1801 in France
Events from the year 1801 in France. Incumbents The French Consulate Events 9 February – Treaty of Lunéville signed between the French First Republic and the Holy Roman Empire, ending the war with Austria. 8 March – Battle of Abukir, second battle of the Egyptian campaign. British victory. 18 March – Treaty of Florence signed between France and the Kingdom of Naples. 21 March - Treaty of Aranjuez signed between France and Spain. 21 March - Battle of Alexandria. British victory. 8 July – First Battle of Algeciras Bay. Franco-Spanish victory. 12 July – Second Battle of Algeciras Bay. British victory. 15 July – Concordat of 1801, agreement signed between France and Pope Pius VII that reaffirms the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and restores some of its civil status. 17 August – Siege of Alexandria by the British begins. 2 September – Siege of Alexandria ends in British victory. 29 September – Treaty of Madrid signed between John VI of Portugal and France. September – Metric system obligatory throughout France. First census in France. Joseph Marie Jacquard develops a loom where the pattern being woven is controlled by punched cards. Births 14 January – Adolphe-Théodore