It is noted that the politician has been in the hospital in the cardiology department since mid-November.
Giscard d'Estaing was President of France from 1974 to 1981.
As the AFP agency reports, citing a statement from the family, the politician died due to the consequences of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.
Earlier it was reported about the death of the former leader of Niger, Mamadou Tanji, who ruled the country from the end of 1999 to 2010.