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    Map of France and its overseas territories

    This list of French disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on French soil (including overseas territories) or involved French citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.

    200 or more deaths

    Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
    5,000,000-10,000,000 1347-1352 Black Death in France Pandemic Metropolitan France
    168,091 2020–present COVID-19 pandemic in France Pandemic Nationwide
    30,000 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée Volcanic eruption Martinique
    ~6,000 1776 1776 Pointe-à-Pitre hurricane Hurricane Guadeloupe
    ~5,000 1219 Flood of Grenoble (1219) Flood Grenoble, Isère
    1,777 1804 1884 Marseille cholera epidemic [fr] Epidemic Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
    1,203 1928 1928 Okeechobee hurricane Hurricane Guadeloupe and Martinique
    1,150 1796 Sinking of the Séduisant Shipwreck Bay of Biscay
    1,099 1906 Courrières mine disaster Mine explosion Courrières, Pas-de-Calais
    871+ 1944 Explosion of the Sadi-Carnot shelter [fr] Explosion Brest, Finistère Lowest estimate including German troops.
    693 1855 Sinking of the French frigate Sémillante Shipwreck Offshore of Corsica
    675 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment Train derailment Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Savoie
    568 1920 Sinking of the SS Afrique Shipwreck Offshore of Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime
    562 1898 SS La Bourgogne disaster Ship collision Atlantic Ocean off of Newfoundland, Canada
    542 (French) 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Tsunami Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
    530-650 1794 Grenelle Powder Mill explosion [fr] Explosion Grenelle, Paris
    500 1564 1564 Roquebillière earthquake Earthquake Roquebillière, Alpes-Maritimes
    ~500 1678 Aves Islands shipwrecks [fr] Shipwrecks Las Aves Archipelago, Venezuela
    476 1875 1875 Garonne flood [fr] Flood Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, and Lot-et-Garonne
    467+ 1931 Saint-Philibert disaster Shipwreck Off of Noirmoutier, Vendée
    423 1959 Malpasset Dam collapse Dam collapse near Fréjus, Var
    380+ 1810 Sinking of the Elizabeth Shipwreck Offshore of Dunkirk, Nord
    346 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Plane crash Fontaine-Chaalis, Oise
    323 2009 2009 swine flu pandemic in France Pandemic Metropolitan France
    300-4,000 1839 1839 Martinique earthquake Earthquake Martinique
    286 1911 Loss of the French battleship Liberté Ship explosion Toulon, Var
    230+ 1930 1930 flooding of the Tarn [fr] Flood Southwest France [1]
    226 1873 Sinking of the Ville-du-Havre [fr] Shipwreck North Atlantic Ocean
    225 1788 Disappearance of the French frigates Astrolabe and La Boussole Shipwrecks Vanikoro Island, Solomon Islands
    220 1866 Sinking of the SS London Shipwreck Bay of Biscay
    214 1933 Lagny-Pomponne rail accident Train collision Pomponne, Seine-et-Marne
    203 2005-2006 Chikungunya epidemic in Reunion Island [fr] Epidemic Réunion
    200 1850 Angers Bridge collapse Bridge collapse Angers, Maine-et-Loire
    ~200 1856 Flood of 1856 in France [fr] Flood Metropolitan France

    100 to 199 deaths

    Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
    196 1939 Explosion of the Minelayer Pluton Ship explosion Casablanca, Morocco
    180 1981 Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 Plane crash Ajaccio, Corsica
    156 1910 Sinking of the Général Chanzy [fr] Shipwreck Off of Menorca, Spain
    151 (French) 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 Plane crash Machiques, Venezuela
    150 2015 Germanwings Flight 9525 Plane crash (suicide by pilot) Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
    146 1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire Nightclub fire Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère
    146 1854 1854 Montbrehain cholera epidemic [fr] Epidemic Montbrehain, Aisne
    130 1962 Air France Flight 007 Plane crash Orly, Val-de-Marne
    126 1897 1897 Bazar de la Charité Building fire Paris
    126 1953 Disappearance of the ''Monique'' [fr] Shipwreck Between Maré and Grande Terre, New Caledonia
    125+ 1909 Sinking of the SS Hilda Shipwreck Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine
    123 1973 Varig Flight 820 Plane crash Orly, Val-de-Marne
    120 1907 Iéna disaster Ship fire Toulon, Var
    117 1966 Air India Flight 101 Plane crash Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie
    113 2000 Air France Flight 4590 Plane crash Gonesse, Val-d'Oise
    113 1962 Air France Flight 117 Plane crash Guadeloupe
    108 1972 Vierzy tunnel collapse [fr] Tunnel collapse Vierzy, Aisne
    107 1601 1601 Chèze avalanche [fr] Avalanche Chèze, Hautes-Pyrénées
    104 1916 Explosion of the Dix-huit Ponts depot [fr] Explosion Lille, Nord Occurred during German occupation in the First World War. Whether the explosion was an accident or caused by sabotage is unknown.
