1772 in France

Decades:	1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s;
See also:	Other events of 1772; History of France • Timeline • Years

Events from the year 1772 in France.

Incumbents

12 February – Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean.
The Clicquot Champagne house is founded by Philippe Clicquot in Reims.
Houbigant Parfum is founded by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse in Paris.^[2]

20 January – Angélique Brûlon, soldier, first female Knight of the Legion of Honour (d. 1859)
7 April – Charles Fourier, philosopher (d. 1837)
25 October – Géraud Duroc, general (d. 1813)

21 March – Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, cartographer (b. 1703)
26 March – Charles Pinot Duclos, writer (b. 1704)
15 June – Louis-Claude Daquin, composer (b. 1694)
22 June – François-Vincent Toussaint, writer most famous for Les Mœurs (b. 1715)
8 October – Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, violinist and composer (b. 1711)

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^ Nicklin, Mary Winston (2016-11-28). "Paris's New Perfume Museum Smells Amazing (Obviously)". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2018-07-07.