![Invité exceptionnel d’Europe 1-CNews ce vendredi, Nicolas Sarkozy a rendu hommage à Bernadette Chirac, décédée le 5 juin dernier à l’âge de 93 ans. [AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/144398411/da96668d72aee9b325c8a7288181d4d2906ebe78f0604da413340ec1cfb4cd52)
Overview
- The funeral took place Friday at the basilica Sainte‑Clotilde in Paris with part of the church open to the public and the parvis sonorized so people outside could follow the mass.
- Former presidents and top political figures attended, including Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande and Brigitte Macron, reflecting cross-party respect for the former first lady.
- The ceremony included a single planned speech by her grandson Martin Rey‑Chirac and the coffin was carried into the basilica by departmental councillors from Corrèze.
- After the Paris service Bernadette Chirac was to be interred in the family vault at the Montparnasse cemetery, and a separate homage in Corrèze will feature a 10:00 religious service in Tulle and a 14:00 public remembrance at the Domaine de Sédières on Sunday.
- Bernadette Chirac was long active in public life as conseillère générale of Corrèze (1979–2015) and as head of hospital charities including Opération Pièces Jaunes, a record that explains the wide public and political turnout and shapes local expectations for the Corrèze tribute.