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France blockades on 31 October 2026, live: roads, fuel, Paris

On Saturday 31 October the Gilets jaunes hold their “Act III” across France. We follow, hour by hour, what matters to drivers: blocked roads, occupied roundabouts, petrol stations and fuel, and prefecture bans.

Saturday 31 October: where things stand late afternoon

Updated

According to the Interior Ministry the day was “broadly calm” at 2 pm: 27 arrests against 217 on 24 October, 15,000 people in the morning against 37,000. Clashes broke out late in the afternoon in Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Grenoble, Rennes, Caen and at Porte de Charenton. Halloween night is under heavy police watch.

Paris: 70,000 marchers on the Maréchaux

  • Overnight the Conseil d’État overturned the Bastille – Nation authorisation (BFMTV). The march left Porte de Bagnolet shortly after 2 pm and reached Porte de Charenton around 4 pm, calmly; 70,000 people according to the prefecture. As it dispersed, the first tear gas was fired at Porte de Charenton.
  • Place de la Bastille sealed off by police; wildcat marches dispersed on Rue de la Roquette (11th) and Rue de Rochechouart (9th).
  • A gathering is called for 8 pm at Châtelet despite the ban. Curfew around République and Châtelet-Les Halles from 11 pm to 6 am on Saturday and Sunday (challenged in court); Châtelet-Les Halles station closed from 8 pm.
  • More than 40 metro and RER stations closed (Bastille reopened in the morning); Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon screened until 11.30 pm. Police fear protesters may try to invade the eastern ring road.
  • Tonight, avoid Porte de Charenton, the Maréchaux and the eastern ring road, and Châtelet – Hôtel de Ville.

Clashes late in the afternoon

  • Lyon: damage, fireworks mortars and tear gas at Place Jean-Macé; a man arrested carrying parts for a home-made explosive device. Presqu’île closed to cars, metro lines A, C and D stopped until around 6 pm.
  • Marseille: undeclared march from Les Réformés to Longchamp, paving stones and police charges on Boulevard Chave towards Saint-Charles station; metro lines M1 and M2 stopped since 2.20 pm.
  • Toulouse: 500 to 600 people marching without authorisation, tear gas, bins set on fire and a water cannon near Matabiau.
  • Grenoble (Place Gustave-Rivet), Rennes (Avenue Jean-Janvier, near the station), Caen (Rue Saint-Pierre): tear gas. In Montpellier and Saint-Étienne, banned marches held back by riot police; in Nantes, an undeclared march and roads closed.
  • Calm: Bordeaux, Lille, Metz, Pau, Limoges (3,000), Rennes (13,500 before the clashes).

Courts

  • Upheld: the bans in Montpellier, Avignon and around Cap3000 in Nice, and the imposed start at Place Saint-Pierre in Caen.
  • Rennes: the prefecture lifted its ban on the unions’ march on Friday evening after the route was changed.
  • République and Les Halles curfew: Vigie Liberté’s challenge was heard at noon, no decision known.

Roads

  • Checks on roads into city centres: searches, car boots opened, check areas at Isère toll plazas.
  • RN 165 blocked around 1 pm at Quimperlé, then cleared; “free toll” action late in the afternoon at the Le Mans north toll plaza (A11/A28); Laval northern ring road until 7 pm.
  • Bison Futé: heavy All Saints’ return traffic towards the Paris region (A10). Travel after 8 pm.

Fuel

  • Buying, selling or carrying fuel in cans is banned or restricted this weekend in more than 30 départements, often until Sunday or Monday morning: Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, Isère, Côte-d’Or (Dijon metropolitan area), Seine-Maritime, Pyrénées-Orientales (until 5 November), Haute-Loire, Gers, Alpes-Maritimes, Orne, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, Marne, Yvelines, Ardèche, Saône-et-Loire, Aude, Doubs, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Tarn (35 towns), Haute-Vienne, Loire-Atlantique, Sarthe, Loiret, Savoie, Manche, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Haute-Garonne (until Sunday 5 am), Deux-Sèvres, Charente and Hautes-Pyrénées; also in Brest, Quimper and Morlaix. Filling your tank is still fine everywhere.
  • On motorways, 24 of 438 stations reported a fuel sold out on Saturday morning; diesel there costs €2.457 (median), 6 cents more than elsewhere.
  • Diesel at €2.15 at TotalEnergies Access stations from Saturday. With the release of strategic stocks, the government expects prices to fall by 12 to 18 cents from Sunday: if you can, wait before filling up.

Tonight and Sunday

  • Curfew for unaccompanied minors in Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Toulon, Le Mans, Montpellier, Clermont-Ferrand, Perpignan (curfew 8 pm – 6 am), Hauts-de-Seine and on Lyon’s Presqu’île (gatherings banned 11 pm – 6 am).
  • Night-time gatherings banned in central Rennes, Nantes, Brest and Montpellier (until 5 or 6 am on Sunday).
  • Transport: no trams in Grenoble until Sunday morning, Bordeaux trams C and D stop at 8 pm, nothing in Brest after 8 pm or in Clermont-Ferrand after 9 pm, central Nantes without trams or buses until the end of service.
  • Paris: no car-free Champs-Élysées on Sunday.

Live updates

  1. SecurityParis (République, Châtelet-Les Halles)

    Paris: calm before the 11 pm curfew, security operation maintained all night

    The situation remains calm in Paris around 10:50 pm on Saturday 31 October, ahead of the 11 pm to 6 am curfew at République and Châtelet-Les Halles, despite calls for unauthorised gatherings, Le Parisien reports. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says prefects and police remain mobilised “for as long as necessary”, with checks and security measures in place overnight. If driving, avoid République and the Châtelet – Les Halles – Hôtel de Ville area tonight and expect police checks.

    Source: Le Parisien / Laurent Nuñez (X) ↗

  2. SecurityMontpellier (Écusson, place Saint-Roch, rue Saint-Guilhem)

    Montpellier: 13 arrests, shop windows smashed in the evening on Place Saint-Roch and Rue Saint-Guilhem

    In her provisional report released around 11 pm on Saturday 31 October, the Hérault prefect reports 13 arrests in Montpellier, for damage to public property and CCTV cameras and for violence against the police. In the evening, a group of around sixty people smashed the windows of three shops on Place Saint-Roch, Rue des Étuves and Rue Saint-Guilhem, before being stopped and fined for breaching the ban on gatherings and the curfew. During the day, police fired 186 tear gas grenades. Gatherings remain banned in the city centre until 6 am on Sunday: if driving, avoid the Écusson, the Saint-Roch – Saint-Guilhem area and the Esplanade tonight.

    Source: Préfète de l’Hérault (X) ↗

  3. SecurityNantes, Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique)

    Nantes: 52 arrests by 10:30 pm, security operation maintained all night

    By 10:30 pm on Saturday 31 October, 52 people had been arrested in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, up from 39 at 9 pm, the prefect of Loire-Atlantique said; surveillance and security operations remain in place all night. Gatherings remain banned in central Nantes until 6 am on Sunday. If you are driving, avoid central Nantes tonight and expect police checks.

    Source: Préfet de la Loire-Atlantique (X) ↗

  4. SecurityRennes (Ille-et-Vilaine)

    Rennes: calm restored after the violence, 46 arrests

    Calm has returned to Rennes on Saturday evening, 31 October, the Ille-et-Vilaine prefect announced at around 9:35 pm. After a march that followed its planned route without incident, several hundred violent individuals attacked the police as the crowd dispersed, throwing numerous projectiles, building burning barricades and trying to damage shops; 46 people were arrested, up from 26 reported earlier. Gatherings remain banned in the city centre until 5 am on Sunday: if you are driving tonight, take care around the station and Avenue Jean-Janvier and expect checks.

    Source: Préfète d’Ille-et-Vilaine (X) ↗

  5. SecurityLille (Nord)

    Nord: demonstrations over, 20,000 people in Lille

    Saturday’s demonstrations (31 October) are over in the Nord department, the Nord prefecture announced around 9:25 pm, with a total of 20,255 demonstrators, including 20,000 in Lille. The Lille march had followed the imposed route from Place de la République to Wazemmes,

    Source: Préfet du Nord (X) ↗

  6. SecurityMarseille (place de la Plaine)

    Marseille: Place de la Plaine without street lighting tonight

    A power cut is affecting Place de la Plaine in Marseille on Saturday evening, 31 October, where spontaneous gatherings had formed during the day, the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefecture says, as quoted by Le Parisien. It denies rumours blaming the police: “Street lighting was damaged following an act of vandalism last night.” If you are driving tonight, avoid La Plaine (Place Jean-Jaurès) and the surrounding streets; if you must pass through, drive at walking pace and watch out for pedestrians and poorly lit obstacles.

    Source: Le Parisien (préfecture de police des Bouches-du-Rhône) ↗

  7. SecurityFrance, Paris (Les Halles, Châtelet)

    Interior Ministry: 565 arrests at 9 pm, no gathering in sight at Les Halles

    In a new tally at 9 pm on Saturday 31 October, the Interior Ministry reports 565 arrests nationwide, up from 520 at 8 pm, Le Parisien reports. In Paris, despite the call to gather at Châtelet at 8 pm, no gathering was in sight around 8 pm in the Les Halles area, where police are deployed in large numbers and a helicopter is circling overhead. Châtelet-Les Halles station remains closed and the 11 pm–6 am curfew applies there: if you are driving tonight, avoid the Châtelet – Les Halles – Hôtel de Ville area.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  8. SecurityNantes, Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique)

    Nantes: 38 arrests by 9 pm as security operations continue

    As of 9 pm on Saturday 31 October, 38 people had been arrested in Nantes and one in Saint-Nazaire, the Loire-Atlantique prefect said, adding that police are "actively continuing security operations". Gatherings remain banned tonight in central Nantes, where there are no trams or buses until the end of service. If you are driving, avoid central Nantes tonight and expect checks.

    Source: Préfet de la Loire-Atlantique (X) ↗

  9. SecurityMarseille (Bouches-du-Rhône)

    Marseille: five arrests over an attempted looting of a Foot Locker store

    The Bouches-du-Rhône police prefecture says five people were arrested in Marseille on Saturday evening, 31 October, "caught in the act of attempting to burgle Foot Locker", and that police "remain fully mobilised", Le Parisien reports. According to the City of Marseille, people also tried to break into the Saint-Savournin nursery school (5th arrondissement), without major damage. If driving, keep avoiding central Marseille tonight, especially La Plaine and rue Saint-Savournin, and do not leave your vehicle parked in that area.

    Source: Le Parisien (préfecture de police des Bouches-du-Rhône) ↗

  10. SecurityRouen, Le Havre (Seine-Maritime)

    Rouen and Le Havre: violence in Rouen this evening, gatherings still banned in the town centres tonight

    In his report on Saturday 31 October, the Seine-Maritime prefect says the day's marches drew up to 4,700 protesters in Rouen, 1,200 in Le Havre and 30 in Dieppe and went off properly, but that the evening in Rouen was marked by violence from groups unconnected with the marchers' demands. The prefectural orders remain in force tonight in central Rouen and Le Havre: gatherings are banned, including Halloween crowds, as are face-covering hoods and masks, carrying items that could be used as weapons, and holding or carrying alcohol on the street. If driving, avoid central Rouen tonight and take care in central Le Havre.

    Source: Préfet de la Seine-Maritime (X) ↗

  11. SecurityGrenoble (Isère)

    Grenoble: 18 arrests and 11 police officers injured, 11pm–6am curfew in several areas

    In her report on Saturday 31 October, the Isère prefect says the declared march drew 7,300 people in Grenoble and calmly followed the planned route, but that on its fringes around 200 hooded individuals attacked the police with projectiles, paving stones and fireworks mortars. The day's toll: 18 arrests, 11 police officers lightly injured and 5 people given non-critical emergency care. Police remain mobilised tonight, in particular to enforce the 11pm–6am curfew in several parts of Grenoble city centre and the surrounding area. If driving, avoid central Grenoble tonight and expect checks.

    Source: Préfète de l’Isère (X) ↗

  12. SecurityNice (Alpes-Maritimes)

    Nice: masked groups dispersed in the city centre, 13 arrests during the day

    After a calm afternoon, masked and mobile groups gathering in central Nice "were dispersed by the police early in the evening", the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture said, as quoted by Le Parisien; five people were arrested for firing fireworks mortars, bringing the day's total to thirteen. A curfew for unaccompanied minors applies in Nice from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. If driving, avoid central Nice tonight and expect checks.

    Source: Le Parisien (préfecture des Alpes-Maritimes) ↗

Earlier updates

Saturday 31 October114 updates
  1. SecurityFrance

    Interior Ministry: 520 arrests across France at 8 p.m., security operation kept in place for Halloween night

    The Interior Ministry counts 520 arrests nationwide in its latest provisional tally at 8 p.m. on Saturday 31 October, up from 422 announced by Laurent Nuñez around 7.50 p.m., Le Parisien reports. The police deployment has been "reorganised" for the evening and night. Tonight, expect checks on roads and around city centres.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  2. SecurityParis 11e-12e (place de la Bastille)

    Paris: police kettle near Place de la Bastille, helicopter over the area

    Police formed a kettle near Place de la Bastille on Saturday evening, 31 October, to prevent unauthorised gatherings, franceinfo reports; a helicopter is flying over the area. If you are driving tonight, avoid the Bastille and surrounding streets (boulevard Beaumarchais, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, rue de la Roquette) and expect short-notice street closures.

    Source: franceinfo ↗

  3. RoadsParis 12e (porte de Charenton)

    Paris: Porte de Charenton reopened to traffic

    Porte de Charenton (12th arrondissement), where the Paris march ended, was reopened to traffic on Saturday evening, 31 October, a France 3 Paris Île-de-France reporter on site says, after police cleared the area. According to the Paris police prefecture, the march had dispersed by 6:15 pm and the situation is calm across the Paris area, but area checks are continuing. You can drive through Porte de Charenton again, but stay careful in the 12th arrondissement and expect police checks.

    Source: France 3 Paris Île-de-France ↗

  4. SecurityMarseille (Bouches-du-Rhône)

    Marseille: mayor urges residents to stay safe tonight

    “Tonight, some individuals are using these demonstrations to cause trouble in several Marseille neighbourhoods,” Mayor Benoît Payan wrote at around 7:30 pm on Saturday, 31 October, asking “all the people of Marseille to get to safety and to make the work of emergency services and police easier”; the municipal police are fully mobilised. According to the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture, quoted by BFMTV, the undeclared march from Les Réformés drew at most 10,000 people and the large police operation remains fully deployed. If driving, limit trips in central Marseille tonight, avoid La Plaine, Les Réformés, Longchamp and the area around Saint-Charles station, and make way for emergency vehicles.

    Source: Benoît Payan (X) / La Provence ↗

  5. SecurityFrance

    Interior Ministry: police on alert all night over calls to gather from 8 pm on Halloween

    At his press briefing on Saturday evening, 31 October, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez condemned “calls to gather at 8 pm to take advantage of Halloween night, come masked and engage in looting and vandalism or attack public buildings”. “We will remain vigilant all evening and all night; the security operation is in place in every city,” he added, according to BFMTV. He also said 40,000 checks had been carried out ahead of the demonstrations, including 15,000 in the Île-de-France region. Tonight, expect checks on the roads and near city centres, and avoid areas where gatherings are banned.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  6. TransportParis (Les Halles, République, Bagnolet – Charenton)

    Paris: Vélib’ and Lime blocked around the march route, Les Halles and République tonight

    On the authorities’ orders, Vélib’ and Lime closed zones to riding and parking on Saturday 31 October around the march route between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton, Le Parisien reports, as cited by actu Paris; for Vélib’, the restrictions also cover the stretch from the Arc de Triomphe along boulevard Haussmann, the area around place de la République and the Les Halles district. Châtelet-Les Halles station (RER A, B and D) has been closed since 8 pm on the police prefecture’s orders, and the curfew applies at République and Les Halles from 11 pm to 6 am. To get home tonight, don’t count on Châtelet or on bike-share in these areas, and check RATP traffic info before setting off.

    Source: actu Paris (Le Parisien) ↗

  7. SecurityMetz (Moselle)

    Metz: march ended without damage, 11 arrests

    In its 7:15 pm update on Saturday 31 October, the Moselle prefect says the march organised by the CGT union in Metz drew about 2,000 people: 53 people checked, 11 arrests, 8 taken into custody and 22 minors handed back to their guardians. Two people were slightly injured, but no street furniture was damaged, shops were protected and no fires were reported. If you are driving, just watch out for police checks in central Metz tonight.

    Source: Préfet de la Moselle (X) ↗

  8. SecurityRennes (gare, avenue Jean-Janvier)

    Rennes: nearly three hours of clashes around the station, 26 arrests

    In Rennes, clashes, charges, tear gas and a water cannon followed one another for nearly three hours on Saturday 31 October around the railway station and avenue Jean-Janvier at the end of the march, Rennes Infos Autrement reports; the Ille-et-Vilaine prefecture reports 26 arrests. Gatherings remain banned in the city centre from 8 pm until 5 am on Sunday. If you are driving, avoid the station area, avenue Jean-Janvier and central Rennes again tonight.