    100 1918 Explosion of the Beaussenq Ammunition Depot [fr] Explosion Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Bouches-du-Rhône
    ~100 1952 Baumol powder affair [fr] Health disaster Metropolitan France, especially Brittany

    50 to 99 deaths

    Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
    94 1968 Air France Flight 1611 Plane crash Mediterranean Sea
    93 1869 Sinking of the French corvette Gorgone Shipwreck Pierres Noires, Finistère [2]
    89 1867 Third Cinq Sous Mine Disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    88 1967 1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident Plane crash Canigó, Pyrénées-Orientales
    88 1999 Cyclone Lothar Cyclone Northern France
    87 1992 Air Inter Flight 148 Plane crash Vosges Mountains, Bas-Rhin
    86 1895 Bouzey Dam disaster [fr] Dam collapse Vosges
    86 1911 Sinking of the Émir [fr] Ship collision Strait of Gibraltar
    84 1903 Paris Métro train fire Train fire Paris
    84 1955 1955 Le Mans disaster Motor racing crash Le Mans, Sarthe
    84 1887 Opéra-Comique fire Building fire Paris
    82 1949 1949 Landes forest fire Forest fire Landes forest
    80+ 1871 1871 Saint-Nazaire disaster [fr] Train explosion Ollioules, Var
    79 1912 La Clarence mine disaster Mine explosions Divion, Pas-de-Calais
    78 1973 Pan Am Flight 816 Plane crash near Papeete, French Polynesia
    76 (French) 1918 Loss of the French minesweepers Inkerman and Cerisoles Shipwrecks Lake Superior
    75 1845 Montville Tornado [fr] Tornado Seine-Maritime
    74 1943 1943 Ripault powder factory explosion Explosion Monts, Indre-et-Loire
    74 1918 1918 Lothiers disaster [fr] Train collision Tendu, Indre
    73 1938 Nouvelles Galeries fire [fr] Building fire Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
    71 1970 Plateau d'Assy disaster [fr] Landslide Passy, Haute-Savoie
    69 1939 Loss of the French submarine Phénix Submarine accident South China Sea
    68 1973 1973 Nantes mid-air collision Mid-air collision Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
    63 1968 Air France Flight 212 (1968) Plane crash La Grande Soufrière, Guadeloupe
    62 1932 Sinking of the French submarine Prométhée Submarine accident Offshore of Cape Lévi, Manche
    61 (French) 2009 Air France Flight 447 Plane crash South Atlantic Ocean
    60 1972 Air Inter Flight 696Y Plane crash Noirétable, Loire
    58 1950 1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash Plane crash Isère
    57 1970 Eurydice disaster Submarine accident Offshore of Saint-Tropez, Var
    57 1918 Collision between the French destroyer Catapulte and the Warrimoo Ship collision Mediterranean Sea off of Bizerte, Tunisia
    56 1988 Gare de Lyon rail accident Train collision Paris
    55 1842 Versailles rail accident Train derailment Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine
    54 1959 TAI Flight 307 Plane crash Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Gironde
    53 1936 Saint-Chamas powder factory explosion Explosion Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône [3]
    53 1982 Beaune coach crash Bus accident Beaune, Côte-d’Or
    52 1968 Sinking of the French submarine Minerve Submarine accident Offshore of Toulon, Var
    51 2010 Cyclone Xynthia Cyclone Metropolitan France
    51 1950 Sinking of the weather ship Laplace Shipwreck Offshore of Cap Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor Sunk by a mine remaining from World War II, not considered an act of war.
