Quentin Deranque, a French far-right activist, died on February 15, 2026, from brain injuries sustained two days earlier in Lyon, France, after being beaten in an altercation involving alleged far-left individuals.
He was 23. Deranque was present to provide security for the femonationalist group Collectif Némésis.
His death prompted political reactions in France, including a minute of silence in the National Assembly, and drew attention to the role of far-left groups in the violence, according to authorities and political figures cited in the reporting.
On 14 February 2026, Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old French far-right activist, died from brain injuries sustained two days earlier in Lyon, France, when he was beaten by several alleged far-left individuals in what has been described as a “brawl”, or “lynching”, between members of the far-right and far-left. Deranque was there “to provide security” for the femonationalist group Collectif Némésis. Many of the arrested individuals were linked to the outlawed far-left militant anti-fascist collective Jeune Garde Antifasciste (English: Anti-Fascist Young Guard).