b'The COVID-19 Epidemic in France: May 11, 2020 - November 21, 2020Reopening, Curfew, Second LockdownLpidmie de COVID-19 en France: 11 mai 202021 novembre 2020Isabelle M. KillianSponsor: Dr. Oflia NikolovaEnglish VersionThis paper, written in November 2020, follows the evolution of the reopening process in France from May 11 to November 21, 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic. My work draws on many publications, interviews, and polls published during this period. Faced with the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic in France, the French government imposed a very strict first lockdown from April to May 2020. Once the rates of infection decreased, the government began a gradual reopening. The lifting of restrictions was done in three phases, in conjunction with a health protocol. In this paper, I describe in detail each stage of reopening, as well as the reactions of French citizens from different socio-economic, and professional backgrounds. The economic situation improved slightly during the reopening, but the second wave of COVID-19 weakened the economy once again. This paper ended as France was preparing to begin a gradual exit from the second lockdown starting in early December 2020, and before the distribution of the COVID vaccine.French VersionCette dissertation, crite en Novembre 2020, suit lvolution du processus de dconfinement en France du 11 mai au 21 novembre 2020, pendant la pandmie de Coronavirus. Mon travail sappuie sur les nombreuses publications, interviews et sondages publis pendant cette priode. Facelampleur de la pandmie de Coronavirus en France, le gouvernement franais avait impos un premier confinement trs strict davrilmai 2020. Une fois que la courbe des infections a eu considrablement baisse, le gouvernement a dbut un dconfinement progressif. Les rouvertures et les leves des restrictions se sont faites en trois phases, en conjonction avec un protocole sanitaire. Dans cette dissertation, je dcris en dtails chaque tape du dconfinement, ainsi que les ractions des citoyens franais selon leurs secteurs socio-professionnels. La situation conomique sest un peu amliore pendant le dconfinement, mais la deuxime vague de COVID-19 a de nouveau affaiblit lconomie.Ma dissertation a pris fin au moment o la France sapprtaitentamer une sortie progressive du deuxime confinementpartir de dbut dcembre 2020, et avant la distribution dun vaccin anti-Covid.40'