1915 in France
See also: 1914 in France, other events of 1915, 1916 in France.
Events from the year 1915 in France.
Events
- 19 January - Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
- 9 May - Second Battle of Artois starts.
- 15 May - Second Battle of Artois ends in stalemate.
- 15 September - Third Battle of Artois begins.
- 25 September - Battle of Loos begins, a major British offensive on the Western Front, first British use of poison gas during World War I.
- 25 September - Second Battle of Champagne begins.
- 28 September - Battle of Loos ends with British retreat.
- 4 November - Third Battle of Artois ends.
- 6 November - Second Battle of Champagne ends.
Sport
Births
January to June
- 18 February - Marcel Landowski, composer, biographer and arts administrator (d.1999).
- 1 March - Gustave Choquet, mathematician (d.2006).
- 7 March - Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Gaullist politician and Prime Minister (d.2000).
- 24 March - Eugène Martin, motor racing driver (d.2006).
- 2 April - Jean Sauvagnargues, politician and Minister (d.2002).
- 6 May - Achille Zavatta, clown and circus operator (d.1993).
- 12 May - Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community (d.2005).
- 21 June - Jean Bastien, soccer player (d.1969).
July to December
- 19 August - Alphonse Antoine, cyclist (d.1999).
- 22 October - Jules Bigot, soccer player and manager (d.2007).
- 9 November - André François, cartoonist (d.2005).
- 12 November - Roland Barthes, literary critic and philosopher (d.1980).
- 17 December - André Claveau, singer (d.2003).
- 19 December - Édith Piaf, singer (d.1963).
Full date unknown
- Denise Bloch, heroine of World War II (d.1945).
- Antoine Guillaumont, archaeologist and Syriac scholar (d.2000).
Deaths
- 15 September - Alfred Agache, painter (b.1843).
- Michel Bréal, philologist (b.1832).