    50 1940 Flood of 1940 [fr] Flood Pyrénées-Orientales

    10 to 49 deaths

    Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
    48 1950 Air India Flight 245 Plane crash Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie
    47 1992 1992 Vaison-la-Romaine flood [fr] Flood Vaucluse
    46-64 1954 Storm of November 26, 1954 [fr] Storm Northern France
    46 1909 1909 Provence earthquake Earthquake Bouches-du-Rhône
    44 1920 Houilles train accident [fr] Train collision Houilles, Yvelines
    43-44 1918 Loss of the French submarine Diane Submarine accident Offshore of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
    43 2015 Puisseguin road crash Bus accident Puisseguin, Gironde
    43 1985 Argenton-sur-Creuse train accident [fr] Train derailment and collision Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre
    43 1973 1973 Rampe de Laffrey bus accident Bus accident Rampe de Laffrey, Isère
    43 1916 Sinking of the HMS Eden Shipwreck Offshore of Fécamp, Seine-Maritime Collision with another ship
    43 1928 Collision between the French submarine Ondine and the Ekarterina Goulandris Maritime collision Off of Cape Finisterre, Spain
    43 1891 Saint-Mandé train accident [fr] Train collision Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne
    42 1974 1974 Liévin mine disaster [fr] Mine explosion Liévin, Pas-de-Calais
    42 1953 Air France Flight 178 Plane crash Mont Le Cimet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
    42 (French) 1979 Whiddy Island disaster Ship explosion Bantry Bay, Ireland
    42 1917 1917 Hersin-Coupigny dust explosion Mine explosion Hersin-Coupigny, Pas-de-Calais
    41 1952 Sinking of the Sibylle Submarine accident Offshore of Toulon, Var [4]
    41 1872 First Sainte-Eugénie Mine disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    41 1913 Melun train disaster [fr] Train collision Melun, Seine-et-Marne
    40 1930 Fourvière disaster [fr] Landslide Lyon, Metropolis of Lyon
    39 1970 1970 Val-d'Isère avalanche Avalanche Val-d'Isère, Savoie
    39 1936 Sinking of the Pourqoui-Pas Shipwreck Offshore of Iceland
    39 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel fire Fire Chamonix, Haute-Savoie
    39 2024 Cyclone Chido Cyclone Mayotte
    39 1921 Les Échets train accident [fr] Train derailment Les Échets, Miribel, Ain
    38 1910 Saujon train accident [fr] Train collision Saujon, Charente-Maritime
    38 1971 Sinking of the MS Maori Shipwreck Bay of Biscay [5]
    38 1952 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash Plane crash Nice Airport, Alpes-Maritimes
    38 1749 1749 Huez avalanche [fr] Avalanche Huez, Isère
    37 1934 1934 Ortiporio avalanche Avalanche Ortiporio, Corsica [6]
    37 1933 Saint-Élier train accident [fr] Train derailment La Croisille, Eure
    37 1924 Sinking of the Port de Brest Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean off of the Canary Islands [7]
    36 1962 Cyclone Jenny Cyclone Réunion
    36 1972 Morhange talc affair [fr] Health disaster Metropolitan France
    35 1999 1999 Aude flood Flood Aude [8]
    35 1985 Flaujac train accident [fr] Train collision Durbans, Lot
    34 (French) 1947 Texas City disaster Ship explosion Texas City, United States
    34 1961 1961 Derby Aviation crash Plane crash Canigó, Pyrénées-Orientales
    34 1920 1920 Paris plague epidemic [fr] Epidemic Paris
    34 1956 Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956) Plane crash Paray-Vieille-Poste, Essonne
    33 1883 1883 Saint-Méen train collision [fr] Train collision Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Ille-et-Vilaine
    33 1940 Aurillac-Paris train derailment [fr] Train derailment Allier
    32 1757 1757 Vallouise avalanche [fr] Avalanche Vallouise, Hautes-Alpes
    32 1941 Sinking of the Schooner Tereora Shipwreck Between Papeete and Raiatea, French Polynesia [9]
    32 1891 Sinking of the Persévérance Shipwreck Between Brazil and Chile [10]
