PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1789Independenceno official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French Republic established); 4 October 1958 (Fifth French Republic established)CIA World Factbook
- 1950Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1965First space object launchedAsterixGCAT
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteMont-Saint-Michel and its BayUNESCO World Heritage
- 1980Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1983Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-06-30IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionMegaliths of Carnac and of the shores of MorbihanUNESCO World Heritage
- 2026Most recent space launchGCAT