    Source: Rennes Infos Autrement (préfecture, X) ↗

  9. OfficialTours (Indre-et-Loire)

    Tours: court overturns the city-centre curfew, protest ban stays in place

    The administrative court has struck down the curfew that the Indre-et-Loire prefect ordered on Friday evening for Tours city centre, which was to ban movement there from 7 pm to 5 am this Saturday, 31 October, ICI Touraine reports, as cited by franceinfo. The ban on demonstrations in the centre, however, remains in force. You can therefore move around Tours city centre tonight, but stay careful: the Interior Minister named Tours among the cities where rioters tried to reach the centre at the end of the marches.

    Source: franceinfo (ICI Touraine) ↗

  10. SecurityFrance

    Interior ministry: 422 arrests, a gendarme hit by a Molotov cocktail in Paris

    At a press briefing on Saturday evening, 31 October, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced 422 arrests across France, up from 296 at 6 pm, and described a “complicated day”: “the marches went well”, but in most cities rioters attacked the police “with unbelievable violence” while trying to reach city centres, notably in Paris, Montpellier, Toulouse, Rennes, Marseille, Nantes, Angers and Tours. In Paris, a gendarme was hit by a Molotov cocktail in the late afternoon; he was lightly injured and stayed on duty. According to the Paris police prefecture, the situation is now calm across the Paris area, but police checks continue. Tonight, avoid driving into city centres where gatherings are banned and expect checks.

    Source: franceinfo ↗

  11. SecurityMontpellier (Écusson, Corum, Beaux-Arts)

    Montpellier: up to 8,000 protesters including 2,000 rioters, 200 people still around the Écusson

    In her provisional assessment on Saturday 31 October, the Hérault prefect said an illegal protest, in several marches, drew up to 8,000 people in Montpellier, including 2,000 rioters. On place de la Comédie and the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, projectiles and fireworks mortars were thrown at police; paving slabs were broken up on the Corum forecourt, barricades were attempted near the Corum and Beaux-Arts, and several bins were set on fire. Tonight around 200 people are still around the Écusson (old town) and police remain deployed; one person has been arrested. If driving, avoid the Écusson, the Corum, Beaux-Arts and the Esplanade tonight.

    Source: Préfète de l’Hérault (X) ↗

  12. SecurityBayonne, Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

    Bayonne: 26 arrests across the department and 5 officers injured, policing operations until 6.30pm

    In its review of Saturday 31 October, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture says that in Bayonne the declared march, which set off at 2.30pm with up to 2,800 people, largely left the announced route to head for Place de la Liberté, inside the no-protest zone. Policing operations continued there until 6.30pm against “residual hostile groups” throwing numerous projectiles. Across the department, 26 people were arrested; in Bayonne, 5 members of the security forces and one protester were injured. In Pau, the demonstration (up to 2,100 people) ended calmly around 2.30pm. If driving, take care tonight around the town hall and Place de la Liberté in Bayonne.

    Source: Préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (X) ↗

  13. SecurityMarseille (la Plaine, rues Saint-Michel et Barthélémy)

    Marseille: clashes at La Plaine, tear gas and riot police charges in the early evening

    Early on Saturday evening, 31 October, the tension moved to La Plaine in Marseille: at around 7.20pm riot police (CRS) charged young protesters to disperse them, causing a crowd surge among people sitting on café terraces, and a bin was set on fire, La Provence reports. By around 7.30pm the clashes were concentrated between Rue Saint-Michel, Rue Barthélémy and Rue Poggioli, which were drenched in tear gas. The city centre remains off-limits to undeclared gatherings. If driving, avoid La Plaine (Place Jean-Jaurès), Rue Saint-Michel, Rue Barthélémy, Rue Poggioli and Rue Saint-Savournin tonight, as well as the Réformés – Longchamp area, and do not park in these streets.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  14. SecurityParis 12e (avenue Daumesnil, Bastille)

    Paris: unauthorised marches stopped in the 12th arrondissement, police say the situation is “calm”

    After the march, several unauthorised processions formed on Saturday evening, 31 October, including one on Avenue Daumesnil heading towards Bastille, which police blocked, according to actu Paris. According to the Paris police headquarters, “a few sporadic marches (of up to several hundred people) moved through the 12th arrondissement without causing disorder” and left after being asked to disperse; “the situation is calm”. At 6:45 pm, police reported 61 arrests and 5,114 searches in Paris. Drivers should stay alert tonight in the 12th arrondissement, especially on Avenue Daumesnil and towards Bastille, and still expect checks.

    Source: actu Paris (préfecture de police) ↗

  15. SecurityBordeaux (place de la Victoire, cours Pasteur, cours de l’Yser)

    Bordeaux: clashes at Place de la Victoire and Cours de l’Yser, TBM ticket machine set on fire

    In Bordeaux, after a calm march, an unauthorised group tried to reach the town hall at around 5 pm on Saturday 31 October before police stopped it halfway along Cours Pasteur, according to actu Bordeaux. Protesters returned to Place de la Victoire, where several fires were lit and the TBM ticket machine at the Victoire tram stop was set on fire; cleared with tear gas, around 300 protesters, some armed with firework mortars, then clashed with police on Cours de l’Yser towards Les Capucins. The city centre remains off-limits to gatherings until 8 am on Sunday, and tram lines C and D stop from 8 pm. Drivers should avoid Place de la Victoire, Cours Pasteur, Cours de l’Yser and the Capucins area tonight.

    Source: actu Bordeaux ↗

  16. SecurityNantes (centre-ville, ponts)

    Nantes: mortars and Molotov cocktails thrown at police near the city centre

    “Hostile, mobile and very violent groups” are present near Nantes city centre, the Loire-Atlantique prefect said around 7:25 pm on Saturday 31 October: they have used mortars, projectiles and Molotov cocktails against the police, who are deployed to stop them and make arrests. The centre remains without trams or buses until the end of service and closed to gatherings until 6 am on Sunday. If driving, avoid central Nantes, the Île de Nantes and the bridges leading to it tonight, and do not park in the area.

    Source: Préfet de la Loire-Atlantique (X) ↗

  17. SecurityCharente-Maritime, Nice (Alpes-Maritimes)

    Charente-Maritime: protests over; in Nice, more than 4,000 marchers under police escort

    Protests against the cost of living are “now over across the whole department”, the prefect of Charente-Maritime announced at around 7 pm on Saturday 31 October, after the La Rochelle ring road and the N11 reopened in the late afternoon. In Nice, the prefect of Alpes-Maritimes reports a declared demonstration and a march of more than 4,000 people, escorted by police and gendarmes to keep participants safe and protect shops. In Charente-Maritime no march is under way any more tonight; in Nice, stay careful around the city centre.

    Source: Préfet de la Charente-Maritime / Préfet des Alpes-Maritimes (X) ↗

  18. TransportLyon (place Jean-Macé, Presqu’île)

    Lyon: Place Jean-Macé cleared, metro lines A, C and D expected back around 8 pm

    Police cleared Place Jean-Macé (7th arrondissement) at around 6:15 pm on Saturday 31 October, where protesters had been allowed to stay until 6 pm, according to actu Lyon; at 6:05 pm the prefecture reported no injuries and six arrests. According to TCL, metro lines A, C and D are expected to resume around 8 pm. From 8 pm, take-away alcohol sales are banned across the Rhône department, and from 11 pm to 6 am all gatherings are banned on the Presqu’île, where unaccompanied minors are also under curfew. If you are driving, keep avoiding the Jean-Macé – Guillotière area tonight and don’t count on crossing the Presqu’île.

    Source: actu Lyon ↗

  19. SecurityParis (Montmartre, Bastille, Nation, porte de Charenton)

    Paris: police operation to stay in place all evening, calls to converge on Montmartre, Bastille or Nation

    According to the Interior Ministry, quoted by RTL and L’Obs, the massive police deployment in Paris is set to remain in place throughout the evening of this Saturday, 31 October; the ministry reports "clashes still under way" and 10,000 checks carried out in the Île-de-France region. After the march, calls to converge on Montmartre, Bastille or Nation are circulating on social media, with no precise meeting point so far, and around ten protesters were kettled by police at the foot of the Sacré-Cœur after a sit-in. If you are driving tonight, avoid Montmartre, Bastille, Nation, porte de Charenton and the Châtelet – Hôtel de Ville area, and expect police checks.

    Source: L’Obs (ministère de l’Intérieur / RTL) ↗

  20. SecurityBrest (boulevard Gambetta, gare)

    Brest: barricade and tear gas on boulevard Gambetta, prefect reports violence

    Nearly 14,000 people marched in Brest this Saturday, 31 October, according to Ouest-France. The procession set off calmly but was blocked on boulevard Gambetta, at the junction with rue de la République, where masked protesters put up a barricade; the rally ended in tear gas and smashed shop windows, and on rue de Mostaganem gendarmes guarding access to the station used gas against masked protesters. In his assessment, the Finistère prefect describes the day as "broadly calm" across the département, "despite violence in Brest". The city centre remains closed to demonstrations until 6 am on Sunday, and the evening coincides with Halloween and the Barathon pub crawl: if you are driving tonight, avoid boulevard Gambetta, the station area and central Brest.

    Source: Ouest-France / Préfet du Finistère (X) ↗

  21. RoadsMarseille (boulevard Longchamp, Réformés, gare Saint-Charles)

    Marseille: bins set on fire between Réformés and Saint-Charles, construction barriers dragged across boulevard Longchamp

    After being dispersed by CRS riot police at the bottom of boulevard Longchamp, some 300 young protesters dragged construction barriers across the road at around 6:25 pm this Saturday, 31 October, then overturned and set fire to several bins between Réformés and Saint-Charles station, notably on rue Villeneuve, La Provence reports; local residents put the fires out to stop them spreading to parked cars. On public transport, according to operator RTM as quoted by La Provence, only Réformés-Canebière station is still not served on metro line M1 in the late afternoon; tram T2 is suspended, and T1 and T3 run on part of their routes only. If you are driving tonight, avoid boulevard Longchamp, Réformés, La Plaine and the area around Saint-Charles station, and do not leave your car parked there.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  22. TransportLe Havre (centre-ville)

    Le Havre: trams running again in the city centre

    Tram services have resumed in Le Havre city centre, the Seine-Maritime prefecture announced at around 6:40 pm on Saturday 31 October. The city centre, the quays and the Docks Vauban remain off-limits to gatherings until midnight. If driving, take care in central Le Havre tonight and check traffic information before setting off.

    Source: Préfet de la Seine-Maritime (X) ↗

  23. RoadsChambéry (VRU – RN 201)

    Chambéry: the VRU urban expressway (RN 201) reopened in both directions

    At 6:47 pm on Saturday 31 October, the Savoie prefect announced that Chambéry’s urban expressway (VRU, RN 201) had reopened on all three lanes in the Aix-les-Bains – Grenoble direction (north to south), after the Grenoble – Aix-les-Bains direction reopened at 6:29 pm. The VRU is therefore open again in both directions, after protesters invaded it in the late afternoon. Drive carefully approaching Chambéry and still avoid the city centre tonight, where clashes took place.

    Source: Préfète de la Savoie (X) ↗

  24. SecurityFrance

    Interior Ministry: 296 arrests in France by 6 pm, 320,000 protesters according to the authorities

    The Interior Ministry reported 296 arrests nationwide at 6 pm on Saturday 31 October, up from 27 at 2 pm, according to BFMTV. The authorities counted 320,000 protesters across France, the unions 500,000; in Lyon, 19,000 people marched according to the prefecture. Public-order disturbances are being reported at the end of marches in several cities, and the ministry is urging protesters to distance themselves from violent groups. Tonight, avoid driving through city centres where clashes are reported and expect checks.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  25. SecurityCaen (hypercentre), Dijon

    Caen: 8 arrests and 2 police officers injured, city centre still under watch tonight

    In Caen, the protest drew 5,000 people on Saturday 31 October, according to the Calvados prefect: groups repeatedly tried to enter the banned city centre while throwing projectiles, and police used tear gas; 8 people were arrested and 2 officers injured. Police are keeping watch over the city centre because of calls to gather tonight. In Dijon, up to 3,500 people gathered without notifying the authorities; the Côte-d’Or prefect reports projectiles thrown and attempts to breach the security perimeter set up around the Gastronomy Fair and the funfair. Tonight, avoid driving in central Caen and expect checks in Dijon.

    Source: Préfet du Calvados / Préfète de la Côte-d’Or (X) ↗

  26. SecurityMontpellier (Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, centre-ville)

    Montpellier: protest turns violent on the Esplanade, tear gas used to disperse

    “The protest is degenerating on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle,” the Hérault prefect said around 6:30 pm on Saturday 31 October: faced with “violent and determined individuals”, police used tear gas to contain and disperse the protesters. According to the prefecture, riot police securing a fire brigade call-out were also targeted. Gatherings remain banned in the city centre, and from 8 pm to 6 am Sunday in a wider area around the town hall. Tonight, avoid driving in central Montpellier, the Esplanade, the Corum and the boulevards around the Écusson.

    Source: Préfète de l’Hérault (X) ↗

  27. RoadsLyon 7e (avenue Jean-Jaurès, Gerland, Jean-Macé)

    Lyon: barricades and burning debris on Avenue Jean-Jaurès towards Gerland

    Around 6:25 pm on Saturday 31 October, cars were having to weave between burning debris and a few barricades on the roadway of Avenue Jean-Jaurès in Lyon, as police moved up towards Gerland, Le Progrès reports. Earlier, at Place Jean-Macé, fireworks mortars were fired “indiscriminately” at police and protesters, according to the prefecture quoted by actu Lyon. Tonight, avoid driving on Avenue Jean-Jaurès between Jean-Macé and Gerland, and around La Guillotière.

    Source: Le Progrès / actu Lyon ↗

  28. RoadsChambéry (VRU – RN 201)

    Chambéry: VRU (RN 201) reopened in the Grenoble – Aix-les-Bains direction

    At 6:29 pm on Saturday 31 October, the Savoie prefect announced that Chambéry’s urban expressway (VRU, RN 201) had reopened on all three lanes in the Grenoble – Aix-les-Bains direction (south to north), after the DIR Centre-Est checked the roadway. Reopening in the Aix-les-Bains – Grenoble direction has not yet been announced. Clashes were still under way in the city centre late in the day. If you are heading towards Grenoble, plan a detour for now and avoid central Chambéry tonight.

    Source: Préfète de la Savoie (X) ↗

  29. RoadsChambéry (VRU – RN 201)

    Chambéry: the VRU (RN 201) still closed in both directions, no reopening announced yet

    After protesters invaded the urban expressway (VRU, RN 201) late on Saturday afternoon, 31 October, the RN 201 remains closed in both directions in Chambéry, the Savoie prefect says. At 6:18 pm the fires lit on the carriageway were fully out and the DIR Centre-Est road authority was checking that the VRU was safe to use; the reopening will be announced later. Earlier, traffic had been cut between exits 14 and 15 towards Grenoble and between exits 19 and 16 in the other direction. If you are driving, avoid the VRU tonight and check traffic information before setting off.

    Source: Préfète de la Savoie (X) ↗

  30. RoadsChambéry (VRU – RN 201, avenue du Comte-Vert)

    Chambéry: VRU expressway blocked for nearly an hour, then cleared with tear gas; clashes in the town centre

    In Chambéry, more than a thousand protesters took over the urban expressway (VRU, RN 201) at around 4.30 pm on Saturday 31 October, blocking every lane with branches, tree trunks and burning bins; a tailback of several hundred vehicles formed towards Grenoble, according to Le Dauphiné Libéré. At around 5.30 pm, police cleared the VRU with tear gas and the protesters headed back to the town centre, where clashes broke out: around 200 hooded people are throwing projectiles at the police around avenue du Comte-Vert and avenue Jean-Jaurès, and a car caught in the tear gas had its windscreen smashed. If you are driving tonight, avoid central Chambéry and avenues du Comte-Vert, Alsace-Lorraine and Jean-Jaurès, and take care on the VRU.

    Source: Le Dauphiné Libéré ↗

  31. SecurityParis 12e (boulevard Poniatowski, porte Dorée, porte de Charenton)

    Paris: 200 to 300 rioters on boulevard Poniatowski, police redirect marchers to porte Dorée

    For about an hour, police have been facing a group of "200 to 300 rioters" at the corner of boulevard Poniatowski and rue Claude-Decaen (12th arrondissement), who have fired firework mortars at police officers and gendarmes, the Paris police prefecture said, as reported by Le Parisien around 6 pm on Saturday 31 October. To keep people away from the area, it is asking the rest of the march to stop advancing and to end the route at porte Dorée instead of porte de Charenton, where the first fires have been lit. If you are driving tonight, avoid boulevard Poniatowski, porte Dorée, porte de Charenton and the eastern périphérique in this area.

    Source: Le Parisien (préfecture de police) ↗

  32. SecurityRouen (Théâtre des Arts, boulevards), Le Havre

    Rouen: protest ends after tear gas at the Théâtre des Arts, 11 arrests including Le Havre

    In Rouen, the Seine-Maritime prefecture announced the end of the protest at around 5.15pm on Saturday 31 October, with the last protesters being steered towards place Joffre on the left bank, according to 76actu. Earlier, bins had been set on fire on the boulevards north of the city centre, and police used tear gas at the Théâtre des Arts, at the bottom of rue Jeanne-d’Arc, to block access to the city centre. The prefecture counted 4,700 protesters in Rouen and 1,200 in Le Havre, and 11 arrests (eight in Rouen, three in Le Havre), including five minors. Further calls are circulating for evening gatherings in the banned areas: if driving, avoid central Rouen, the Théâtre des Arts and rue Jeanne-d’Arc tonight.