    32 1922 Villecomtal train accident [fr] Train collision Laguian-Mazous, Gers
    32 1917 Sinking of the Tugboat Atlas Shipwreck Offshore of Brest, Finistère [11]
    31 2001 Toulouse chemical factory explosion Explosion Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
    30 1830 Second Saint-Louis Coal Mine Disaster [fr] Mine explosion Saint-Louis Coal Mine, Haute-Saône
    30 1999 Cyclone Martin (1999) Cyclone Southwestern France
    ~30 1660 1660 Bigorre earthquake [fr] Earthquake Hautes-Pyrénées
    29 1855 Second Ravez Mine disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    29 1975 1975 Rampe de Laffrey bus accident Bus accident Rampe de Laffrey, Isère
    29 1937 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges train accident [fr] Train derailment Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Seine-et-Oise
    29 1921 Beaucourt-Hamel train accident [fr] Train derailment Somme
    29 1859 First Saint-Joseph Coal Mine Disaster [fr] Mine explosion Saint-Joseph Coal Mine, Ronchamp, Haute-Saône
    28 1895 Second Sainte-Eugénie Mine disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    28 1921 Batignolles tunnel disaster [fr] Train collision Paris
    28 1918 Pacy tunnel disaster [fr] Train collision Pacy-sur-Armançon, Yonne
    28 1885 1885 Liévin disaster Mine explosion Liévin, Pas-de-Calais
    28 1939 Izourt Dam avalanche [fr] Avalanche Auzat, Ariège
    27 1979 Collision between the Emmanuel Delmas and the Vera-Berlingieri Ship collision and fire Tyrrhenian Sea [12]
    27 1907 Ponts-de-Cé train accident [fr] Train derailment Les Ponts-de-Cé, Maine-et-Loire
    27 1957 1957 Saint-Paul bus accident Bus accident Saint-Paul, Réunion
    27 1910 Collision between the French submarine Pluviôse and the Pas-de-Calais Maritime collision English Channel
    27 1901 Sinking of the Charlemagne Shipwreck South Atlantic [13]
    26 2007 2007 Rampe de Laffrey bus accident Bus accident Rampe de Laffrey, Isère
    26 1939 Sinking of the Cabourg Shipwreck English Channel [14]
    26 1947 Ocean Liberty disaster [fr] Ship explosion Brest, Finistère
    25 2010 2010 Var floods Flood Var
    25 1976 Sinking of the Böhlen Shipwreck Offshore of Île de Sein, Finistère
    25 1980 Cyclone Hyacinthe Cyclone Réunion
    25 1898 Sinking of the Maréchal Lannes Shipwreck Off of Bristol, England [15]
    24 1902 Arleux disaster [fr] Train derailment Arleux, Nord
    24 1918 Solers train accident [fr] Train collision Solers, Seine-et-Marne
    24 2001 2001 Gard flood [fr] Flood Gard
    24 2005 Paris-Opéra Hotel fire [fr] Building fire Paris
    23 1987 1987 Grand-Bornand flood Flood Grand-Bornand, Haute-Savoie [16]
    23 1951 Sinking of the Duc de Normandie Shipwreck Offshore of Fécamp, Seine-Maritime [17]
    23 1988 TAT Flight 230 Plane crash Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne
    23 1910 Villepreux-Les Clayes train accident [fr] Train collision Les Clayes-sous-Bois, Yvelines
    23 1886 Third Saint-Charles Coal Mine Disaster [fr] Mine explosion Ronchamp, Haute-Saône
    22 1985 Simon Pits disaster [fr] Mine disaster Forbach, Moselle
    22 1881 Charenton train collision [fr] Train collision Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne
    22 1989 Uni-Air International Flight 602 Plane crash Léoncel, Drôme
    22 2015 2015 Alpes-Maritimes floods [fr] Flood Alpes-Maritimes
    22 1823 1823 Fosse du Chaufour explosion Mine explosion Raismes, Nord
    21 1962 Malév Flight 355 Plane crash Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise
    21 1990 Burns' Day Storm Storm Metropolitan France
    21 1788 1788 Molines-en-Queyras avalanche [fr] Avalanche Molines-en-Queyras, Hautes-Alpes
    21 1965 1965 Liévin mines disaster Mine explosion Avion, Pas-de-Calais
    21 1946 Sinking of U-2326 Submarine accident Off of Toulon, Var German submarine transferred to the French after the war, sunk with all hands on board.
