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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lessons from analysing mortality from six major flood events in France (1930-2010)" (PDF). - 3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management.
  2. ^ "Gorgone - Corvette à roues". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Anniversaire de l'explosion de la Poudrerie et hommage aux disparus". Miramas (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Sibylle - Sous-marin". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Maori - Cargo". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Les avalanches en Corse". Montagnes De Corse (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Port de Brest - Cargo". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  8. ^ "November 1999, the Aude". 150ansinondations. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Tereora - Goélette". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Persévérance - Quatre-mâts barque". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Atlas - Remorqueur". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Emmanuel Delmas - Cargo polyvalent". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Charlemagne - Trois-mâts carré". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Cabourg - Cargo". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Maréchal Lannes - Trois-mâts barque". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  16. ^ Meunier, Maurice (January 1990). "La catastrophe du Grand Bornand : crue torrentielle du Borne le 14 juillet 1987". Revue de géographie alpine. 78 (1): 103–113. doi:10.3406/rga.1990.2769. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Duc de Normandie - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Tornade EF4 à Sète (Hérault) le 22 octobre 1844". Keraunos (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Côte d'Opale - Chalutier à vapeur". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Marinette et Margot - Dundee langoustier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  21. ^ "CHRONIQUE JUDICIAIRE". Le Petit Parisien. 19 November 1914. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Un train sur route tombe dans un ravin près de Grasse" (in French). Le Matin. 18 September 1913. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Vert Prairial - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Snekkar Arctic - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  25. ^ "All Right - Malamok". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Gay-Lussac - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  27. ^ "La Catastrophe De La Chapelle". Figaro. 2 January 1905. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Kanaouen Ar Mor II - Maquereautier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Tendre Berceuse - Palangrier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  30. ^ "IL Y A EU DOUZE MORTS ET UNE TRENTAINE DE BLESSÉS". Le Petit Journal. 10 August 1909. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  31. ^ "12 Killed In Bridge Collapse". The Newburgh News. 3 June 1931. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  32. ^ "Jeanne-Gougy - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  33. ^ "Kador - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  34. ^ "Ginette Le Borgne - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  35. ^ "Paul Tourreil - Canot SNSM". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  36. ^ "Le train de Paris à Creil est pris en écharpe par un autre convoi". Le Petit Parisien. 19 May 1912. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  37. ^ "Rosier Fleuri - Maquereautier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  38. ^ "Alcyon - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  39. ^ "Terrible accident de Chemin de fer dans le Tarn-et-Garonne" (in French). Le Petit Journal. 8 November 1908. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  40. ^ "Le Moros - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  41. ^ "Galant Passeur - Maquereautier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  42. ^ "Chalutier OU VAS-TU - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  43. ^ "Cité d'Aleth - Chalutier". Aux Marins (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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