    Source: actu.fr (76actu) ↗

  33. RoadsLa Rochelle (rocade, N11, boulevard Sautel)

    La Rochelle: ring road and N11 reopened in both directions, march still under way

    In La Rochelle, the ring road (rocade) and the N11 reopened to traffic in both directions at around 5.30pm on Saturday 31 October, the Charente-Maritime prefecture announced. They had been disrupted since mid-afternoon by the protest march, with some ring-road exits closed, notably around Lagord; boulevard Sautel had reopened slightly earlier, at around 5pm. The march is still moving through the area: drive carefully and expect occasional slowdowns around the ring road.

    Source: Préfet de la Charente-Maritime (X) ↗

  34. RoadsAngers (voies sur berges, boulevard Foch)

    Angers: at least 7,000 protesters, tear gas and stun grenades on Boulevard Foch

    In Angers, where part of the city centre is closed to gatherings until 7am on Sunday, at least 7,000 people marched on Saturday, 31 October, according to Ouest-France. Setting off from the Jardin du Mail shortly before 3pm, the march took the riverside roads (voies sur berges) before heading up to Boulevard Foch; police used tear gas at the entrance to Rue d’Alsace and near the Halles Biltoki, and stun grenades on Boulevard Foch, according to Angers Info. If you are driving this evening, avoid the riverside roads, Boulevard Foch and the city centre.

    Source: Ouest-France / Angers Info ↗

  35. SecurityParis (porte de Charenton, Maréchaux est)

    Paris: clashes at Porte de Charenton, cobblestones thrown and police charges as the march disperses

    Clashes broke out late on Saturday afternoon, 31 October, between police and protesters at Porte de Charenton, the end point of the Paris march, which was saturated with tear gas, according to AFP journalists quoted by actu.fr. Some participants prised up cobblestones with hammers and threw them at officers, who responded with tear gas and several baton charges; France 3 Paris Île-de-France reports a charge against masked individuals. If you are driving tonight, avoid Porte de Charenton, the Maréchaux boulevards and the ring-road (périphérique) access points in that area.

    Source: AFP / actu.fr / France 3 ↗

  36. RoadsNantes (ponts Haudaudine et Anne-de-Bretagne)

    Nantes: bridges into the city centre blocked by police, tear gas near the Anne-de-Bretagne bridge

    In Nantes, at around 5 pm on Saturday 31 October, several bridges leading into the city centre were blocked by police; some protesters sat down in front of the Haudaudine bridge and police again fired tear gas, according to Presse Océan. At around 4:30 pm, protesters had entered the construction site at the foot of the Anne-de-Bretagne bridge, where police had already used tear gas. The centre remains without trams or buses until the end of service and gatherings are banned there until 6 am on Sunday. If you are driving, avoid the bridges between the Île de Nantes and the centre tonight, especially Haudaudine and Anne-de-Bretagne, and go around the city centre.

    Source: Presse Océan / Ouest-France ↗

  37. SecurityFrance

    Interior Ministry: 320,000 protesters across France at 5 pm, including 70,000 in Paris

    According to a provisional Interior Ministry count at 5 pm on Saturday 31 October, 320,000 people demonstrated across France, including 70,000 in Paris according to the Paris police prefecture, compared with 410,000 on 24 October and 550,000 on 17 October, BFMTV reports. In Paris, “masked individuals dressed in black have joined the march”, according to the authorities quoted by actu.fr, as police move protesters away from Porte de Charenton. The mobilisation continues next week: high-school and university students are calling for blockades of their schools on Tuesday and Thursday, and the unions are calling a strike and demonstrations on Thursday 5 November. Tonight, keep away from city centres where gatherings are banned and expect police checks.

    Source: BFMTV / actu.fr ↗

  38. RoadsMontpellier (place Albert-Ier, Corum, Esplanade)

    Montpellier: despite the ban, two marches join up at Place Albert-Ier, water cannon at the Esplanade

    In Montpellier, where the march remains banned after the administrative court’s ruling, two processions, one from Triolet near the science faculty and the other from the Comédie, joined up at around 3:20 pm this Saturday, 31 October, at Place Albert-Ier, according to actu.fr (Métropolitain). Protesters then decided to head for the Comédie via the Corum; lines of riot police and gendarmes, with a water cannon, are blocking their way at the Esplanade. If driving, avoid the Albert-Ier – Boulevard Louis-Blanc – Corum area and the surroundings of the Comédie until this evening.

    Source: actu.fr (Métropolitain) / Midi Libre ↗

  39. SecurityParis (porte de Charenton, Châtelet)

    Paris: 70,000 marchers according to police, tear gas at Porte de Charenton and a call to gather at Châtelet at 8 pm

    The Paris police prefecture counts 70,000 people in the Paris march this Saturday, 31 October, according to BFMTV. At Porte de Charenton, where the march is dispersing, tension is rising and police have fired the first tear gas grenades, a Le Parisien reporter on the scene reports. A banner held up there calls for another gathering at 8 pm at Châtelet, in central Paris, despite the bans; a curfew applies there from 11 pm to 6 am and Châtelet-Les Halles station closes at 8 pm. If driving, avoid Porte de Charenton and the Châtelet – Les Halles – Hôtel de Ville area this evening.

    Source: BFMTV / Le Parisien ↗

  40. RoadsLe Mans (rocade nord, péage de l’Océane, A11/A28)

    Le Mans: nearly 1,500 protesters head for the ring road for a “free toll” action at L’Océane

    In Le Mans, where demonstrations are banned in the city centre, a crowd of nearly 1,500 people gathered near the hospital decided to head for the ring road for a “free toll” action near the Océane roundabout, at the northern A11/A28 toll plaza, according to Ouest-France. Tram line T1 is suspended, according to Le Maine Libre. If driving, expect disruption on the northern ring road and around the Océane toll plaza in the late afternoon.

    Source: Ouest-France / Le Maine Libre ↗

  41. SecurityRennes (avenue Jean-Janvier, gare)

    Rennes: clashes on Avenue Janvier near the station, access to the centre blocked

    In Rennes, after a calm march (13,500 people according to the prefecture, more than 20,000 according to the unions), clashes broke out on Avenue Jean-Janvier near the railway station: “several hundred hostile individuals” are throwing projectiles at police, who are responding with tear gas, and the prefecture is urging protesters to disperse southwards, according to Ouest-France. All routes into the centre from Place de la Gare are blocked by police. If driving, avoid the station area, Avenue Jean-Janvier and the Pont Pasteur until the evening.

    Source: Ouest-France ↗

  42. SecurityParis (porte de Charenton, rue de Rochechouart)

    Paris: tension rising at Porte de Charenton as the march disperses, unauthorised march broken up on Rue de Rochechouart

    In Paris, tension is starting to rise at Porte de Charenton, the end point of the route, where the head of the march arrived nearly an hour ago: riot police (CRS) are asking protesters to leave the area, according to BFMTV. In the 9th arrondissement, an unauthorised march of around 150 people on Rue de Rochechouart is being dispersed by the BRAV-M police units, the Paris police prefecture told France Télévisions. If driving, avoid Porte de Charenton, the eastern Boulevards des Maréchaux and the Barbès – Rochechouart area until the evening.

    Source: BFMTV / France 3 Paris Île-de-France ↗

  43. RoadsLimoges (carrefour Tourny, gare)

    Limoges: carrefour Tourny blocked, nearly 3,000 protesters in the city centre

    In Limoges, more than 2,000 people gathered in the early afternoon on Saturday, 31 October, at the carrefour Tourny junction near the city centre, blocking it peacefully, according to Le Parisien; no demonstration had been declared. The march, now nearly 3,000 strong, headed towards the station, where a large security force is deployed, before going around it to reach the city centre, where gatherings of more than twenty people are banned until midnight. If driving, avoid the carrefour Tourny, the area around Bénédictins station and central Limoges this afternoon.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  44. SecurityGrenoble (place Gustave-Rivet)

    Grenoble: march split in two, tear gas near place Gustave-Rivet

    In Grenoble, the march was “cut in two” on Saturday, 31 October, after the first tensions near place Gustave-Rivet, and police used tear gas, according to ICI Isère, quoted by franceinfo. Trams remain at a standstill until Sunday morning. If driving, avoid the place Gustave-Rivet area and boulevards Foch and Joffre until this evening.

    Source: franceinfo (ICI Isère) ↗

  45. SecurityToulouse (allées Jean-Jaurès, Matabiau)

    Toulouse: bins set on fire and water cannon used as the tolerated march breaks up amid tension

    In Toulouse, where demonstrations are banned in the city centre, the tolerated march was breaking up amid tension late on Saturday afternoon, 31 October: bins and roadworks signs were set on fire and masked youths joined the crowd, according to France 3 Occitanie, quoted by Le Parisien. Riot police are intervening and the water cannon has been used, according to Les Échos. If driving, avoid central Toulouse, the allées Jean-Jaurès and the Matabiau area until this evening.

    Source: Le Parisien (France 3 Occitanie) / Les Échos ↗

  46. SecurityMarseille (boulevard Chave, gare Saint-Charles)

    Marseille: clashes on boulevard Chave, the undeclared march heads for Saint-Charles station

    The first clashes broke out late on Saturday afternoon, 31 October, at the head of the undeclared march in Marseille, according to France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, quoted by franceinfo: paving stones were thrown at riot police blocking boulevard Chave, and officers charged in response. La Provence reports tear gas being fired. The march is heading towards Saint-Charles station; metro lines M1 and M2 remain suspended. If driving, avoid boulevard Chave, the Longchamp – Cinq-Avenues area and the surroundings of Saint-Charles station until this evening.

    Source: franceinfo / La Provence ↗

  47. RoadsMetz (centre-ville, avenue Foch, Amphithéâtre)

    Metz: 1,700 marchers in a calm procession, several central streets closed by police

    In Metz, the march that set off from Place de la République is proceeding calmly on Saturday 31 October, with 1,700 people according to police, quoted by Moselle TV. Escorted along the route imposed by the prefecture, it is heading to Place Mondon, then avenue Foch and the Amphithéâtre district, ending at the Parvis des Droits-de-l’Homme opposite the Centre Pompidou-Metz. Rue des Clercs, rue Serpenoise and rue du Juge-Pierre-Michel are closed by police. If you are driving, avoid central Metz, avenue Foch and the Amphithéâtre area this afternoon.

    Source: Moselle TV ↗

  48. SecurityCaen (rue Saint-Pierre, centre-ville)

    Caen: tear gas on rue Saint-Pierre, city centre still best avoided

    In Caen, the situation remained tense on rue Saint-Pierre late on Saturday afternoon, 31 October: according to the prefecture, quoted by actu Caen, police used tear gas twice in response to projectiles being thrown. The city centre remains closed to gatherings and is not served by buses or trams. If you are driving, avoid central Caen and the rue Saint-Pierre area until this evening.

    Source: actu.fr (actu Caen) ↗

  49. RoadsLille (République – Wazemmes)

    Lille: several thousand marchers set off calmly towards Wazemmes

    The Lille march set off calmly at 2:30 pm on Saturday 31 October from Place de la République, with several thousand people according to La Voix du Nord, on the 5 km route imposed by the Nord prefecture, which avoids the city centre. It is heading for Place de la Nouvelle-Aventure in Wazemmes via rue Nationale and the Montebello and Victor-Hugo boulevards. If you are driving, avoid the République – Solférino area and the Montebello and Victor-Hugo boulevards until late afternoon.

    Source: France 3 Hauts-de-France / La Voix du Nord ↗

  50. RoadsNantes (place de la République, centre-ville)

    Nantes: undeclared march sets off from Place de la République, several roads closed by police

    In Nantes, where protests are banned in the city centre until 6 am on Sunday, the undeclared march that left Place de la République around 2 pm is under way on Saturday 31 October and several roads have been closed by the police, according to Presse Océan. Trams and buses serving the centre have been cut since 12:30 pm until the end of service, and another gathering is called for 5 pm at Place du Cirque. If you are driving, avoid central Nantes and the Île de Nantes this afternoon and evening.

    Source: Presse Océan / Ouest-France ↗

  51. RoadsParis (porte de Charenton, Maréchaux est)

    Paris: head of the march reaches Porte de Charenton, avoid the eastern Maréchaux for now

    After a "very calm" walk along the boulevards des Maréchaux, the head of the Paris march reached Porte de Charenton, the end point of the authorised route, on Saturday 31 October, according to RTL. The gathering is authorised until 6 pm. If you are driving, keep avoiding the eastern Maréchaux, Porte de Charenton and Porte Dorée until the evening, as well as the eastern périphérique if possible.

    Source: RTL ↗

  52. RoadsSaint-Étienne (Tarentaize, Clapier, cours Victor-Hugo)

    Saint-Étienne: pushed back from the centre by riot police, the unauthorised march moves between Tarentaize and Le Clapier

    In Saint-Étienne, where all demonstrations are banned this Saturday, 31 October, the march that set off from Place Jean-Jaurès was blocked by the police and pushed back from the city centre by lines of CRS riot police, according to Le Progrès. Close to a thousand people at the start, now scattered in several groups, climbed the Colline des Pères and reached Le Clapier, before heading back towards Tarentaize and trying to return to the centre via Rue Michel-Rondet. STAS is adjusting its buses and trams in the centre. If driving, avoid central Saint-Étienne, Cours Victor-Hugo and the Tarentaize and Le Clapier areas this afternoon.

    Source: Le Progrès ↗

  53. SecurityLyon (place Jean-Macé, 7e)

    Lyon: clashes at Place Jean-Macé as the march disperses, tram stop damaged and tear gas fired

    When the march reached Place Jean-Macé at around 3:30 pm this Saturday, 31 October, the situation turned tense within minutes as it was dispersing: groups damaged the tram stop, then threw projectiles and fired fireworks mortars at the police, who responded with tear gas, according to Lyon Mag and BFMTV. Metro lines A, C and D remain suspended, with service expected back around 6 pm, and the Presqu’île remains closed to cars. If driving, avoid the 7th arrondissement around Jean-Macé, Avenue Berthelot and La Guillotière until this evening.

    Source: Lyon Mag / BFMTV ↗

  54. RoadsBordeaux (place de la Victoire)

    Bordeaux: march reaches place de la Victoire after a calm procession

    Having set off from place de la Bourse at 2 pm, the Bordeaux march reached place de la Victoire at around 3:35 pm on Saturday 31 October after a calm procession, with many protesters dressed up for Halloween, according to ici Gironde. TBM trams remain partly suspended and lines C and D will stop from 8 pm. If you are driving, keep avoiding place de la Victoire and cours Aristide-Briand while the crowd disperses.

    Source: ici Gironde ↗

  55. RoadsLaval (rocade nord)

    Laval: more than 600 protesters on the northern ring road, outside the town centre

    In Laval, Saturday 31 October’s march is taking place outside the town centre, on part of the northern ring road around the town: more than 600 protesters according to ici Mayenne, up from 300 at the first count. The centre remains closed to gatherings until midnight. If you are driving, avoid Laval’s northern ring road and its junctions while the march lasts (scheduled until 7 pm) and use other routes.

    Source: ici Mayenne ↗

  56. RoadsGrenoble (cours Jean-Jaurès, boulevards Foch et Joffre), Chambéry (hôtel de ville)

    Grenoble: march heads up cours Jean-Jaurès, 500 people outside Chambéry town hall despite the ban

    In Grenoble, several thousand protesters set off from the railway station on Saturday 31 October and are calmly heading up cours Jean-Jaurès, with the front of the march reaching boulevard Joseph-Vallier, according to France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; the declared route, valid until 6 pm, then follows boulevards Foch and Joffre to parc Paul-Mistral. In Chambéry, nearly 500 people have gathered outside the town hall despite the ban on demonstrations in the city centre. Grenoble’s trams remain halted until Sunday morning. If you are driving, avoid cours Jean-Jaurès and boulevards Foch and Joffre in Grenoble until late afternoon, as well as the area around Chambéry town hall.

    Source: France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ↗

  57. RoadsParis 11e (rue de la Roquette, rue Popincourt)

    Paris: wildcat march of about 200 people stopped in the 11th arrondissement, rue de la Roquette and rue Popincourt

    “A wildcat march of 200 people has been detected in the rue de la Roquette area,” the Paris police prefecture told France Télévisions on Saturday 31 October; officers are asking participants to join the authorised route or disperse. According to actu.fr, a wildcat march on rue Popincourt, in the 11th arrondissement, was quickly stopped by police at around 3:15 pm. The only authorised march remains the one from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton. If you are driving this afternoon, avoid the Bastille – Roquette – Popincourt – Voltaire area, where police operations may briefly block traffic.