    21 1961 Clamart and Issy-les-Moulineaux quarries collapse [fr] Underground quarry collapse Clamart and Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine
    21 1900 1900 Aniche disaster [fr] Mine accident Aniche, Nord
    20 1999 Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy cable car crash Cable car crash Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, Hautes-Alpes
    20 1973 Édouard-Pailleron College fire [fr] Arson Paris
    20 1964 Lefebvre Boulevard disaster [fr] Building collapse Paris
    20 2007 Air Moorea Flight 1121 Plane crash Moʻorea, French Polynesia
    20 1919 1919 Montauban-Toulouse train collision [fr] Train collision Haute-Garonne
    20 1919 1919 Pont-sur-Yonne train disaster [fr] Train collision Pont-sur-Yonne, Yonne
    20 1958 Plichon Mine disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    20 1919 1919 Crissé train collision [fr] Train collision Crissé, Sarthe
    20 1918 1918 Meung-sur-Loire train disaster [fr] Train collision Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret
    20 1871 1871 Puteaux train disaster [fr] Train collision Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine
    20 1844 Sète tornado Tornado Hérault [18]
    20 2001 Air Caraïbes Flight 1501 Plane crash Col de la Tourmente, Saint Barthélemy
    20 1600 1600 Gedre avalanche [fr] Avalanche Gèdre, Hautes-Pyrenees
    20 1955 1955 Vannes and Brest smallpox epidemic [fr] Epidemic Finistère and Morbihan
    20 1824 1824 Saint-Louis coal mine disaster Mine explosion Champagney, Haute-Saône
    20 1824 1824 Fosse du Chaufour explosion Mine explosion Raismes, Nord
    19 1925 1925 Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher derailment [fr] Train derailment Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher, Indre-et-Loire
    19 1869 1869 Bully-les-Mines fire Mine fire Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais
    19 1949 Sinking of the Côte d'Opale Shipwreck Off of Norway [19]
    18 1992 Stade Armand-Cesari disaster Stadium collapse Bastia, Corsica
    18 1946 1946 Rampe de Laffrey accident Bus accident Rampe de Laffrey, Isère
    18 1926 Achères disaster [fr] Train derailment Achères, Yvelines
    18 1966 Feyzin disaster Industrial fire Feyzin, Metropolis of Lyon
    18 1920 1920 Lyon-Paris train collision [fr] Train collision Dijon, Côte-d'Or
    17 1899 Juvisy-sur-Orge train accident [fr] Train collision Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne
    17 1936 Sinking of the Marinette et Margot Shipwreck Sole Bank, Atlantic Ocean [20]
    17 1914 1914 Bricquebec train collision Train collision Bricquebec, Manche [21]
    17 1913 1913 Cagnes-Grasse derailment Train derailment Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes [22]
    17 2005 Boulevard Vincent-Auriol fire [fr] Building fire Paris
    17 1920 Fosse de Rœulx elevator disaster Mine accident Escaudain, Nord
    17 1985 Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray accident [fr] Level crossing disaster Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Eure
    17 1956 Sinking of the Vert Prairial Shipwreck Offshore of Cornwall, England [23]
    17 1884 1884 Ferfay disaster Mine explosion Ferfay, Pas-de-Calais
    17 1904 1904 Mamers flood [fr] Flood Mamers, Sarthe
    16+ 1918 Ségrie rail disaster [fr] Train collision Ségrie, Sarthe
    16 (French) 1986 Sinking of the Snekkar Arctic Shipwreck North Sea near Scotland 18 killed in total.[24]
