# Pension reform raises legal retirement age (2023)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2023-pension-reform-raises-legal-retirement-age
Location: France

A controversial reform adopted after mass protests raised the statutory retirement age from 62 to 64. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic). Pension reform raises legal retirement age is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Pension reform raises legal retirement age is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Pension reform raises legal retirement age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Pension+reform+raises+legal+retirement+age&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Pension reform raises legal retirement age](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Pension+reform+raises+legal+retirement+age)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)