    Source: France 3 Paris Île-de-France / actu.fr ↗

  58. SecurityFrance

    Interior Ministry: situation “broadly calm” at 2 pm, 27 arrests against 217 on 24 October

    In its 2 pm situation update on Saturday 31 October, the Interior Ministry described the situation across the country as “broadly calm, with no notable incident”, according to BFMTV. 27 arrests had been made by 2 pm, against 217 on 24 October. Morning gatherings drew 15,000 people across 65 actions, compared with 37,000 participants and 108 actions on 24 October. Security remains reinforced for the end of the day and Halloween night. Morning turnout was lower than last Saturday, but stay careful this evening near city centres where gatherings are banned, and expect checks.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  59. RoadsMarseille (boulevard Longchamp, Cinq-Avenues)

    Marseille: march halted at the foot of the Palais Longchamp, in the middle of traffic

    Having set off from Les Réformés, the Marseille march came to a halt at around 3:15 pm on Saturday 31 October at the foot of the Palais Longchamp, “right in the middle of traffic”, while more protesters kept arriving, reports Le Figaro journalist Nicolas Farmine. No route was officially authorised in Marseille; the Canebière remains off-limits to gatherings and metro lines M1 and M2 have been suspended since 2:20 pm. If you are driving, avoid boulevard Longchamp, the Cinq-Avenues area and the top of the Canebière this afternoon.

    Source: Le Figaro (Nicolas Farmine) ↗

  60. SecurityToulouse (allées Jean-Jaurès, Matabiau)

    Toulouse: tear gas at the top of the allées Jean-Jaurès, unauthorised march heads towards the media library

    Between 500 and 600 people marched without authorisation in central Toulouse on Saturday 31 October, first along the Ramblas of the allées Jean-Jaurès, according to actu Toulouse. Around 3 pm, police stopped the march at the top of the allées and fired tear gas twice; protesters are now heading back towards the José-Cabanis media library, near Matabiau station. During searches, several knives and pliers were seized, the prefecture said. It also clarified that the closure of the Seysses exit on the A64 in the late morning was due to a police check, not a gathering. If driving, avoid the allées Jean-Jaurès, the Matabiau – Marengo area and central Toulouse this afternoon.

    Source: actu Toulouse ↗

  61. RoadsLyon (Presqu’île, ponts, Manufacture des Tabacs)

    Lyon: Presqu’île bridges closed to cars, metro lines A, C and D halted until 6 pm

    As last Saturday, riot police (CRS) are posted on Saturday 31 October at the entrance of every bridge leading to the Presqu’île, to stop vehicles from entering the zone where protests are banned and to check pedestrians, according to France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. According to TCL traffic information at 2:15 pm, metro lines A, C and D are not running until 6 pm, tram T4 is halted, T2 only runs between Saint-Priest Bel-Air and Grange-Blanche, and around ten main bus lines no longer serve the city centre (C1, C2, C5, C6, C9, C12, C13, C14, C18, C23, C27). The march, close to 6,000 people according to France 3, set off shortly after 2:30 pm from the Manufacture des Tabacs towards place Jean-Macé. If driving, do not expect to cross the Presqu’île before the evening: go around the centre and avoid the cours Gambetta – rue Garibaldi – avenue Berthelot area.

    Source: France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ↗

  62. RoadsRennes (mail François-Mitterrand), Caen (place Saint-Pierre)

    Rennes and Caen: marches under way, avoid the city centres this afternoon

    In Rennes, the march set off at around 2:15 pm this Saturday, 31 October, along mail François-Mitterrand towards esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, according to Ouest-France; thousands of people are expected. In Caen, the courts rejected the unions’ appeal to start from place Bouchard, so the march left from place Saint-Pierre at 2 pm, where several hundred people had already gathered shortly beforehand, according to Tendance Ouest. By car, until late afternoon, avoid mail François-Mitterrand and esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle in Rennes, and the ring around central Caen between place Saint-Pierre and place Saint-Sauveur.

    Source: Ouest-France / Tendance Ouest ↗

  63. TransportMarseille (Réformés, Cinq-Avenues), Aix-en-Provence

    Marseille: metro lines M1 and M2 suspended as the march sets off from Les Réformés

    According to La Provence, RTM suspended Marseille’s metro service on lines M1 and M2 at around 2:20 pm this Saturday, 31 October, as the march was about to leave Les Réformés. Bus 81 no longer serves 19 stops towards Saint-Just and 17 towards Le Pharo, and now terminates at the Cinq-Avenues metro station. At around 2:25 pm, the union-led march began moving up cours Joseph-Thierry; riot police vans remain lined up along La Canebière, where gatherings are banned. In Aix-en-Provence, a march of students, workers and Gilets jaunes is about to set off from La Rotonde. By car, avoid the Réformés – Longchamp – Cinq-Avenues area in Marseille and the area around La Rotonde in Aix this afternoon; with the metro down, expect more traffic on the roads.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  64. RoadsParis (Maréchaux est), Bordeaux

    Paris and Bordeaux: marches under way, avoid the eastern Maréchaux until evening

    The Paris march set off shortly after 2 pm on Saturday 31 October from Porte de Bagnolet towards Porte de Charenton along the Maréchaux boulevards, according to BFMTV; in Bordeaux, the march also got under way, from Place de la Bourse towards Place de la Victoire. In Paris, the gathering is authorised until 6 pm and police fear attempts to invade the ring road (périphérique). If driving, avoid the eastern Maréchaux and the Bagnolet, Montreuil, Vincennes, Dorée and Charenton gates until the evening, and the eastern ring road if possible; in Bordeaux, avoid the central boulevards between the Bourse and the Victoire.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  65. RoadsParis (Bastille, porte de Bagnolet)

    Paris: first warnings at Place de la Bastille, march lines up at Porte de Bagnolet

    At Place de la Bastille, where all gatherings are banned, police issued the first formal dispersal warnings on Saturday 31 October and moved on a few protesters who had come despite the ban, a Le Parisien reporter says; loudspeaker messages direct anyone wishing to march to the authorised route. At Porte de Bagnolet, the unions have lined up for the 2 pm departure towards Porte de Charenton, according to Le Parisien and actu.fr. If driving, avoid Place de la Bastille and, this afternoon, the eastern Maréchaux boulevards between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton.

    Source: Le Parisien / actu.fr ↗

  66. RoadsMarseille (Canebière)

    Marseille: crowd gathers near La Canebière despite the ban

    Despite the ban on undeclared demonstrations in central Marseille, a growing number of people are gathering near La Canebière in the early afternoon of Saturday 31 October, under very heavy police surveillance, a Le Parisien reporter on the scene reports. The GIGN and two Centaure armoured vehicles are deployed in the city. Avoid driving on La Canebière, around the Vieux-Port and in the Réformés area this afternoon.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  67. SecurityLyon (Rhône)

    Lyon: man arrested carrying materials to launch a homemade explosive device

    Riot police (CRS) arrested a man in Lyon in the early afternoon of Saturday 31 October who was carrying materials for launching a homemade explosive device at law enforcement, the Rhône prefecture says. The authorised march sets off at 2 pm from the Manufacture des Tabacs towards Place Jean-Macé, and the city centre remains off-limits to demonstrations until 11 pm. Expect tighter checks and avoid driving around the Manufacture des Tabacs – Jean-Macé area this afternoon.

    Source: Préfet du Rhône (X) ↗

  68. RoadsQuimperlé (RN 165), Quimper (Finistère)

    Finistère: RN 165 briefly blocked at Quimperlé, Kerustum roundabout occupied in Quimper

    Around a hundred protesters walked onto the RN 165 dual carriageway (Nantes – Brest) at Quimperlé at about 1 pm on Saturday 31 October, 800 m from the Kervidanou exit in the Nantes – Brest direction, and blocked traffic until police arrived and ordered them off the road; traffic is back to normal, according to Ouest-France. In Quimper, about 200 people blocked the Kerustum roundabout, between the Géant and Carrefour shopping centres, during the morning before heading towards Place de la Résistance in the town centre around midday. On the RN 165 in southern Finistère, stay alert approaching Quimperlé, and avoid central Quimper this afternoon.

    Source: Ouest-France ↗

  69. SecurityIsère (péages, A43, A48, A41)

    Isère: gendarmerie and customs checks at motorway tolls, banned items seized

    Gendarmes and customs officers are continuing traffic-flow checks at toll plazas across Isère this Saturday, 31 October, the Isère prefect said around 1:30 pm. Several banned items have already been seized, including baseball bats and protective masks. Carrying fuel in containers and car gatherings remain banned across the department until Monday 8 am. At Isère toll plazas, allow extra time and expect to be directed to a checkpoint.

    Source: Préfète de l’Isère (X) ↗

  70. RoadsParis (Palais-Royal, porte de Charenton)

    Paris: rally at 2 pm outside the Conseil d’État, Place du Palais-Royal

    The Syndicat des avocats de France lawyers’ union, the Collectif d’action judiciaire and Colère noire are calling for a rally at 2 pm this Saturday, 31 October, outside the Conseil d’État on Place du Palais-Royal, to protest against the ruling that ruled out the Bastille – Nation route, according to franceinfo. This rally comes on top of the authorised march, which sets off at the same time from Porte de Bagnolet. Near Porte de Charenton, where the march is due to end, the mood is calm for now, but the tram is not running and most shops are closed, according to a franceinfo journalist on the scene. If you are driving, avoid the Palais-Royal area and Porte de Charenton in the early afternoon.

    Source: franceinfo ↗

  71. OfficialMontpellier (Hérault)

    Montpellier: court upholds the ban on the march

    The urgent-applications judge at the Montpellier administrative court on Saturday 31 October upheld the Hérault prefect’s order banning the march declared by FO and SNUDI-FO from the science faculty, according to La Gazette de Montpellier and Midi Libre. At the hearing, the prefecture cited calls for a “day of darkness” and said it needed to concentrate police forces, notably around the town hall, where an undeclared gathering is planned. Gatherings remain banned in the Écusson, allée Jules-Milhau and on the Polygone forecourt, then in a wider area including the town hall from 8 pm to 6 am on Sunday. Avoid driving in central Montpellier and around the town hall this afternoon and evening.

    Source: La Gazette de Montpellier / Midi Libre ↗

  72. RoadsMuret, Seysses (A64), Toulouse

    A64: Seysses exit closed towards Toulouse, four metro stations shut in the city centre

    According to Radio Vinci Autoroutes, quoted by actu Toulouse, a slip road on the A64 south-west of Toulouse was closed in the late morning of Saturday 31 October because of a gathering: the Seysses exit near Muret, in the Tarbes – Toulouse direction, where a police operation was under way. In central Toulouse, Tisséo has closed Esquirol and Capitole (line A) and Compans-Caffarelli and Jeanne-d’Arc (line B) stations since noon; further temporary closures are possible and the city-centre shuttle is suspended. If you are coming from Tarbes on the A64, plan to use another exit, and avoid driving into central Toulouse this afternoon.

    Source: actu Toulouse (Radio Vinci Autoroutes / Tisséo) ↗

  73. OfficialAlençon, Flers (Orne)

    Alençon and Flers: gatherings banned in part of the town centres until midnight

    The prefect of the Orne has banned gatherings in a limited part of the town centres of Alençon and Flers on Saturday 31 October from 9 am to midnight, citing the risk of serious public disorder heightened by Halloween. Over the same period, selling and carrying fuel in portable containers is banned, as is possessing, carrying or using fireworks and pyrotechnics. Filling up directly into your tank is still allowed; allow extra time if you are driving through central Alençon or Flers this afternoon and evening.

    Source: Préfet de l’Orne ↗

  74. TransportMarseille, Aubagne, Aix-en-Provence

    Marseille: trains halted between Aubagne and Saint-Charles until 2:15 pm, Aix line adjusted until 5 pm

    According to La Provence, train services between Aubagne and Marseille Saint-Charles station were halted around midday on Saturday 31 October because of an "act of malicious damage" at La Barasse; SNCF warns of delays and cancellations and expects service to resume at 2:15 pm. The 12:07 pm train to Toulon was cancelled and trains from Nice and the Var are arriving late at Saint-Charles. Separately, at the authorities' request, train services between Marseille Saint-Charles and Aix-en-Provence are again adjusted until 5 pm, with delays and cancellations. If you need to get to Marseille from Aubagne or Aix this afternoon, check your train before setting off or plan another way to travel.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  75. RoadsParis (porte de Bagnolet, gares)

    Paris: traffic still moving at Porte de Bagnolet at noon, over 1,200 checks at stations

    Shortly after noon on Saturday 31 October, two hours before the march sets off, Porte de Bagnolet is calm: cars can still get through and café terraces and shops are open, according to a France Télévisions journalist on the scene. The Île-de-France union coalition is maintaining its call to march from 2 p.m. The Paris police prefecture says more than 1,200 checks have been carried out at stations in Paris and the inner suburbs, and its map of areas closed to protests includes all of the city’s main railway stations. If you need to drive through Porte de Bagnolet, do so as early as possible: the rally there is authorised from noon and the march leaves at 2 p.m.

    Source: France 3 Paris Île-de-France / Préfecture de police ↗

  76. RoadsPerpignan (porte d’Espagne, route d’Argelès-sur-Mer)

    Perpignan: protesters at the Arcades roundabout, traffic jams on the road to Argelès-sur-Mer

    After gathering at 10:30 a.m. on Place Catalogne, protesters reached the Arcades roundabout at Porte d’Espagne in Perpignan at around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday 31 October, where police are directing traffic, according to a L’Indépendant journalist. Traffic is backing up on the road to Argelès-sur-Mer. The city centre remains off-limits to gatherings, and a curfew applies from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Sunday. Avoid the Porte d’Espagne area and the Argelès-sur-Mer road in the early afternoon.

    Source: L’Indépendant (Antoine Castellet, X) ↗

  77. RoadsManosque (A51), Digne-les-Bains, Avignon

    Provence: little turnout at Manosque and Digne roundabouts, Avignon rally disperses

    In Manosque, no gathering took place this Saturday, 31 October, at the A51 motorway roundabout, where an action had been announced for 10–10:30 am: only two people turned up before leaving late in the morning, according to La Provence. In Digne-les-Bains, around forty protesters are gathered on the roundabout at the town entrance. In Avignon, the Solidaires union is calling for the rally in front of the Porte Saint-Lazare, tolerated by police until noon, to disperse. No blockade is reported in Manosque; in Digne, slow down as you approach the town-entrance roundabout.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  78. TransportLyon (Perrache, Part-Dieu, Cordeliers)

    Lyon: T4 tram halted and T2 cut short of Perrache until 8 pm

    According to France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, relaying TCL traffic information, new cuts are hitting the Lyon network this Saturday, 31 October, ahead of the 2 pm march from the Manufacture des Tabacs to Place Jean-Macé. The T4 tram is completely halted and the T2 only runs between Saint-Priest Bel-Air and Centre Berthelot, skipping the stops from Hôtel de Région Montrochet to Perrache; service is expected to resume around 8 pm. Buses 59, C18, C23 and C25 are diverted and no longer serve stops including Cordeliers, Hôtel de Ville and Part-Dieu, and metro line B still does not stop at Part-Dieu. To reach Perrache or Confluence, plan another way, and if driving, avoid the Manufacture des Tabacs – Jean-Macé area this afternoon.

    Source: France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ↗

  79. RoadsPau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

    Pau: traffic disrupted around the city centre, Bosquet car park blocked until the march ends

    Traffic is disrupted around Pau city centre, where a march of about 2,000 people, which set off at around 10.40 am from Place de Verdun, is following the announced route, according to the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture and Sud Ouest. It runs via Rue Marca, the railway station, Avenue Napoléon-Bonaparte and Boulevard des Pyrénées, and is due to end around 12.30 pm. Idelis buses are not serving the Bosquet, Les Halles and Place de Verdun hubs, and all lines are running late. The Bosquet car park entrance has been closed since 7 am and cars have been unable to leave it since 10 am, until the protests end. In Bayonne, the march sets off at 2 pm from the Pont Saint-Esprit. Avoid driving in central Pau until early afternoon.

    Source: Préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques / Sud Ouest ↗

  80. RoadsParis (boulevard périphérique)

    Paris: police fear protesters could invade the périphérique and block its junctions

    According to a note from the Paris police public order and traffic directorate (DOPC) seen by BFMTV, the authorities fear that protesters could invade the boulevard périphérique ring road on Saturday 31 October and block the portes (junctions) leading onto it, and that rioters could target seats of power. The note expects 100,000 to 150,000 protesters in Paris, including 300 to 600 far-left activists. The only authorised march sets off at 2 pm from Porte de Bagnolet towards Porte de Charenton, alongside the eastern périphérique. This afternoon and evening, avoid the eastern périphérique if you can and allow extra time to drive into or out of Paris.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  81. FuelFrance (autoroutes)

    Motorways: 24 stations short of at least one fuel, diesel at a median €2.46

    According to an EssenceRadar survey based on the official fuel-price feed, 24 of the 438 motorway service stations reported at least one fuel out of stock at 9:39 a.m. this Saturday 31 October, 18 of them Total stations; none was closed. Diesel there costs a median €2.457 per litre, 6 cents more than off the motorway (€2.397), or about €3 more for a 50-litre fill-up. On this Saturday of All Saints' holiday returns, fill up before getting on the motorway if you can.

    Source: EssenceRadar (flux officiel prix-carburants) ↗

  82. FuelToulouse (Haute-Garonne)

    Fuel in cans: Haute-Garonne too, until Sunday 5 a.m.

    The Haute-Garonne prefecture bans holding and carrying fuel in cans, bottles or any other container, except for justified professional use, from this Saturday 31 October at 7 a.m. until Sunday 1 November at 5 a.m., according to La Dépêche. Over the same period, fireworks, smoke bombs and bangers are banned, as is carrying weapons or objects that could be used as weapons without a legitimate reason. No march has been declared in Toulouse, but a gathering is announced at 2 p.m. on the allées Jean-Jaurès and checks are planned on the department's roads and motorways. Filling up your tank is still allowed; if you need a can, wait until Sunday morning.

