 injured)
Chérif Chekatt(29 years old)
Islamist terrorist Chérif Chekatt shoots five people to death with a revolver and injures several people by stabbing with a knife. Chekatt was killed 2 days later by the police, after a razzia in Strasbourgs district Neudorf. He was shot after opening fire on several police officers.
February 2019 Paris fire
5 February 2019
Paris
10 (+36 injured)
Unknown
Arson at an apartment block.
Paris police headquarters stabbing
3 October 2019
Paris
4 (+2 injured)
Mickaël Harpon
Police employee stab four colleagues to death.
Toulouse summer 2020 attacks
13 July 2020 - 7 September 2020
Toulouse
5 (+3 injured)
Unknown
1 (+1 injured) in September, 2 (+2 injured) in August, 2 in July.

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