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| 1954 |
| | | 19-year-old Françoise Sagan has a major international success with her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse | |
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| 1954 |
| | | In an armistice ending the Indochina War, France acknowledges the independence of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam | |
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| 1954 |
| | | Relations are normalized between West Germany and the USA, France and Britain, ending the postwar period of occupation | |
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| 1954 |
| | | Le Corbusier completes the reinforced-concrete pilgrimage church of Notre Dame du Haut at Ronchamp | |
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| 1955 |
| | | An armed uprising in Morocco persuades France to accept the principle of independence for the colony | |
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| 1956 |
| | | Brigitte Bardot is directed by her husband Roger Vadim in his first film, And God Created Woman | |
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| 1956 |
| | | Tunisia wins independence from France, with Habib Bourguiba as prime minister | |
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| 1956 |
| | | Under international pressure Britain and France agree to a humiliating withdrawal from Suez | |
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| 1957 |
| | | French critic Roland Barthes develops in Mythologies the theory of semiotics, relating to signs and symbols | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Six founding nations (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, West Germany) establish the European Economic Community (EEC) | |
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