France has marked the anniversary of Islamic extremists' coordinated attacks on Paris with a sombre silence, broken only by voices reciting the names of the 130 slain, and the son of the first person to die stressing the importance of integration.
Michael Dias lauded the lessons his father Manuel, an immigrant from Portugal, taught him so youth can integrate instead of turning themselves into "cannon fodder".
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Under heavy security, President Francois Hollande unveiled a plaque outside the Stade de France "in memory of Manuel Dias", pulling away a French flag covering it on a wall at one of the entrances to the French national stadium, where Dias was killed on November 13, 2015, by a suicide bomber.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo joined the president six other sites where crowds ate, drank or revelled in music at the Bataclan concert hall.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks .
Three teams of extremists coming from neighbouring Belgium targeted six bars and eateries, turning scenes of Friday night fun into bloodbaths.
The final stop, the Bataclan concert hall - which reopened on Saturday night with a concert by British pop star Sting - was the site of the bloodiest and longest attack.
There, 90 people were killed by three attackers who also took a group of people hostage. The youngest and oldest victims of the night of horror were a 17-year-old and a 68 year-old - both killed at the Bataclan.
Families of victims, security and rescue forces and some still trying to heal were among those present at the ceremonies.
Jesse Holmes of the Eagles of Death Metal, the California band whose concert that night ended in a bloodbath, paid respects at the Bataclan ceremony, placing his hand on his heart as he departed.
In addition to those killed, nine people remain hospitalised from the attacks and others are paralysed. The government says more than 600 people are still receiving psychological treatment after the attacks.
With more than 400 rounds fired within 10 minutes at the restaurants, the coordinated attacks were a wake-up call for France and for Europe.
