France on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the November 13, 2015, terror attacks in Paris.

Some 130 people were killed and over 400 were injured when militants loyal to the "Islamic State" (IS) group attacked several sites almost simultaneously on a Friday night in Paris.

At a ceremony Thursday afternoon outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the northern outskirts of Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, attended a wreath-laying ceremony and observed a minute of silence. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo also attended.

"Ten years. The pain remains," Macron said on X ahead of the ceremony. "The lives cut short, the wounded, the families and the loved ones, France remembers."

How did Paris mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks?

The tribute at the country's national stadium was the first of several across the city Macron was attending on Thursday.

The French president also appeared at ceremonies at every site that was attacked 10 years ago: two cafes in the bustling 10th arrondissement; three establishments in the neighboring 11th arrondissement; and the Bataclan theater, where 90 people were killed during a concert by US band the Eagles of Death Metal. 

Outside the Bataclan, Macron and former President Francois Hollande took part in an afternoon ceremony that saw the normally busy Boulevard Voltaire fall silent.

An event was also held at the Place de la Republique, where people left candles, flowers and handwritten notes at the foot of the Marianne monument.

The day of remembrance was set to culminate with a ceremony at a newly inaugurated memorial garden opposite City Hall in the center of Paris, with Macron presiding.

The Eiffel Tower was illuminated in the colors of the French national flag, and the bells at Notre-Dame Cathedral rang out in the evening in memory of the victims of the attacks.  

There will also be a minute's silence before France's World Cup qualifying game against Ukraine on Thursday night, which will take place at Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes rather than at the Stade de France.

What happened on November 13, 2015?

The attacks began when suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests at the entrance of the Stade de France, where the French men's national team was playing against Germany.

Over the next 20 minutes, gunmen would open fire on people at several bars and restaurants, including the Bataclan.

"The 10th anniversary is here and emotions and tension are everywhere for us survivors," said Arthur Denouveaux, president of victims' association Life for Paris. "That kind of shields us from the world in a way, because we're so focused on the grief and on remembering those who lost their lives."

Denouveaux was attending the concert at the Bataclan when three gunmen burst into the venue and killed dozens during a three-hour siege.

The lone surviving attacker, Salah Abdeslam, is serving a life sentence in prison. Nineteen other accomplices have also been convicted.

Edited by: Sean Sinico