    16 1952 Sinking of the All Right Shipwreck Offshore of Finistère [25]
    16 1879 Magny Coal Mine explosion [fr] Mine explosion Magny-Danigon, Haute-Saône
    16 1987 Air Littoral Flight 1919 Plane crash near Eysines, Gironde
    16 1991 1991 Melun train disaster [fr] Train collision Melun, Seine-et-Marne
    16 1968 1968 Sainte-Marie Douglas DC-6 crash Plane crash Sainte-Marie, Réunion
    16 1906 Lutin disaster Submarine accident Bizerte Lake, Tunisia
    16 1855 1855 Lyon-Paris Express derailment [fr] Train derailment Seine-et-Marne
    16 1866 François train accident [fr] Train collision Doubs
    16 1970 1970 Courrières mines explosion Mine explosion Fouquières-lès-Lens, Pas-de-Calais
    16 1880 Clichy-Levallois train collision [fr] Train collision Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
    16 1948 1948 Sallaumines mine explosion Mine explosion Sallaumines, Pas-de-Calais
    16 1950 Sinking of the Gay-Lussac Shipwreck Irish Sea [26]
    16 1943 1943 Annequin mine explosion Mine explosion Annequin, Pas-de-Calais
    15 1908 Pouch Tunnel Rail Disaster [fr] Train collision Voutezac, Corrèze
    15 1962 Sinking of the Ravenel [fr] Shipwreck Offshore of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    15 1998 Proteus Airlines Flight 706 Mid-air collision Quiberon Bay, Morbihan
    15 1919 Sinking of the USS Gypsum Queen Shipwreck near Ar Men Lighthouse, Finistère
    15 1918 Mont-Dore-Paris mail train derailment [fr] Train derailment Loir-et-Cher
    15 1881 1881 Lourches mine disaster Mine explosion Lourches, Nord
    15 1982 Storm of November 6–8, 1982 [fr] Storm Metropolitan France
    15 2018 October 2018 floods in Aude [fr] Flood Aude
    15 1919 1919 Mauvages train disaster [fr] Train collision Mauvages, Meuse
    14 1904 1904 La Chapelle train collision Train collision Paris [27]
    14 1870 Critot train disaster [fr] Derailment Critot, Seine-Maritime
    14 1916 1916 Saint-Denis train disaster [fr] Train explosion Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
    14 1917 1917 Massy-Palaiseau derailment [fr] Train derailment Massy, Essonne
    14 1905 Farfadet disaster Submarine accident Bizerte Lake, Tunisia
    14 1922 Châtelaudren train collision [fr] Train collision Châtelaudren, Côtes-d'Armor
    14 1953 Sinking of the Kanaouen ar Mor II Shipwreck Celtic Sea [28]
    14 1900 1900 derailment of the Sud-Express [fr] Train derailment Landes
    14 2016 2016 Rouen fire Building fire Rouen, Seine-Maritime
    14 1911 Montreuil-Bellay train accident [fr] Bridge collapse Maine-et-Loire
    14 1897 Capvern train collision [fr] Train collision Capvern, Hautes-Pyrénées
    14 1846 Fampoux disaster [fr] Train derailment Fampoux, Pas-de-Calais
    14 1918 La Courneuve disaster [fr] Explosion La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis
    13 1997 Port-Sainte-Foy accident [fr] Level crossing disaster Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne
    13 1946 1946 Ostricourt Mines disaster Mine explosion Oignies, Pas-de-Calais
    13 1853 Second Cinq Sous Mine Disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    13 1911 Courville train accident [fr] Train collision Courville, Eure-et-Loir
    13 2019 2019 Ménaka mid-air collision Mid-air collision Ménaka, Mali
    13 1923 1923 Mareuil-le-Port train collision [fr] Train collision Mareuil-le-Port, Marne
    13 1954 Sinking of the Tendre Berceuse Shipwreck Irish Sea [29]