    Source: La Dépêche ↗

  83. TransportParis (Bastille, Nation, Opéra, Quartier latin)

    Paris: Bastille station reopens, more metro closures from noon around Nation, Porte Dorée and the Latin Quarter

    According to a RATP representative quoted by AFP, Bastille station reopened in mid-morning on Saturday 31 October, after the Bastille – Nation route was dropped. More than 40 stations remain closed in central and eastern Paris: Châtelet and Les Halles since 10 am, with service interrupted between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville, and several stations in the Opéra area since 11 am. Further closures are planned from noon around Nation and Porte Dorée, as well as at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Odéon and in the Latin Quarter; trams T3a and T3b have been cut in sections around Porte de Vincennes since 11 am. Check your route on the RATP website before setting off and, if driving, avoid eastern Paris this afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr Paris (AFP) ↗

  84. TransportLyon (Part-Dieu, Bellecour)

    Lyon: Part-Dieu cut off from metro B, Rhônexpress and trams T1 and T3 until 8 pm

    According to TCL traffic information, the Gare Part-Dieu V.Merle station on metro line B has not been served since 10 am this Saturday, 31 October, because of the demonstration, with service expected to resume around 8 pm. The Rhônexpress only runs between Saint-Exupéry airport and Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie and no longer serves Gare Part-Dieu Villette; tram T3 terminates at Gare de Villeurbanne and tram T1 runs in two sections, skipping the stops from Saxe – Préfecture to Gare Part-Dieu V.Merle. Many bus lines are cut short around Part-Dieu, Cordeliers and Bellecour, some until 2:30 am on Sunday. For the airport, catch the Rhônexpress at Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie and avoid driving around Part-Dieu until the evening.

    Source: TCL (info trafic) ↗

  85. RoadsParis (place de la Bastille)

    Paris: traffic halted at Place de la Bastille, searches at metro exits

    Shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday 31 October, police were already blocking Place de la Bastille, where the march was originally meant to start, according to a France Télévisions journalist on the scene: traffic there is halted and passers-by are being searched almost systematically as they leave the metro. The only authorised march sets off at 2 p.m. from Porte de Bagnolet towards Porte de Charenton along the Maréchaux boulevards, and the CGT is urging protesters to join it. If you are driving, avoid Place de la Bastille and the surrounding area today.

    Source: franceinfo / France 3 Paris Île-de-France ↗

  86. RoadsLaval (Mayenne)

    Laval: march from 1 pm to 7 pm along boulevard Bertrand-du-Guesclin, city centre off-limits until midnight

    The Mayenne prefecture has announced a declared demonstration in Laval this Saturday, 31 October, from 1 pm to 7 pm. Marchers gather at the junction of rue de Bretagne and boulevard du 8-Mai-1945; the march follows boulevard Bertrand-du-Guesclin to the Octroi roundabout, then returns to its starting point along the same boulevard. Traffic will be disrupted in this area and diversions will be put in place. All gatherings are banned in the city centre from 7 am to 11:59 pm and around the railway station from 6 pm to 11 pm. Avoid boulevard Bertrand-du-Guesclin and the Octroi roundabout by car this afternoon.

    Source: Le Courrier de la Mayenne ↗

  87. SecurityAvignon (porte Saint-Lazare), Marseille (Prado)

    Avignon: 200 to 300 protesters contained at Porte Saint-Lazare, legal challenge rejected

    In Avignon, where the Vaucluse prefecture has banned gatherings inside the city walls and around the ramparts, between 200 and 300 protesters were being contained by police on Saturday morning in front of Porte Saint-Lazare, according to La Provence. The legal challenge filed by the FSU union and the LDH human rights league against the ban was rejected. In Marseille, around twenty young people gathered at the Prado roundabout; the GIGN tactical unit and two Centaure armoured vehicles are deployed in the city. In Avignon, avoid driving near Porte Saint-Lazare and around the ramparts this morning.

    Source: La Provence ↗

  88. TransportMontpellier (Hérault)

    Montpellier: L1 and L4 trams suspended as the march passes, reduced TaM network from noon

    At the request of the Hérault prefecture, TaM is adapting its network from 12 noon on Saturday 31 October, as a precaution and subject to change. Tram lines L1 and L4 will be suspended while the march passes; L2, L3 and L5 trams run only on parts of their routes, and buses L8, 11, 17, 47 and 52 are suspended. A shuttle bus links Montpellier Sud de France station and Place de l’Europe from 11:30 am to 11 pm. Access to the Comédie and Gare Saint-Roch car parks may be affected. Normal service resumes by Sunday 1 November at the latest. Park outside the city centre and avoid those two car parks this afternoon.

    Source: TaM (X) ↗

  89. OfficialParis (République, Châtelet-Les Halles)

    Paris: République and Les Halles curfew challenged in court at noon

    The association Vigie Liberté is challenging before the Paris administrative court, at noon this Saturday, the police prefecture order imposing a curfew around Place de la République and Châtelet-Les Halles, according to BFMTV. Until a ruling, the measure stays in force: no one may move through these areas from 11 pm to 6 am on Saturday and Sunday nights, except residents, workers and public-service staff. On 28 October the same court, at the same association’s request, had suspended the curfew targeting minors. If you need to cross these areas in the evening, carry proof of address or of work.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  90. OfficialMontpellier (Hérault)

    Montpellier: march ban challenged in court, ruling expected by 2 pm

    Three unions have asked the administrative court to overturn the ban on the march planned in Montpellier this Saturday, 31 October, according to actu.fr. The hearing is set for 10:30 am and a ruling is expected by 2 pm; the authorities expect between 12,000 and 20,000 demonstrators. Until then the ban stays in force, as does the ban on gatherings in the Écusson, the allée Jules-Milhau and the Polygone forecourt. Whatever the ruling, avoid driving into central Montpellier in the early afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr (Métropolitain) ↗

  91. RoadsPlombières-lès-Dijon (A38, vers Dijon)

    A38: police checks towards Dijon from 9 am to 3 pm, speed limited to 50 km/h at Plombières-lès-Dijon

    Under a prefectoral order signed on Thursday, a traffic-flow check is being carried out this Saturday, 31 October, from 9 am to 3 pm on the A38 towards Dijon (from Pouilly-en-Auxois), near Plombières-lès-Dijon (between markers PR 35 and 36). According to Dijon Actualités, vehicles may be directed into the checkpoint area and the speed limit is 50 km/h on that stretch; lane closures or brief traffic stoppages are possible, but no full closure of the motorway has been announced. Reminder: in the Dijon metropolitan area, buying and selling fuel in portable containers is banned until Monday 8 am. If you are driving into Dijon on the A38 during the day, expect slowdowns on the approach to the city.

    Source: Dijon Actualités ↗

  92. OfficialTarbes, Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées)

    Tarbes: march at 10 am from place de Verdun, checks on Hautes-Pyrénées roads

    The march authorised by the Hautes-Pyrénées prefect sets off at 10 am this Saturday, 31 October, from place de Verdun in Tarbes; according to France Bleu, the route skirts the city centre without entering it. Undeclared gatherings are banned in central Tarbes from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday. Checks are planned on the main roads and at railway stations; in Lannemezan, a protection perimeter is in place until 8 am Sunday, and vehicles may be searched. Across the department, until 8 am Sunday, buying, selling and carrying fuel in jerrycans or cans is restricted by decree. Avoid central Tarbes in late morning and allow extra time to get into Lannemezan.

    Source: La Semaine des Pyrénées / France Bleu ↗

  93. TransportRouen, Le Havre (Seine-Maritime)

    Rouen: metro suspended from noon, march at 1:30 pm from place Joffre

    According to actu.fr, Rouen’s metro will stop running from noon this Saturday, 31 October, an hour earlier than the 1 pm time announced so far. The march, declared and approved by the prefecture, sets off at 1:30 pm from place Joffre and loops around the city centre along the boulevards before returning to its starting point. Other calls are circulating for gatherings late in the day and in the evening in the banned areas. In Le Havre, no march has been declared; calls target place Jenner and the town hall, inside the banned zone. Avoid the boulevards around central Rouen in the early afternoon, and central Le Havre.

    Source: actu.fr (76actu) ↗

  94. OfficialLa Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée)

    La Roche-sur-Yon: gatherings banned in the town centre from 2 pm to midnight

    Citing the trouble at previous mobilisations, the Vendée prefect has banned gatherings in La Roche-sur-Yon this Saturday 31 October. From 2 pm to 7 pm the ban covers several streets around Place Napoléon: Rue Georges-Clemenceau, Rue La Fayette, Rue Marcellin-Berthelot, Rue du Président-de-Gaulle, Rue Sadi-Carnot and Rue des Halles, plus Place du Marché. From 7 pm to midnight it extends to a wide perimeter covering the whole town centre. Avoid driving through central La Roche-sur-Yon on Saturday afternoon and evening.

    Source: Préfet de la Vendée ↗

  95. TransportToulouse (centre-ville)

    Toulouse: Tisséo buses diverted from 12:30 pm, checks on Haute-Garonne roads

    Because of the gatherings announced in central Toulouse, Tisséo is diverting the Airport Shuttle, the Cemeteries Shuttle and lines L1, L4, L8, L9, L14, 15, 23, 27, 29, 39, 44, 45, 63 and 70 from 12:30 pm on Saturday 31 October; the City Centre Shuttle is suspended. Metro lines A and B and tram T1 are running normally, but some stations may close temporarily. According to La Dépêche, police are carrying out checks on roads, motorways and rail routes in Haute-Garonne. Allow extra time to get into Toulouse and avoid the Jean-Jaurès – Capitole area by car in the afternoon.

    Source: Tisséo / La Dépêche ↗

  96. OfficialParis (gare du Nord, gare de Lyon)

    Paris: Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon under a security perimeter from 8 am to 11:30 pm

    Under a Paris police prefecture order, Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon are placed under a security perimeter on Saturday 31 October, from 8 am to 11:30 pm. Trains are running, but access is filtered: pat-downs, bag searches and vehicle inspections may be required, and pedestrians are barred from the zone except residents and authorised persons. Around Gare du Nord, the perimeter is bounded by rue de Dunkerque, the Cour des Taxis, rue de Maubeuge, boulevard de la Chapelle and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis; around Gare de Lyon, by place Louis-Armand and rues de Bercy, de Rambouillet and de Chalon. If you are dropping off or picking up a traveller, allow extra time and keep their ticket to hand.

    Source: Sortiraparis / BFMTV ↗

  97. TransportParis (Bastille, République, Châtelet, ligne 11)

    Paris: Bastille and République closed from 9 a.m., Châtelet and Les Halles from 10 a.m.

    According to the RATP bulletin checked on Saturday morning, Bastille, République, Saint-Sébastien-Froissart, Filles du Calvaire, Saint-François-Xavier, Bréguet-Sabin and Chemin Vert metro stations will still close from 9 a.m. at the request of the police prefecture. Châtelet and Les Halles stations close from 10 a.m., as does line 11 between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville; the Châtelet-Les Halles station closes at 8 p.m. Stations will reopen only once the police prefecture allows it. If you need to get into central Paris, expect more crowds at other stations and on the roads, and check RATP traffic info before setting off.

    Source: RATP ↗

  98. RoadsParis (porte de Bagnolet – porte de Charenton)

    Paris: CGT urges marchers to stick to the imposed route, 2 pm start at Porte de Bagnolet

    Speaking to BFMTV, Adèle Tellez, co-general secretary of CGT Paris, called on protesters to follow the imposed route from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton, while denouncing the way demands are being pushed "to the outskirts". According to the police prefecture, the march sets off at 2 pm. Several shopkeepers along the route have already boarded up their windows. If you're driving, avoid Porte de Bagnolet, Montreuil, Vincennes, Dorée and Charenton from early afternoon.

    Source: BFMTV / France 3 Paris Île-de-France ↗

  99. FuelFrance (toutes stations)

    Diesel: a 12 to 18 cent drop expected at the pump from Sunday

    The release of 10 million barrels of diesel from strategic stocks should start showing up in pump prices from this Sunday, 1 November, according to BFM Business. The government expects prices to fall by 12 to 18 cents per litre, around €10 saved per fill-up on average; off-road diesel and heating oil are also covered. The 300 most isolated rural stations, which will be supplied later, are getting cash advances so they can cut prices from 1 November. If your tank allows, waiting until Sunday to fill up with diesel may be worth it.

    Source: BFM Business ↗

  100. FuelAngoulême, Niort (Charente, Deux-Sèvres)

    Fuel in cans: Charente and Deux-Sèvres too, Angoulême and Niort centres off-limits

    In Deux-Sèvres, prefect Valérie Michel-Moreaux has banned the sale and transport of fuel, acids and flammable products, as well as fireworks, across the whole department from 8am on Saturday 31 October to 6pm on Sunday 1 November; in Niort, demonstrations and gatherings are banned over the same period in the city centre and around the town-centre Leclerc. In Charente, the prefect has banned the retail sale and transport of fuel, as well as bangers and mortars, and demonstrations in part of central Angoulême (the main shopping street and the areas around the town hall, prefecture and departmental council). The authorised FO – CGT march leaves the station on Saturday morning towards place Victor-Hugo; gatherings are also planned at 2pm at the Girac roundabout, in Cognac (place François-Ier) and at 10:30am in Ruffec (fairground). Filling up directly into your tank is still allowed; allow extra time around the Girac roundabout in the early afternoon.

    Source: France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine ↗

  101. TransportMarseille, Toulon, Avignon, Nice (cars ZOU !)

    ZOU! coaches: Toulon not served from 10am, Marseille's Saint-Charles bus station closed

    The Région Sud has announced changes to its ZOU! coach network on Saturday 31 October. In the Var, from 10am until late evening, Toulon is not served: lines 828, 848, 849 and 881 stop at the Toulon Est hub in La Garde, line 888 at Ollioules-Sanary station, lines 878 and 879 from Saint-Tropez at Hyères station, and line 94 Brignoles – Marseille at Gardanne. In Marseille, the Saint-Charles bus station is inaccessible: lines 67 (Riez), 68 (Digne – Barcelonnette) and 69 (Gap) depart from and arrive at Aix bus station. In Avignon, several lines terminate on the outskirts (Rhône Durance, Clos des Trams, TGV station), and line 600 Nice – Monaco – Menton is diverted from 2:30pm in the Monaco – Nice direction. If you are picking someone up, go straight to these relocated stops rather than into the city centre.

    Source: ZOU ! (Région Sud) ↗

  102. RoadsParis (Champs-Élysées, Maréchaux est)

    Paris: “Paris Respire” cancelled this Saturday, no car-free Champs-Élysées on Sunday

    Ahead of the march, the City of Paris is cancelling several events in public spaces this weekend, including the “Paris Respire” car-free operations this Saturday, 31 October, and the pedestrianisation of the Champs-Élysées planned for Sunday, 1 November. It is also asking residents and shopkeepers to bring in bins, bikes, terraces and outdoor furniture from Saturday noon; in several arrondissements with evening collection, including the 11th, 12th and 20th, bins must not be put out. The streets usually closed to cars during “Paris Respire” therefore stay open this Saturday. Bring your bikes in from noon and avoid the eastern Maréchaux boulevards on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: Ville de Paris ↗

  103. OfficialRennes (mail François-Mitterrand – esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle)

    Rennes: march finally allowed, from Mail François-Mitterrand to Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle

    On Friday evening the Ille-et-Vilaine prefecture lifted its ban on the union march in Rennes this Saturday, 31 October, after the unions agreed to change their route. The march, declared from 1 pm to 6 pm, sets off at 2 pm from Mail François-Mitterrand towards Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, outside the banned city-centre zone, and will disperse southwards. The undeclared gathering called for 2 pm at Place de Bretagne remains banned, as does any gathering from 8 pm to 5 am in the centre, on the Dalle du Colombier and around the Alma shopping centre; sales of takeaway alcohol are banned across the city from 4 pm Saturday to 8 am Sunday. Avoid Mail François-Mitterrand, Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle and Place de Bretagne by car on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: Rennes Infos Autrement / 20 Minutes ↗

  104. RoadsLille (place de la République – Wazemmes)

    Lille: march at 2:30 pm from République to Wazemmes via Boulevards Bigo-Danel and Montebello

    According to actu.fr, the route imposed by the Nord prefecture for Saturday 31 October's march in Lille avoids the entire city centre. It starts at 2:30 pm at Place de la République, then follows Rue Inkerman, Rue de Solférino, Rue Nationale, Place du Maréchal-Leclerc, Boulevards Bigo-Danel and Montebello, Rue d’Iéna, the Rond-point de la Solidarité (the "snake roundabout"), Rue de Wazemmes, Boulevard Victor-Hugo, Square des Polonais, Place Jeanne-d’Arc and Rues Brûle-Maison, Littré and des Sarrazins, ending at Place de la Nouvelle-Aventure in Wazemmes. Fuel restrictions also apply. Avoid Boulevards Montebello and Victor-Hugo and the Wazemmes area by car on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  105. OfficialLyon (Presqu’île)

    Lyon: Presqu’île closed to gatherings and curfew for minors from 11 pm to 6 am

    The Rhône prefect, Étienne Guyot, is extending restrictions into Saturday night: from 11 pm on Saturday 31 October to 6 am on Sunday, demonstrations, marches and gatherings are banned on Lyon’s Presqu’île, from Les Terreaux and Rue d’Algérie in the north to Place Carnot and Cours de Verdun in the south, and unaccompanied minors may not be out there. Bridges over the Rhône and the Saône are excluded. Across the whole city, carrying objects that could be used as weapons is banned from 10 am to 11 pm. On Halloween night, expect checks and avoid driving across the Presqu’île.

