Draft:List of disasters in France by death toll
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Over 100 confirmed deaths
[edit]| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courrières mine disaster | Mining accident | Pas-de-Calais | 1099 | 10 March 1906 | [1] |
| Club Cinq-Sept fire | Structure fire | Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | 146 | 1 November 1970 | [2] |
40 to 99 confirmed deaths
[edit]| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 to 39 confirmed deaths
[edit]| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Val-d'Isère avalanche | Avalanche | Val-d'Isère | 39 | 10 February 1970 | [3] |
| Mont Blanc Tunnel fire | Vehicle fire | Mont Blanc Tunnel | 39 | 24 March 1999 | [4] |
| Toulouse chemical factory explosion | Explosion | Toulouse | 31 | 21 September 2001 | [5] |
| Simon shaft disaster | Mining accident | Forbach | 22 | 25 February 1985 | |
| 1824 Saint-Louis coal mine disaster | Mining accident | Champagney, Haute-Saône | 20 | 10 April 1824 | |
| Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy cable car crash | Cable car crash | Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy | 20 | 1 July 1999 | [6] |
10 to 19 confirmed deaths
[edit]| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyzin disaster | Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion | Feyzin | 18 | 4 January 1966 | [7] |
| 1999 Montroc avalanche | Avalanche | Montroc | 12 | 9 February 1999 | [8] |
Fewer than 10 confirmed deaths
[edit]| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 Notre-Dame pit disaster | Mining accident | Waziers | 11 | 27 July 1869 | |
| Catastrophe du Boël | Landslide | Le Boël, Bruz | 8 | 6 June 1884 |
References
[edit]- ^ Spignesi, Stephen J. (2004). Catastrophe!: The 100 Greatest Disasters Of All Time. pp. 168ff. ISBN 9780806525587.
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- ^ Farnsworth, Clyde H. (11 February 1970). "39 Die in France under Snowslide". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Procès du Mont-Blanc : Gérard Roncoli condamné en appel à 6 mois de prison ferme". Le Monde (in French). 14 June 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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- ^ Lichfield, John (1 July 1999). "Alpine cable car disaster kills 20". The Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Refinery fire at Feyzin. 4th January 1966". Health and Safety Executive. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "JUSTICE : le maire de Chamonix Michel Charlet a été condamné à trois mois de prison avec sursis". Le Monde (in French). 19 July 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2025.