    13 1917 1917 Châteauneuf-sur-Cher train collision [fr] Train collision Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, Cher
    13 1879 1879 Fleurs train disaster [fr] Train collision Orne
    13 1876 1876 Fosse Soyez mine disaster Mine accident Roost-Warendin, Nord
    13 1922 Rouffach train collision [fr] Train collision Rouffach, Haut-Rhin
    12 1917 1917 Valmanya avalanche [fr] Avalanche Valmanya, Pyrénées-Orientales
    12 1925 1925 Amiens train derailment [fr] Train derailment Amiens, Somme
    12 1909 1909 Saulx-les-Chartreux train collision Train collision Saulx-les-Chartreux, Île-de-France [30]
    12 1931 Saint-Denis-de-Pile bridge collapse Bridge collapse Saint-Denis-de-Pile, Gironde [31]
    12 1906 Épernon train accident [fr] Train collision Épernon, Eure-et-Loir
    12 1962 Sinking of the Trawler Jeanne-Gougy Shipwreck Off of Land's End, England [32]
    12 1763 1763 Prats-de-Mollo earthquake Earthquake Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, Pyrénées-Orientales
    12 1962 Sinking of Le Kador Shipwreck Offshore of Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère [33]
    12 1910 Bernay train accident [fr] Train derailment Bernay, Eure
    12 1951 Sinking of the Trawler Ginette Le Borgne Shipwreck Offshore of Cape Race, Canada [34]
    12 1907 Coutras train accident [fr] Train collision Gironde
    12 1879 Xeuilley train disaster [fr] Carbon monoxide poisoning Xeuilley, Meurthe-et-Moselle
    12 1952 1952 Frugerès-les-Mines disaster Mine disaster Frugerès-les-Mines, Haute-Loire
    12 1919 1919 Douai train disaster [fr] Train collision Douai, Nord
    11 2015 Eckwersheim derailment Train derailment Eckwersheim, Bas-Rhin
    11 1988 1988 Nîmes flood [fr] Flood Nîmes, Gard
    11 2020 Storm Alex Cyclone Metropolitan France
    11 1951 1951 Bruay-en-Artois mine explosion Mine explosion Bruay-la-Buissière, Pas-de-Calais
    11 1917 Paul Tourreil disasters Shipwreck Off of Île d'Yeu, Vendée [35]
    11 1895 1895 Saint-Brandan train disaster [fr] Train derailment Saint-Brandan, Côtes d'Armor
    11 1979 1979 Nice tsunami Tsunami Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
    11 1799 Fosse du Gros Caillou explosion Mine explosion Vieux-Condé, Nord
    11 1920 1920 La Rochelle disaster [fr] Explosion La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
    11 1989 Hurricane Hugo Hurricane Guadeloupe
    11 2017 Hurricane Irma Hurricane Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
    11 1990 Joigny coach crash Bus accident Joigny, Yonne
    11 1920 1920 Armentières train collision [fr] Train collision Armentières, Nord
    11 1854 1854 Aniche disaster [fr] Mine explosion and landslide Aniche, Nord
    11 1871 1871 Saint-Sornin train disaster [fr] Train derailment Saint-Sornin, Allier
    11 1871 1871 Champigny derailment [fr] Train derailment Champigny, Yonne
    11 2023 Wintzenheim lodge fire [fr] Building fire Wintzenheim, Haut-Rhin
    11 1869 1869 Fosse Notre-Dame disaster [fr] Mine accident Waziers, Nord
    11 1912 1912 Gare du Nord train disaster Train collision Paris [36]
    11 1958 1958 Drocourt Mines disaster Mine accident Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
    11 1805 Fosse Saint-Roch mine fire Mine fire Vieux-Condé, Nord
    10 1954 1954 La Clarence mines disaster Mine explosion Divion, Pas-de-Calais
    10 2008 2008 French measles outbreak [fr] Disease outbreak Metropolitan France
    10 1947 Sinking of the Chalutier Rosier Fleuri Shipwreck Guilvinec, Finistère [37]
