The number of women killed by their partner or ex-partner in France rose by a fifth in 2019, reports Euronews.
Figures released by the country's Interior Ministry on Monday show that 146 women lost their lives in 2019, up from 121 the previous year. On average, one woman died every two days.
Twenty-five children also died as a result of violence in the household, up from 21 in 2018.
The number of men killed, meanwhile, remained stable with 27 deaths recorded last year compared to 28 the previous year.
The study released by the authorities says that men were the perpetrators in 88 per cent of cases and that weapons were used in 68 per cent of cases.
The issue was widely reported in France last year when NGOs raised the alarm about the rise in femicides, urging the government to take action to derail the trend.