List of French Presidents by longevity
French Presidents
Became Emperor of the French on this date. Including time spent as Emperor.

List of French Presidents by longevity

Section Title: French Presidents
Table Section Text: Became Emperor of the French on this date. Including time spent as Emperor.

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte	20 April 1808	20 December 1848	40 years, 244 days	2 December 1852	20 years, 38 days	9 January 1873	23,640 days (64 years, 264 days)

2	Adolphe Thiers	18 April 1797	31 August 1871	74 years, 135 days	24 May 1873	4 years, 102 days	3 September 1877	29,357 days (80 years, 138 days)

3	Patrice de Mac-Mahon	13 July 1808	24 May 1873	64 years, 315 days	30 January 1879	14 years, 259 days	16 October 1893	31,141 days (85 years, 95 days)

4	Jules Grévy	15 August 1807	30 January 1879	71 years, 168 days	2 December 1887	3 years, 281 days	9 September 1891	30,706 days (84 years, 25 days)

5	Sadi Carnot	11 August 1837	3 December 1887	50 years, 114 days	25 June 1894	N/A	25 June 1894	20,772 days (56 years, 318 days)

6	Jean Casimir-Perier	8 November 1847	27 June 1894	46 years, 231 days	16 January 1895	12 years, 54 days	11 March 1907	21,672 days (59 years, 123 days)

7	Félix Faure	30 January 1841	17 January 1895	53 years, 352 days	16 February 1899	N/A	16 February 1899	21,201 days (58 years, 17 days)

8	Émile Loubet	31 December 1838	18 February 1899	60 years, 49 days	18 February 1906	23 years, 305 days	20 December 1929	33,226 days (90 years, 354 days)

9	Armand Fallières	6 November 1841	18 February 1906	64 years, 104 days	18 February 1913	18 years, 124 days	22 June 1931	32,734 days (89 years, 228 days)

10	Raymond Poincaré	20 August 1860	18 February 1913	52 years, 182 days	18 February 1920	14 years, 239 days	15 October 1934	27,083 days (74 years, 56 days)

11	Paul Deschanel	13 February 1855	18 February 1920	65 years, 5 days	21 September 1920	1 year, 219 days	28 April 1922	24,545 days (67 years, 74 days)

12	Alexandre Millerand	10 February 1859	23 September 1920	61 years, 226 days	11 June 1924	18 years, 300 days	7 April 1943	30,736 days (84 years, 56 days)

13	Gaston Doumergue	1 August 1863	13 June 1924	60 years, 317 days	13 June 1931	6 years, 5 days	18 June 1937	26,984 days (73 years, 321 days)

14	Paul Doumer	22 March 1857	13 June 1931	74 years, 83 days	7 May 1932	N/A	7 May 1932	27,439 days (75 years, 46 days)

15	Albert Lebrun	29 August 1871	10 May 1932	60 years, 255 days	10 July 1940	9 years, 239 days	6 March 1950	28,678 days (78 years, 189 days)

16	Vincent Auriol	27 August 1884	16 January 1947	62 years, 142 days	16 January 1954	11 years, 350 days	1 January 1966	29,711 days (81 years, 127 days)

17	René Coty	20 March 1882	16 January 1954	71 years, 302 days	8 January 1959	3 years, 318 days	22 November 1962	29,466 days (80 years, 247 days)

18	Charles de Gaulle	22 November 1890	8 January 1959	68 years, 47 days	28 April 1969	1 year, 195 days	9 November 1970	29,206 days (79 years, 352 days)

19	Georges Pompidou	5 July 1911	20 June 1969	57 years, 349 days	2 April 1974	N/A	2 April 1974	22,917 days (62 years, 271 days)

20	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	2 February 1926	27 May 1974	48 years, 114 days	21 May 1981	37 years, 303 days	34,014 days (93 years, 46 days)

21	François Mitterrand	26 October 1916	21 May 1981	64 years, 207 days	17 May 1995	236 days	8 January 1996	28,928 days (79 years, 74 days)

22	Jacques Chirac	29 November 1932	17 May 1995	62 years, 169 days	16 May 2007	11 years, 308 days	31,522 days (86 years, 111 days)

23	Nicolas Sarkozy	28 January 1955	16 May 2007	52 years, 108 days	15 May 2012	6 years, 309 days	23,427 days (64 years, 51 days)

24	François Hollande	12 August 1954	15 May 2012	57 years, 277 days	14 May 2017	1 year, 310 days	23,596 days (64 years, 220 days)

25	Emmanuel Macron	21 December 1977	14 May 2017	39 years, 144 days	Incumbent	15,064 days (41 years, 89 days)

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

Sentence(s)

The president with the shortest retirement of 236 days is François Mitterrand, who died on 8 January 1996 and left office on 17 May 1995.

final_sentence: The president with the shortest retirement of 236 days is François Mitterrand, who died on 8 January 1996 and left office on 17 May 1995.