    Source: Radio SCOOP ↗

  106. OfficialMontpellier (Hérault)

    Montpellier: Saturday’s march banned, city centre closed to gatherings until 6 am Sunday

    On Friday afternoon the Hérault prefect, Chantal Mauchet, banned the march declared by the FO ESR and SNUDI-FO unions in Montpellier on Saturday 31 October, saying the organisers could not guarantee proper stewarding: the planned 2 pm route from the science faculty to Parc Montcalm is therefore not authorised. Gatherings remain banned until 10 pm in the Écusson, Allée Jules-Milhau and the Polygone forecourt, then from 8 pm to 6 am on Sunday in a wider perimeter that includes the area around the city hall. Avoid central Montpellier and the city hall area by car on Saturday afternoon and evening.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  107. OfficialStrasbourg, Mulhouse, Colmar (Alsace)

    Alsace: Strasbourg, Mulhouse and Colmar centres off-limits, declared marches around the centres in Haut-Rhin

    According to ICI Alsace, the prefects of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin are banning all gatherings in the town centres of Strasbourg, Mulhouse and Colmar on Saturday 31 October, as they did last week. In Haut-Rhin, two marches have been declared outside the centres: in Mulhouse, between boulevard des Nations and avenue Aristide-Briand, and in Colmar, around the centre. In Bas-Rhin none has been declared, but calls are circulating for a 2 pm meet-up at place de la Bourse in Strasbourg, and sit-ins are announced at 2 pm outside the town halls of Sélestat, Molsheim, Haguenau, Thann and Altkirch. In Mulhouse and Colmar, expect boulevards to be closed while the marches pass.

    Source: ICI Alsace ↗

  108. OfficialChartres, Dreux, Châteaudun, Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir)

    Eure-et-Loir: protests banned in the centres of Chartres, Dreux, Châteaudun and Nogent-le-Rotrou

    As last Saturday, the prefect of Eure-et-Loir issued an order on Friday 30 October banning protests, rallies and gatherings in the town centres of Chartres, Dreux, Châteaudun and Nogent-le-Rotrou on Saturday 31 October from 8 am to 10 pm. Sit-ins are nevertheless announced at 2 pm in all four towns. Expect a heavy police presence and avoid driving through these town centres in the early afternoon.

    Source: Radio Intensité ↗

  109. TransportParis (métro, RER, lignes 6 et 11, T3a, T3b)

    Paris: more than 40 metro and RER stations closed, several along the Maréchaux from noon

    According to Le Parisien, RATP says more than 40 metro and RER stations are closed this Saturday, 31 October. All day: Argentine, Assemblée nationale, Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau, Étoile, Concorde, Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, George-V, Invalides, Madeleine, Miromesnil, Rue du Bac, Saint-Augustin, Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Solférino, Sèvres-Babylone, Tuileries, Vaneau and Varenne. From 11 am: Chaussée-d’Antin-La Fayette, Opéra and Pyramides. From noon: Bel-Air, Cluny-La Sorbonne, Mabillon, Maubert-Mutualité, Michel-Bizot, Odéon, Picpus, Porte de Montreuil, Porte Dorée and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Service is suspended on line 6 between Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile and Kléber, on line 11 between Châtelet and Hôtel-de-Ville, on the T3a between Porte de Vincennes and Stade Charléty and on the T3b between Porte de Vincennes and Porte des Lilas; entrances to Châtelet-Les Halles close from 8 pm. Closures planned from 9 am around Bastille and République may change after the Conseil d’État ruling: check RATP traffic info before you set off.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  110. FuelFrance (stations TotalEnergies Access)

    Diesel at €2.15 a litre from today at 705 TotalEnergies stations

    From today, Saturday 31 October, TotalEnergies is cutting the price of diesel to €2.15 a litre at the 705 Access stations in its network, about 10 cents less, thanks to the release of strategic reserves ordered by the government. Other TotalEnergies stations off the motorways will follow from Monday 2 November, depending on market trends; the €2.25 a litre cap on diesel remains in force across the whole network. Other retailers, including supermarkets, are due to cut their prices from Monday, but independent stations, which must first sell off the fuel already in their tanks, may do so later. Expect queues at Access stations this weekend and check prices before filling up.

    Source: franceinfo / BFMTV ↗

  111. RoadsPerpignan, Carcassonne, Narbonne

    Perpignan and Carcassonne: marches at 2:30 pm, sit-in in Narbonne

    According to L’Indépendant, protesters are meeting on Saturday 31 October at 2:30 pm on Place Catalogne in Perpignan, where a curfew applies from 8 pm to 6 am on Sunday. In Carcassonne, the march sets off at 2:30 pm from Square Chénier towards Place Gaston-Jourdanne. In Narbonne, where the town centre and the toll plazas are off-limits to gatherings, a sit-in is planned outside the theatre from 2 pm. Avoid central Perpignan and the area around Square Chénier in Carcassonne in the early afternoon.

    Source: L’Indépendant ↗

  112. SecurityFrance (axes vers les centres-villes)

    Checks on roads into city centres: bag searches and car boots opened

    According to the Interior Ministry, quoted by L’Indépendant, checks may be carried out on Saturday 31 October on all road and rail routes into city centres: bag checks, searches and opening of vehicle boots. According to BFMTV, police count some 350 planned actions nationwide, which could draw 350,000 to 450,000 people; 70,000 police and gendarmes are deployed. Allow extra time to get into major cities and don’t carry fuel cans or anything that could be used as a weapon.

    Source: L’Indépendant / BFMTV ↗

  113. OfficialParis (Maréchaux, porte de Bagnolet – porte de Charenton)

    Paris: Conseil d’État rules, the march will take the Maréchaux boulevards

    In an order issued overnight, the Conseil d’État (France’s top administrative court) overturned the administrative court ruling that had authorised the Bastille – Nation route, siding with the Interior Ministry, according to BFMTV. The only authorised route in Paris this Saturday, 31 October, is therefore the one set by the police prefecture: a gathering from 12:00 to 18:00 between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton, with the march setting off at 14:00 along the Maréchaux boulevards. Drivers: avoid the Maréchaux between these two gates and the eastern Paris gates on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  114. FuelÎle-de-France (Seine-et-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Hauts-de-Seine)

    Île-de-France: jerrycans banned in Seine-et-Marne, gatherings restricted in Val-d’Oise

    In Seine-et-Marne, an order by prefect Pierre Ory bans private individuals from carrying fuel and flammable gas in individual containers from Friday 30 October to Monday 2 November, as well as carrying weapons or objects that could be used as weapons. In Val-d’Oise, gatherings of more than five people are banned in towns of over 10,000 inhabitants, as are fireworks and clothing that hides the face. In Hauts-de-Seine, gatherings are banned and a curfew applies to unaccompanied minors from 9 pm to 6 am on Saturday and Sunday nights, with searches planned at the main stations. Filling up directly into your tank is still allowed: if you need a jerrycan in Seine-et-Marne, check the order first.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

Friday 30 October74 updates
  1. OfficialSaint-Brieuc, Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor)

    Saint-Brieuc and Lannion: undeclared gatherings banned in town centres from 6 am to midnight

    The prefect of Côtes-d’Armor is banning undeclared gatherings and protests on Saturday 31 October, from 6 am to 11:59 pm, in several zones of central Saint-Brieuc and Lannion, as well as in parts of Pléguien. In Lannion, the zone is bounded notably by Avenue Ernest-Renan, Rue de Tréguier and Quai d’Aiguillon, where the unions are meeting at 10 am; the Bel-Air roundabout collective is calling people to gather there at 10:30 am before heading to the quay. Across the department, the sale of chemical, flammable or explosive products is restricted. Avoid the Bel-Air roundabout and Quai d’Aiguillon on Saturday morning.

    Source: actu.fr / Le Télégramme ↗

  2. OfficialBrest, Quimper (Finistère)

    Brest and Quimper: protests banned in city centres, second zone in Brest from 4 pm

    The prefect of Finistère is banning protests on Saturday 31 October in parts of the city centres of Brest and Quimper; no protest has been declared. In Brest, a first zone, bounded notably by Boulevard des Français-Libres, Avenue Franklin-Roosevelt, Avenue Salaün-Penquer, the Henri-Rol-Tanguy roundabout, Boulevard Gambetta and Avenue Clemenceau, is off-limits from 8 am Saturday to 6 am Sunday; a second zone, around Rue Louis-Blanc, Rue Danton, Rue de Glasgow, Rue Jules-Michelet and Boulevard Jean-Moulin, applies from 4 pm Saturday to 6 am Sunday. In Brest, Quimper and Morlaix, carrying flammable substances without a legitimate reason is banned until 12 noon on Monday 2 November. Avoid driving in central Brest on Saturday, especially in the late afternoon.

    Source: Préfecture du Finistère ↗

  3. OfficialParis (Bastille, Nation)

    Paris: Council of State has heard the appeal, ruling expected overnight

    On Friday evening the Council of State held its hearing on the Paris police prefecture’s appeal against the administrative court ruling that authorised the unions’ Bastille – Nation route. According to AFP, a decision could come overnight. The appeal does not suspend the earlier ruling: until the Council of State decides, the Bastille – Nation route remains authorised, starting at 2 pm from Place de la Bastille. Drivers: check the route on Saturday morning before setting off and avoid both the Bastille – Nation axis and the Maréchaux boulevards between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton.

    Source: BFMTV / 20 Minutes ↗

  4. RoadsLa Rochelle, Puilboreau, pont d’Oléron (Charente-Maritime)

    La Rochelle: ring road and Beaulieu retail zone off-limits to marches, Verdun car park shut from 6:30am

    The prefect of Charente-Maritime, Michel Prosic, has banned on Saturday 31 October the two gatherings planned at 2pm outside La Rochelle city hall and railway station, as well as the march announced on the ring road and in the Beaulieu retail zone in Puilboreau; the Yellow Vests’ call to demonstrate from the Oléron bridge is not authorised either. Only two CGT rallies are allowed, at 2pm, in Saintes (courthouse) and Rochefort (place Colbert). In La Rochelle, the surface and underground car parks on place de Verdun close from 6:30am, with no entry or exit until the demonstration ends, and Yélo buses are diverted around Verdun from 10am. Don’t leave your car on place de Verdun on Saturday and expect slowdowns on the ring road and towards the Oléron bridge.

    Source: BFMTV / Agglomération de La Rochelle ↗

  5. OfficialLe Havre, Évreux

    Le Havre: city centre, quays and Docks Vauban off-limits to gatherings from 9am to midnight

    The Seine-Maritime prefect bans demonstrations on Saturday 31 October from 9am to midnight across a large area of Le Havre (261 hectares) covering the city centre, the quays and the Docks Vauban. No march has been declared in Le Havre, but secondary-school students and unions have announced one starting near the Jenner tunnel and due to finish at the town hall, right inside the banned zone. In Évreux, a 275-hectare area is also off-limits; the sit-in announced at the Pré du Bel Ébat lies outside it. Avoid central Le Havre and the Jenner tunnel by car on Saturday.

    Source: Paris-Normandie ↗

  6. RoadsPau, Bayonne (A63, A64)

    Pau and Bayonne: no parking at A63 and A64 rest areas and toll plazas

    The Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture bans parking at rest areas, toll plazas and interchanges on the A63 and A64 motorways across the department on Saturday 31 October, as well as, in the targeted areas, carrying fuel, combustibles and flammable products. In Pau, the declared march leaves place de Verdun at 10am (place Gramont, the station, boulevard des Pyrénées, rue Henri-IV) and ends around 12:30pm; the entrance to the Bosquet car park is closed from 7am and cars cannot leave it from 10am. In Bayonne, the march runs from 2pm to 5pm from the Saint-Esprit bridge to esplanade Roland-Barthes, via allées Boufflers and avenue de Pampelune. Don't plan a stop at A63 or A64 rest areas on Saturday, and avoid the Bosquet car park.

    Source: La Semaine des Pyrénées (préfecture des Pyrénées-Atlantiques) ↗

  7. FuelManche, Aisne (Cherbourg, Saint-Lô)

    Fuel in jerrycans: Manche and Aisne too, four town centres off-limits in Manche

    Across the Manche department, from Friday 30 October at noon to Sunday 1 November at 8 am, prefect Marc Chappuis bans private purchases of take-away fuel in portable containers (gas bottles and fuel for domestic use excepted), as well as fireworks. From Saturday 9 am to Sunday 8 am, gatherings are banned in the centres of Cherbourg, Saint-Lô, Coutances and Avranches, and stepped-up checks are planned on the main roads. In the Aisne, the prefect bans carrying fuel without a legitimate reason from Friday 8 am to Sunday 1 November 8 am. If you need a jerrycan, wait until Sunday morning, and avoid these town centres on Saturday.

    Source: La Manche Libre / Préfecture de l’Aisne ↗

  8. TransportStrasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

    Strasbourg: CTS buses diverted on Saturday, city-centre stops not served

    Because of the march, CTS announces disruption from Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November. Line G is diverted and does not serve Presqu’île André-Malraux, Étoile Bourse, Hôtel de Police, Hôpital Civil or Lycée Pasteur. Lines C1, C3, C6, C8, C9, 2, 15, 30, 72 and 75 are diverted or have their terminus moved, notably around République, Liberté, Brant Université and Les Halles. Check CTS traffic info before setting off and avoid driving around République – Les Halles on Saturday.

    Source: Fluo Grand Est (info trafic CTS) ↗

  9. TransportBordeaux (Gironde)

    Bordeaux: TBM trams cut from noon, lines C and D halted from 8 pm

    Because of the march leaving Place de la Bourse at 2 pm, TBM is gradually suspending service from noon on Saturday 31 October on all six tram lines: A between Saint-Augustin and Buttinière, B between Saint-Genès and Berges de la Garonne, C between Gare Saint-Jean and Parc des Expositions, D between Barrière du Médoc and Carle Vernet, E between Buttinière and La Vache, F between Saint-Augustin and Gare de Bègles. From 8 pm, lines C and D stop entirely and the cuts change on lines A, B, E and F. Several bus lines are diverted. Check TBM traffic info before setting off and avoid driving in central Bordeaux in the afternoon and evening.

    Source: Sud Ouest ↗

  10. OfficialAnnecy, Annemasse (Haute-Savoie)

    Annecy and Annemasse: town centres closed to gatherings on Saturday

    The Haute-Savoie prefecture bans all protests and gatherings on public roads on Saturday 31 October in central Annecy, as well as in central Annemasse. In Annecy, a blockade is announced at 9 a.m. at the Courier shopping centre, and Montpellier supporters, expected for the 2 p.m. match at the parc des sports, are barred from the stadium, the centre and the lakeside from 10 a.m. to midnight. Curfews for minors apply in Annemasse, Cluses and Scionzier. Avoid driving into central Annecy and around the Courier on Saturday.

    Source: France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ↗

  11. TransportGrenoble (Isère)

    Grenoble: no trams from noon on Saturday

    According to MTag, trams in the Grenoble area run normally on Saturday 31 October until noon, then stop entirely until the next morning. Urban bus and coach lines outside the city centre run until 8 p.m. Gatherings are banned in the centre and around the Grand’Place, Neyrpic and Comboire shopping centres. If you rely on the tram in the afternoon, plan another way and avoid driving into the centre.

    Source: France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ↗

  12. FuelNancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle

    Fuel in cans: Meurthe-et-Moselle too, until Monday 8 a.m.

    Across Meurthe-et-Moselle, from Friday 30 October 8 a.m. to Monday 2 November 8 a.m., the prefecture bans carrying fuel, combustibles and flammable gas in portable containers, as well as buying and selling F2 and F3 fireworks. On Saturday, undeclared protests are banned in Nancy, Lunéville, Toul, Val de Briey and Saint-Baussant, and police drones will monitor central Nancy from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Only portable containers are affected: if you need a jerrycan, wait until Monday or check the decree.

    Source: La Semaine ↗

  13. RoadsChambéry, Maurienne (A43, tunnel du Fréjus)

    Savoie: gatherings banned at A43 toll plazas and the Fréjus tunnel

    The prefect of Savoie has banned gatherings and demonstrations on Saturday 31 October from 8 am to 10 pm at the Chambéry-Nord (La Motte-Servolex), Chignin (Porte-de-Savoie), Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne toll plazas, and on the Fréjus tunnel platform in Modane. The historic centre of Chambéry is also off-limits to gatherings during the same hours. Retail transport of fuel is restricted until 2 November. If you are using the A43 or the Fréjus tunnel on Saturday, check traffic updates before setting off.