    10 1978 Sinking of the Alcyon Shipwreck Offshore of Cornwall, England [38]
    10 (French) 2015 April 2015 Nepal earthquake Earthquake Nepal
    10 1853 First Ravez Mine disaster Mine explosion Montceau-les-Mines, Saône-et-Loire
    10 1991 Air Tahiti Flight 805 Plane crash Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
    10 2022 Vaulx-en-Velin fire Building fire Vaulx-en-Velin, Metropolis of Lyon
    10 1908 Grisolles train disaster Train collision Grisolles, Tarn-et-Garonne [39]
    10 1962 Sinking of Le Moros Shipwreck Irish Sea [40]
    10 2019 February 2019 Paris fire Building fire Paris
    10 1931 Étampes train accident [fr] Train derailment Étampes, Essonne
    10 1957 1957 Lens Mines explosion Mine explosion Liévin, Pas-de-Calais
    10 1955 Sinking of the Galant Passeur Shipwreck Celtic Sea [41]
    10 1921 1921 Feurs train disaster [fr] Train collision Feurs, Loire
    10 1968 Sinking of the Où Vas-Tu Shipwreck Irish Sea [42]
    10 1972 Sinking of the Cité d'Aleth Shipwreck Irish Sea [43]
    10 1885 1885 Courcelles-les-Lens mine disaster Mine explosion Courcelles-les-Lens, Pas-de-Calais Department
    • Cyclone Hyacinthe
      Cyclone Hyacinthe
    • 1988 Nîmes flood
      1988 Nîmes flood
    • 1897 Bazar de la Charité
      1897 Bazar de la Charité
    • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
      West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
    • Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment
      Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment
    • October 2018 Aude floods
      October 2018 Aude floods
    • Varig Flight 820
      Varig Flight 820
    • 2015 Alpes-Maritimes floods
      2015 Alpes-Maritimes floods
    • Lagny-Pomponne rail accident
      Lagny-Pomponne rail accident
    • 2010 Var floods
      2010 Var floods
    • Villepreux-Les Clayes train accident
      Villepreux-Les Clayes train accident
    • Flood of 1856
      Flood of 1856
    • 1875 Garonne flood
      1875 Garonne flood
    • 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
      1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
    • Ponts-de-Cé train accident
      Ponts-de-Cé train accident
    • Hurricane Irma
      Hurricane Irma
    • Gare de Lyon rail accident
      Gare de Lyon rail accident
    • Cyclone Martin
      Cyclone Martin
    • Melun train disaster
      Melun train disaster
    • Cyclone Xynthia
      Cyclone Xynthia
    • Air France Flight 447
      Air France Flight 447
    • Achères disaster
      Achères disaster
    • 1909 Provence earthquake
      1909 Provence earthquake
    • Fourvière landslide
      Fourvière landslide
    • Eckwersheim derailment
      Eckwersheim derailment
    • Coutras train accident
      Coutras train accident
    • 1925 Amiens train derailment
      1925 Amiens train derailment
    • Iéna disaster
      Iéna disaster
    • Air India Flight 101
      Air India Flight 101
    • Saint-Élier train accident
      Saint-Élier train accident
    • La Courneuve disaster
      La Courneuve disaster
    • Air Inter Flight 148
      Air Inter Flight 148
    • 1916 Saint-Denis train disaster
      1916 Saint-Denis train disaster
    • Explosion of the Dix-huit Ponts depot
      Explosion of the Dix-huit Ponts depot
    • Pouch Tunnel rail disaster
      Pouch Tunnel rail disaster

    See also

    References

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