1931 in France

This page relates to the year 1931 Gregorian Calendrier.

Events

January 27th: Pierre Laval president of the Council, without the participation of the radicals (end in January 1932).
March 28th: “Banking” the Marthe Hanau, founder of the Gazette of the Franc and the Nations , is condemned to two years of prison for swindle and breach of trust.
April 8th: Marriage with the Palate from Orleans to Palermo of the heir to the prétendance orleanist with the throne to France. Henri of Orleans (1908-1999), “count de Paris”, marries Isabelle of Orleans and Bragance (1911-2003). A floor of royal and imperial highnesses representing the whole of European monarchies attend the event and of the thousands of French monarchists, in particular of French Action, made displacement.
May 6th: Opening of the colonial Exposure of Vincennes, it will accommodate 34 million visitors.
May 13rd: Paul Doumer President of the Republic, succeeds Gaston Doumergue (fine in 1932).
June 14th: The Naufrage of the Saint-Philibert with the mouth of the the Loire makes 450 Victime S.
June 20th: Hoover moratorium which proposes a one year adjournment for the war debts and repairs.

the pay slip becomes obligatory.
the active population is of 20,5 million (19,4 in 1946, 20,6 in 1968, 21,8 in 1975).
the urban population exceeds the rural population for the first time (cities of more than 2000 inhabitants).
First rail-car Renault on the network of State.

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