    Source: Préfecture de la Savoie ↗

  14. FuelPort-la-Nouvelle (Aude)

    Port-la-Nouvelle: oil depot targeted, no refinery in the sights

    According to actu.fr, citing the Gilets jaunes coordination’s list, no refinery blockade is planned for now on Saturday; the Port-la-Nouvelle oil depot (Aude), however, is targeted. The coordination lists only 29 roundabout occupations, against 60 expected on 24 October, including the A64 roundabout at Estancarbon, the Burger King roundabout in Flers (Orne) and the Bel-Air roundabout in Ploulec’h (Côtes-d’Armor). Around Port-la-Nouvelle and Narbonne, fill up before Saturday if you can.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  15. OfficialToulouse (Haute-Garonne)

    Toulouse: undeclared gatherings banned in the centre from 7 am to 5 am

    The prefect of Haute-Garonne, Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze, has banned undeclared protest gatherings in central Toulouse from 7 am on Saturday 31 October to 5 am on Sunday 1 November. The zone is bounded notably by the Boulevards des Récollets, Riquet, Matabiau, de la Marquette and Lascrosses, the Allées Charles-de-Fitte and Avenue Étienne-Billières, and the Catalans and Garigliano bridges. No protest has been declared, but calls to mobilise are circulating. Avoid driving in central Toulouse on Saturday, during the day and in the evening.

    Source: actu Toulouse ↗

  16. FuelLimoges, Haute-Vienne

    Fuel in cans: Haute-Vienne too, gatherings restricted in Limoges

    Across Haute-Vienne, the prefecture has banned carrying or transporting bottles or cans holding dangerous, flammable, corrosive or explosive products for the whole of Saturday 31 October, as well as buying and selling F2 and F3 fireworks. In Limoges, groups of more than twenty people are banned on Saturday from 1 pm to 11:59 pm in a large central area, where electric scooters and face-covering items are also prohibited. If you need to fill a can, do it before Saturday, and avoid central Limoges in the afternoon.

    Source: France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine ↗

  17. OfficialLille (Nord)

    Lille: city centre closed to protests from Saturday 6 am to Sunday 8 am

    The prefect of the Nord department, Bertrand Gaume, has banned gatherings and protests in a large part of central Lille from Saturday 31 October at 6 am to Sunday 1 November at 8 am. The zone includes Vieux-Lille and the area around the railway stations, bounded to the south by Boulevard de la Liberté and Boulevard Louis-XIV. A curfew also applies to unaccompanied minors in Lille, Denain, Douai, Marly, Valenciennes and Wattignies, on Friday from 9 pm to 6 am and again from Saturday 8 pm to Sunday 6 am. Avoid driving in central Lille and near the stations on Saturday.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  18. TransportParis (métro, RER A, T3b)

    Paris: over 30 metro stations closed on Saturday, Étoile shut on RER A

    On the orders of the police prefecture, RATP says more than 30 metro stations on 13 lines will be closed or skipped on Saturday 31 October. From opening time, the Champs-Élysées and Étoile, Concorde, Madeleine and Invalides are closed; line 12 is cut between Rennes and Saint-Lazare, and line 6 between Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile and Kléber. République and Bastille close at 9 am, Opéra and Pyramides at 11 am, and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Odéon, Bel Air and Picpus at noon. Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile station on RER A is closed all day, tram T3b is cut from 11 am between Porte des Lilas and Porte de Vincennes, and 110 Vélib’ stations are out of service. More closures are possible around Bastille and Nation: check RATP traffic info before you set off.

    Source: Sortiraparis ↗

  19. OfficialNantes, Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique)

    Nantes: city centre, Beaulieu and Atlantis closed to gatherings, fuel cans banned in Loire-Atlantique

    The prefect of Loire-Atlantique, Laurent Hottiaux, has banned gatherings, demonstrations and marches from Saturday 31 October at 10am to Sunday 1 November at 6am in Nantes city centre, around the Beaulieu (Île de Nantes) and Atlantis (Saint-Herblain) shopping centres and in the Bois Dormant area. Across the whole department, from Friday 30 October at 8pm to Monday 2 November at 7pm, carrying fuel or other containers without a legitimate reason is banned, as is carrying fireworks. Checks are planned on the approaches to the main towns, and a curfew applies to unaccompanied minors from Saturday 8pm to Sunday 6am. Avoid driving in central Nantes and around Atlantis on Saturday.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  20. OfficialParis (Bastille, Nation)

    Paris: authorities to appeal, Bastille – Nation route could still change

    After the administrative court suspended the police prefecture’s order, Laurent Nuñez told reporters on Friday evening: “We are going to appeal.” According to a source close to the case quoted by AFP, the police prefecture can take the matter to the Conseil d’État. For now, the unions’ Bastille – Nation route is authorised for Saturday afternoon. Drivers: check the route on Saturday morning before setting off, and avoid both the Bastille – Nation corridor and the Maréchaux boulevards between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton.

    Source: Le Parisien ↗

  21. FuelTarn (Albi, Castres, Gaillac)

    Fuel in cans: Tarn too, in 35 towns

    From Saturday 31 October 7 am to Sunday 1 November 6 am, the Tarn prefecture bans private individuals from buying or carrying fuel in portable containers in 35 towns of the department, unless duly justified; some fireworks and the sale of aerosol paint are also banned. Further restrictions on weapons and face coverings apply in Albi, Castres and Gaillac. The ban covers portable containers: check the order before filling a can.

    Source: Le Tarn Libre ↗

  22. OfficialParis (Bastille, Nation)

    Paris: court allows the Bastille – Nation march

    On Friday evening, the Paris administrative court authorised the unions' Bastille – Nation route, which the police prefecture had banned in favour of the Maréchaux boulevards between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton. According to the route filed by the CGT, the march leaves Place de la Bastille at 2 pm on Saturday for Place de la Nation via Rue de Lyon, Avenue Daumesnil and Boulevard de Picpus. Drivers: avoid Bastille, Gare de Lyon, Avenue Daumesnil and Nation on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  23. OfficialAmiens

    Amiens: city centre closed to protests from 7 am to 11 pm

    The Somme prefect bans all protests, static or moving, on Saturday from 7 am to 11 pm in central Amiens, the area bounded by the main boulevards and Quai Bélu, including Place Léon-Gontier. No union march has been declared, but calls to gather are circulating. Fireworks and pyrotechnics are banned across Amiens Métropole until 7 am on Monday 2 November. Avoid driving into central Amiens on Saturday if you can.

    Source: France 3 Hauts-de-France ↗

  24. FuelMetz, Moselle

    Fuel in cans: Moselle too, set march route in Metz

    Across the Moselle, from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, carrying fuel in jerrycans, cans or other portable containers is restricted, with some exemptions, as are fireworks. In Metz, on Saturday from 12 pm to 8 pm, marches are only allowed on the route set by the prefecture: Esplanade, Place de la République, Avenue Robert-Schuman, Avenue Joffre, Place Mondon and Avenue Foch to the forecourt of the Centre Pompidou-Metz; all gatherings are banned elsewhere. The CGT march leaves the Esplanade at 2 pm. Avoid Avenue Foch and Place Mondon on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: La Semaine / Moselle TV ↗

  25. OfficialOrléans, Poitiers

    Orléans and Poitiers: city centres closed to protests on Saturday afternoon

    The Loiret prefect bans all protests in central Orléans, inside the ring of boulevards, on Saturday from 1 pm to 10 pm; no march has been declared there, but calls to gather are circulating. Across the Loiret, buying, retail sale, collection and transport of fuel are regulated this weekend. In Poitiers, the Vienne prefect bans protests and gatherings in the city centre from 1 pm on Saturday to 8 am on Sunday 1 November. Avoid driving into central Orléans and Poitiers on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr / La Nouvelle République ↗

  26. RoadsNîmes, Avignon

    Nîmes: march allowed at 2:30 pm, Écusson off-limits; Avignon’s walled centre banned

    The Gard prefect has authorised Saturday’s union march in Nîmes, leaving the Jardins de la Fontaine at 2:30 pm via Avenue Jean-Jaurès, Quai de la Fontaine, Boulevard Victor-Hugo, Boulevard des Arènes and Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle to Avenue Feuchères. Gatherings are banned in the Écusson old town and on a large part of Boulevard Salvador-Allende from 6 am to midnight on Saturday. In Avignon, the Vaucluse prefecture bans protests inside the city walls and around the ramparts; the march declared for 10 am on Boulevard Limbert is deemed illegal, as no alternative route was agreed. Avoid central Nîmes boulevards in the afternoon and the ring road around Avignon’s ramparts on Saturday.

    Source: Midi Libre / Le Dauphiné Libéré ↗

  27. TransportPerpignan

    Perpignan: no Sankéo buses in the city centre from 9am

    On Saturday 31 October, Sankéo buses stop serving Perpignan city centre from 9am until the security measures are lifted. Use stops such as Gare TGV, Fossa, La Butte, Villeneuve, Guynemer, Gendarmerie and Mermoz instead. Ahead of the 9pm USAP v Toulon match at the Aimé-Giral stadium, the reinforced line A may be suspended if the centre is still unsettled around 7pm; post-match buses will run. A curfew also applies to unaccompanied minors in an area south of the Têt. Avoid driving in central Perpignan on Saturday.

    Source: L’Indépendant ↗

  28. OfficialBesançon, Doubs

    Besançon: city centre off-limits 9am to midnight, jerrycans banned across the Doubs

    The prefect of the Doubs, Rémi Bastille, has banned all demonstrations in Besançon city centre on Saturday 31 October from 9am to midnight; the unions, which had declared a 2pm march from Place de la Révolution to the Gare d’Eau, are challenging the decision in court. Across the Doubs, from Friday 30 October 8pm to Sunday 1 November 8pm, carrying portable containers of fuel or flammable substances is banned, as is carrying fireworks. The Ginko network runs a reduced service on Saturday: the Citadelle line only runs in the morning (last departure from Chamars at 12:52). Avoid driving in the Boucle on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / L’Est Républicain ↗

  29. FuelSaône-et-Loire, Aude

    Fuel in jerricans: Saône-et-Loire and Aude too

    In Saône-et-Loire, the prefecture bans, from Friday 30 October 6pm to Monday 2 November 7am, the retail sale of petroleum products and household fuels, including flammable gas, in any portable container, as well as their transport by private individuals; fireworks are also banned. In Aude, the sale, transport and possession of retail hydrocarbons and flammable products are banned across the department from Friday 30 October 5pm to Sunday 1 November 10pm. These orders target portable containers: check them before filling a jerrican.

    Source: Le JSL / L’Indépendant ↗

  30. RoadsÎle-de-France (A10, A6, A13)

    Bison Futé: heavy return traffic into Île-de-France on Saturday afternoon

    For the last weekend of the All Saints' school holidays, Bison Futé expects dense return traffic into Île-de-France all Saturday afternoon (31 October), especially on the A10. Advice: reach or cross Île-de-France before 1pm or after 8pm on Saturday, and before 11am or after 10pm on Sunday (A6, A10, A13). These forecasts do not account for protest disruption; in Paris, add the march on the Maréchaux boulevards between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton, from noon to 6pm.

    Source: Bison Futé (ministère des Transports) ↗

  31. FuelDijon

    Dijon: call to blockade the Rue des Verriers fuel depot from 8am

    According to actu.fr, a blockade of the fuel depot at 10 rue des Verriers in Dijon is announced for Saturday from 8am. Organisers also mention blocking the area around the Toison d'Or shopping centre from 2pm. These actions are listed on the Gilets jaunes map and are not all guaranteed. Fill up on Friday if you can and avoid the Toison d'Or area on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  32. RoadsMably, Roanne (Loire)

    Roanne: gatherings banned at the Demi-Lieue roundabout in Mably

    The Loire prefect bans undeclared protest gatherings of more than five people from Saturday 31 October 9 am to Sunday 1 November 6 am on the Demi-Lieue roundabout in Mably, known as the "McDo roundabout", and in central Roanne. In Saint-Étienne, the ban also covers the Cité du design, Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville and Place Chavanelle. Around Roanne, allow extra time on Saturday if your route uses this roundabout.

    Source: Préfet de la Loire ↗

  33. OfficialParis (République, Châtelet-Les Halles)

    Paris: curfew at République and Les Halles on Saturday and Sunday nights

    The Paris police prefecture is reinstating the curfew around Place de la République and Châtelet-Les Halles (around the Canopée) on the nights of Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November and Sunday to Monday 2 November, from 11 pm to 6 am. Adults and minors alike are barred from these areas, except residents, workers who have to cross them and public-service staff. A separate curfew covers unaccompanied minors from 9 pm to 6 am in several areas until Monday. If you're driving, steer clear of both districts in the evening and expect checks.

    Source: Le Parisien / BFMTV ↗

  34. RoadsNarbonne (A9), Carcassonne

    Aude: protests banned at the Narbonne-Sud and Narbonne-Est toll plazas

    With protests called for Saturday, the Aude prefect, Alain Bucquet, has banned all protests, gatherings and marches at the Narbonne-Sud and Narbonne-Est toll plazas and in central Narbonne on Saturday. Protest gatherings are also banned in the Bastide Saint-Louis in Carcassonne this weekend. If you are using the A9 around Narbonne on Saturday, check traffic updates before setting off and allow extra time.

    Source: 20 Minutes ↗

  35. OfficialRennes

    Rennes: Saturday’s march banned after no agreement on the route

    The Ille-et-Vilaine prefect, Emmanuelle Dubée, announced on Friday a ban on the march declared by six unions for Saturday at 2 pm from Place de Bretagne to the railway station. She had offered a start at Mail François-Mitterrand and dispersal at Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, and says “the door remains open” if the unions agree. Two water cannons and two gendarmerie armoured vehicles will be deployed. Gatherings also remain banned in central Rennes from 8 pm to 5 am until Monday 2 November. Avoid driving in central Rennes on Saturday afternoon and evening.

    Source: Ouest-France / 20 Minutes ↗

  36. TransportSaint-Étienne

    Saint-Étienne: STAS buses and trams adjusted from late morning

    From late morning on Saturday, STAS will adjust services in central Saint-Étienne and in areas affected by the gatherings: some lines may be diverted, cut short or temporarily suspended. The Loire prefect bans undeclared protest gatherings of more than five people on place Jean-Jaurès and nearby streets from 9 am Saturday to 6 am Sunday. Unaccompanied minors are under curfew from 8 pm Saturday to 6 am Sunday in the city centre and around the Steel, Centre-Deux and Auchan Villars shopping centres. Avoid driving in central Saint-Étienne on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  37. FuelYvelines, Ardèche

    Fuel in cans: Yvelines and Ardèche too

    The Yvelines prefect is restricting the transport and distribution of fuel and flammable gas in individual containers across the département from Friday 30 October 5 pm to Sunday 1 November 12 noon; carrying weapons and fireworks are also restricted. In Ardèche, holding and transporting fuel and flammable products is banned from Friday 30 October 6 pm to Monday 2 November 12 noon. If you need a fuel can, check your prefecture’s order first.

    Source: Préfet des Yvelines / Le Dauphiné Libéré ↗

  38. RoadsNice

    Nice: declared march from 2pm to 5pm between Masséna and the port

    The Solidaires 06 union has declared a march on Saturday from 2pm to 5pm, starting and ending at Place Masséna: Boulevard Jean-Jaurès, Place Garibaldi, Rue Cassini, Quai Papacino, Quai des États-Unis and Avenue Max-Gallo. The main shopping streets are avoided. According to France 3, Nice administrative court upheld the protest ban around the Cap3000 shopping centre. Drivers: avoid the port and Quai des États-Unis on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu Nice / France 3 Côte d’Azur ↗

  39. FuelReims, Marne

    Jerrican fuel: Marne too, wider ban zone in central Reims

    From Saturday 31 October 8am to Sunday 1 November 8am, the Marne prefect bans the sale and transport of fuel in jerricans and of hazardous products across the whole département, as well as fireworks, bangers and rockets. In Reims, the ban on undeclared gatherings now covers a wider city-centre perimeter. SNCF staff will step up checks at stations. The ban targets portable containers: check the decree before filling a jerrican.

    Source: Préfet de la Marne ↗

  40. TransportParis, RER B

    RER B: 2 out of 3 trains on the northern section on Saturday and Sunday

    Due to local industrial action, RER B service is disrupted on the northern part of the line all day on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November: about 2 out of 3 trains, with a required change at Gare du Nord. If you are heading to Charles de Gaulle airport, allow extra time.

    Source: RATP ↗

  41. OfficialBordeaux

    Bordeaux: city centre banned inside the march route, curfew for minors from 8 pm

    On Friday the Gironde prefecture issued a decree banning demonstrations in Bordeaux’s central shopping district, inside the authorised union march route (starting at 2 pm at Place de la Bourse, ending at Place de la Victoire). Unaccompanied minors are under curfew from 8 pm Saturday to 7 am Sunday. More police will be deployed than on 24 October, including a water cannon. Avoid driving in central Bordeaux on Saturday afternoon and evening.

    Source: Sud Ouest / France 3 Aquitaine ↗

  42. TransportMarseille

    Marseille: T2 tram cut, T3 limited on Saturday, metro and buses normal

    As a precaution, RTM is restricting its tram network on Saturday 31 October: the T2 is fully suspended, the T3 only runs between Castellane and La Gaye, and the T1 runs normally. The metro and buses are not affected for now. A gathering is announced at 2 pm at Les Réformés. RTM warns these arrangements may change: check traveller information before setting off and avoid driving in central Marseille in the afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  43. OfficialCaen

    Caen: city centre off-limits, buses and trams not serving the centre

    The Calvados prefecture bans protests in central Caen from Saturday 31 October 9 am to Sunday 1 November 6 am. The union march is allowed on a route around it, from place Saint-Pierre to place Saint-Sauveur. Public transport will not serve the city centre. Thorough checks are announced on the roads into Caen and around the centre: allow extra time and avoid driving into the centre on Saturday.

