Claire Chazal (pronounced [klɛːʁ ʃazal]; born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2.

She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 beginning in 1991, and gave her final broadcast at the station on 13 September 2015; Anne-Claire Coudray, who had often substituted for her when she was absent, was announced as her replacement.

She used to host Je/nous de Claire, a talk show on the gay television channel Pink TV that she helped start in 2004.

Chazal obtained an HEC School of Management diploma.

On 29 April 1995, Chazal gave birth to her son, François, born of a relationship she had with Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, who recognised his paternity in 2005 in his book Confessions.