page_title: 2017 in France
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 in France / Events / January
caption_attribution_description: France handball 2017 finale France-Norvege 33-26
context_page_description: Events from the year 2017 in France.
context_section_description: 11 January – Beginning of the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in France.
  25 January – Le Canard Enchaîné publishes the first elements of what will become the Fillon affair.
  29 January –
  The French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017 is won by Benoît Hamon.
  France wins the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
  30 January – Miss France Iris Mittenaere wins the Miss Universe 2016 competition held in Manila, Philippines.
caption: France wins the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship
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