    Source: La Manche Libre ↗

  44. OfficialLe Mans, Sarthe

    Le Mans: protests banned in the centre, fuel purchases limited across Sarthe

    The Sarthe prefect bans protests from Saturday 31 October 8 am to Sunday 1 November 8 am in central Le Mans, around the station and rue Gambetta. Over the same period, buying and carrying fuel is restricted for private individuals across the département, and fireworks are banned. Curfew for unaccompanied minors from Saturday 8 pm to Sunday 6 am in parts of Le Mans, Allonnes and Coulaines. Avoid central Le Mans on Saturday and check the order before buying fuel in a can.

    Source: Préfet de la Sarthe ↗

  45. TransportAngers

    Angers: Irigo network not serving the centre during the protest

    The Irigo network is heavily disrupted on Saturday, with special timetables on trams A, B and C, buses 1 to 11 and express line E20. From 1:30 pm to 9 pm, lines E23, E24, E25, 30, 31 and 32 terminate at Savary instead of Hôtel de Ville. Central Angers is not served while the protest lasts. Check the day's timetables before you travel.

    Source: Irigo ↗

  46. TransportTours, Joué-lès-Tours

    Tours: tram cut in the south and no buses in the centre from 1 pm

    From 1 pm on Saturday, the Fil Bleu tram is suspended between place Choiseul and Lycée Jean-Monnet (Joué-lès-Tours), replaced in the south by a "Plan B" bus; it keeps running between Vaucanson and Choiseul. Buses no longer serve the centre (station, place Jean-Jaurès) but run on the outskirts and to shopping centres; night lines N1 and N2 will not run. The Indre-et-Loire prefecture bans protests in central Tours, in the Petite Arche and Deux Lions retail areas and in part of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. Diversions are planned on rue Marceau, rue de Buffon and rue de la Préfecture.

    Source: La Nouvelle République ↗

  47. RoadsLille, Calais, Ruitz, Bruay-la-Buissière

    Nord – Pas-de-Calais: Lille southern ring road and roundabouts targeted from 6:30 am

    According to Nord Littoral, which lists actions logged by the organisers, a blockade of Lille's southern ring road (périphérique Sud) is announced for Saturday at 6:30 am, as is one at the Curie roundabout in Calais. Next come the industrial-zone roundabout in Ruitz at 8:30 am and the rue Henri-Cadot roundabout in Bruay-la-Buissière at noon. La Voix du Nord also reports a blockade of the regional council roundabout in Lille from 8 am. March in Lille at 2:30 pm from place de la République, then gatherings at 8 pm in Wazemmes and on the Grand-Place. The list is indicative: plan an alternative route early in the morning.

    Source: Nord Littoral ↗

  48. RoadsToulouse, Estancarbon (A64)

    Toulouse: no march declared, gathering planned at a fuel station

    According to the Haute-Garonne prefecture, no demonstration has been declared in Toulouse for Saturday; the CGT and FSU unions are not calling for a march. Undeclared gatherings are announced: at 10 am outside the fuel station at 103 boulevard de Suisse, then at 2 pm on the allées Jean-Jaurès, with a sit-in on place du Capitole. Near Saint-Gaudens, an action is planned at 2 pm at the A64 motorway roundabout in Estancarbon. Plan an alternative route.

    Source: France 3 Occitanie / Le Journal Toulousain ↗

  49. TransportRouen

    Rouen: no metro in the city centre from 1 pm, coach station closed

    Rouen's metro will be suspended in the city centre from 1 pm on Saturday, including in the evening. The coach station is closed all day; several Nomad coach lines have moved their terminus (Saint-Paul Église, Zénith Parc Expo, Darnétal Mairie, Mont-Riboudet Kindarena). Gatherings are banned from 9 am to midnight in the centre (Vieux-Marché, Cathédrale, Saint-Marc, Jeanne-d'Arc, Pasteur, Saint-Maclou, Saint-Sever, Docks 76). Avoid driving in central Rouen in the afternoon and evening.

    Source: Ville de Rouen / Nomad ↗

  50. TransportRennes

    Rennes: STAR buses diverted 12 pm–7 pm, coach station not served

    Because of the protests, STAR lines C1 to C6, 11, 12, 53 to 56 and 67 are diverted on Saturday from about 12 pm to 7 pm. Several BreizhGo coach lines will not serve the bus station (gare routière) or Chèques Postaux all day; some direct passengers to the La Poterie park-and-ride. Check traffic info before setting off and avoid driving into central Rennes in the afternoon.

    Source: BreizhGo – Infos trafic ↗

  51. OfficialStrasbourg

    Strasbourg: undeclared marches banned on several central streets

    The Bas-Rhin prefecture has banned undeclared protests on Saturday on Place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, Rue de la Brigade-Alsace-Lorraine, Rue des Orphelins, Rue de Zurich, Quai des Pêcheurs, Quai Dietrich, Avenue de la Liberté and Place de la République. As of late Thursday, no protest had been declared. The tourist train is banned from running from noon. A decree dated 26 October also bans the distribution, takeaway sale and transport of fuel in Bas-Rhin: check it before using a fuel can.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  52. FuelÉpinal, Vosges

    Fuel cans: Vosges too, central Épinal off-limits

    The Vosges prefect has banned buying, retail sale, distribution and transport of fuel in portable containers across the department from Saturday 31 October 8 am to Monday 2 November 8 am, except where justified (professionals, farmers, emergency services). Filling up directly into your vehicle’s tank is still allowed. Over the same period, protests and rallies are banned in part of Épinal city centre.

    Source: Vosges Télévision ↗

  53. OfficialDijon, Côte-d’Or

    Dijon: city centre banned 8 am–midnight, fuel cans banned across the metro area

    The Côte-d’Or prefect has banned gatherings on Saturday from 8 am to midnight in a zone covering central Dijon up to the railway station. No cost-of-living protest has been declared, so any such gathering on Saturday will be illegal. Across Dijon Métropole, from Friday 30 October 8 am to Monday 2 November 8 am, selling or buying fuel in any portable container is banned, as are fireworks. Avoid central Dijon on Saturday.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  54. RoadsBordeaux

    Bordeaux: march allowed in the city centre, Bourse to Victoire at 2 pm

    Unlike on 24 October, the Gironde prefecture has approved the unions’ route (CGT, FO, FSU): setting off on Saturday at 2 pm from Place de la Bourse, then Allées de Tourny, Cours Clemenceau, Place Gambetta, Cours d’Albret and Cours Aristide-Briand, ending at Place de la Victoire. Disruption on the TBM network has not been detailed yet. Drivers: avoid these central Bordeaux streets on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: Sud Ouest ↗

  55. TransportNantes

    Nantes: Naolib network disrupted from 12:30 pm Saturday to 3:45 am Sunday

    Because of the protest, Naolib (formerly TAN) announces disruption on many tram and bus lines from Saturday 31 October 12:30 pm to Sunday 1 November 3:45 am, including François-Mitterrand / Jamet – Beaujoire / Babinière, Orvault Grand Val – Gare de Pont-Rousseau, Marcel-Paul – Neustrie and Foch-Cathédrale – Porte de Vertou. Check Naolib traffic info before you set off and plan another way to get around in the afternoon and evening.

    Source: Naolib – Info trafic ↗

  56. OfficialGrenoble, Isère

    Isère: take-away fuel and car gatherings banned all weekend

    From Friday 30 October 6 pm to Monday 2 November 8 am, the Isère prefecture bans carrying take-away fuel, combustibles and flammable gas, as well as fireworks; all car gatherings are also banned across the département. Gatherings are banned until 10 am on Sunday in central Grenoble (area extended to Championnet and the Caserne de Bonne) and around the Neyrpic, Comboire and Grand Place shopping centres. Curfew in these areas on Saturday from 11 pm to 6 am. Filling up directly into your tank is still allowed.

    Source: Le Dauphiné Libéré ↗

  57. OfficialMontpellier, Béziers

    Montpellier: Écusson banned from 8 am to 10 pm, trams normal until noon

    The Hérault prefect bans gatherings on Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm in the Écusson old town, Allée Jules-Milhau and the square in front of the Polygone mall; Place de la Comédie and the Esplanade are no longer in the perimeter. Unlike on 24 October, trams and buses run normally until 12 noon, then timetables and routes are adjusted in the afternoon depending on the marches. Curfew for minors in central Montpellier and in Béziers.

    Source: Midi Libre ↗

  58. TransportBrest

    Brest: no Bibus service in the city centre from 10 am, nothing after 8 pm

    Because of the protest, the Bibus network will not serve the city centre on Saturday from 10 am, including Place de Strasbourg and Boulevard Léon-Blum; tram lines A and B run only on part of their route. The network shuts down gradually from 7 pm and no buses or trams run after 8 pm.

    Source: Bibus ↗

  59. TransportNancy

    Nancy: no Stan buses from 12:30 pm, protests banned in the centre

    The Stan network will stop its buses on Saturday from 12:30 pm, with the last service through the city centre at 12 noon; Sub lines are also affected and service may resume in the evening. The Meurthe-et-Moselle prefecture bans gatherings from 7 am Saturday to 7 am Sunday in a central perimeter (Place Stanislas, Rue Saint-Dizier, Rue Saint-Jean, Rue Saint-Georges, Place Vaudémont…). Plan another way to get around in the afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  60. OfficialParis

    Paris: order published, single march at 2 pm on the Maréchaux boulevards

    The Paris police prefecture published its partial ban order on Friday: the central routes filed by the CGT union and by the Yellow Vests are banned and must merge into a single rally. It is allowed on Saturday from 12 noon to 6 pm between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton, with the march setting off at 2 pm along the Maréchaux boulevards. Drivers: avoid the Maréchaux boulevards and the eastern Paris gates on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: Préfecture de police (via CNews) ↗

  61. OfficialMorbihan

    Morbihan: three marches allowed, Lorient, Vannes and Pontivy centres off-limits

    The Morbihan prefecture is allowing three gatherings on Saturday: in Vannes at 2 pm on the harbour esplanade, in Lanester at 1:30 pm at the Saint-Christophe bridge, and on Groix at 10:30 am. Traffic will be difficult along these routes, with diversions while the marches pass. Any undeclared gathering is banned in the town centres of Lorient, Vannes and Pontivy.

    Source: Préfecture du Morbihan ↗

  62. RoadsLa Destrousse, Manosque, Istres

    Provence: roundabout by the motorway blocked at La Destrousse from 7 am

    According to France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, a blockade of the roundabout by the motorway is announced on Saturday from 7 am at La Destrousse (Bouches-du-Rhône). Protests are also planned at 10 am at the Robert roundabout in Manosque and at 2 pm at the Auchan roundabout in Istres. In Marseille, the Gilets jaunes set off at 1:30 pm from the Vieux-Port, and a Halloween march starts at 8 pm at La Plaine. Plan an alternative route.

    Source: France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ↗

  63. OfficialMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône

    Marseille: undeclared protests banned, fuel cans banned across the département

    From Friday 30 October 6 pm to Monday 2 November 5 am, undeclared protests are banned in central Marseille (Vieux-Port, Canebière, rue de la République, rue de Rome) and around the Centre Bourse, Terrasses du Port, Grand Littoral, Bonneveine, Prado Shopping, Le Merlan and La Valentine shopping centres. Unaccompanied minors are under curfew from 11 pm to 5 am for three nights in a row. Across the whole département, selling fuel in cans and transporting it by private individuals is banned unless justified. Orders also cover Aix-en-Provence, Salon-de-Provence, Miramas, Aubagne, Cabriès, Les Pennes-Mirabeau and Arles.

    Source: Made in Marseille ↗

  64. FuelOrne

    Fuel in cans: Orne joins the ban

    The prefect of Orne has banned the possession, transport, purchase and takeaway sale of fuel in any portable container across the whole département, from Saturday 31 October 6 am to Sunday 1 November 6 am. Fireworks and pyrotechnics are also banned. Filling up directly into your tank is still allowed.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  65. FuelGers, Alpes-Maritimes

    Fuel in cans: Gers and Alpes-Maritimes join the ban

    Two more départements ban fuel in cans this weekend. In the Gers, selling, buying and holding fuel in jerrycans or cans is banned until midnight on Sunday 1 November. In the Alpes-Maritimes, holding and carrying fuel in individual containers is banned until 23:00 on Sunday 1 November. These orders target portable containers: if you need a can, check your prefecture’s order.

    Source: La Dépêche ↗

  66. OfficialSaint-Étienne

    Saint-Étienne: union march banned, unions go to court

    The Loire prefecture has banned the march declared by the CGT, FSU and Solidaires for 14:00 on Saturday, from place Jean-Jaurès to the Clapier station via Carnot; a security perimeter protects the city centre. The unions have filed an urgent appeal and warn that people will gather at place Jean-Jaurès at 14:00 anyway. In Roanne, the 10:30 rally outside the sub-prefecture is allowed. Avoid central Saint-Étienne on Saturday afternoon.

    Source: actu.fr ↗

  67. TransportToulon

    Toulon: no buses across the metro area from 10:00 on Saturday

    Public transport across the Toulon metropolitan area will be fully suspended from Saturday 31 October, 10:00, to Sunday 1 November, 6:00, by decision of the Var prefect with the agreement of the 12 mayors. The city centre stays closed to protests, but a union march is allowed from the Bourse du travail to place Martin-Bidouré. Curfew for unaccompanied minors from 17:00 on Saturday. Private traffic and access to shops are not affected.

    Source: Nice-Matin ↗

  68. OfficialParis

    Paris: police ban the unions’ Bastille – Nation route

    According to BFMTV, the Paris police prefecture formally banned the Bastille – Nation route declared by the unions (CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires and student groups) on Friday morning. The march is pushed to the edge of Paris, from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton. The unions can now challenge the ban in the administrative court, so the route may still change before Saturday. Drivers: expect disruption on Saturday afternoon on the outer boulevards (Maréchaux) and at the eastern Paris gates.

    Source: BFMTV ↗

  69. OfficialParis

    Paris: police reject routes through the centre

    According to BFMTV and Sortiraparis, the Paris police prefecture rejected both central routes: the Gilets jaunes’ Bastille – Concorde and the unions’ Bastille – Nation. It offers the outer boulevards from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton; the unions refuse and have gone to court. The order setting the route is not published yet, so it may still change. Undeclared gatherings are banned around the Élysée, the National Assembly and the Champs-Élysées until Monday 2 November, 6:00.

    Source: Sortiraparis ↗

  70. OfficialLyon

    Lyon: city centre closed to protests 10:00–23:00, no fuel in cans

    The Rhône prefecture bans protests in central Lyon on Saturday from 10:00 to 23:00. The declared march leaves Manufacture des Tabacs at 14:00 for place Jean-Macé via Garibaldi and Berthelot. Selling and carrying fuel in cans is banned, as are fireworks, from midnight on 31 October to 6:00 on 2 November. Filling your car’s tank is still allowed.

    Source: Lyon Mag ↗

  71. Fuel

    Fuel in cans banned in several départements

    After Haute-Loire and the Rhône, more prefectures ban selling or carrying fuel in cans this weekend: Côte-d’Or (Dijon), Seine-Maritime (Rouen) and Pyrénées-Orientales (Perpignan, until Thursday 5 November, 8:00). Filling your car’s tank is not affected. If you need a jerrycan, buy it before Saturday or check your prefecture’s order.

    Source: Dijon Actualités ↗

  72. RoadsBretagne

    Brittany: roadblocks announced for Saturday

    Filtering roadblock on the RD 163 at Quéven (Morbihan) from 6:30, Bel-Air roundabout at Ploulec’h (Côtes-d’Armor) at 10:30, Kerustum roundabout in Quimper at 11:00, and an action at Pont Saint-Christophe in Lorient. March in Rennes at 14:00 from place de Bretagne. SNCF trains should run normally; city buses may be diverted during marches.

    Source: France 3 Bretagne ↗

  73. TransportClermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand: no trams or buses from 21:00 on Saturday

    The prefect suspends all public transport in the Clermont area on Saturday from 21:00. During the day, trams will not run between “1er Mai” and “CHU G. Montpied” during the march (place Delille – cours Sablon, from 10:00). Curfew for unaccompanied minors in the centre from 21:00 to 6:00.

    Source: ici Pays d’Auvergne ↗

  74. OfficialReims

    Reims: undeclared gatherings banned in the centre

    The Marne prefecture bans undeclared gatherings in central Reims from Saturday morning to Sunday morning.

    Source: ici Champagne-Ardenne ↗

Key facts

What we know as of Friday morning, 30 October

Timing
First actions at dawn (5:00–6:30 in Lille, Calais, Angers, Quéven), marches around 14:00, evening gatherings from 20:00.
Scale
About 565 actions announced across France as of 29 October, including 21 occupied roundabouts, 17 blockades and filtering roadblocks; most of the rest are sit-ins at town halls and marches.
Paris
According to BFMTV, the police prefecture rejected both routes through the centre (the Gilets jaunes’ Bastille – Concorde and the unions’ Bastille – Nation) and offers the outer boulevards from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton; the unions are challenging this in court. The order is not published yet, so the route is still to be confirmed. Undeclared gatherings are banned around the Élysée, the National Assembly and the Champs-Élysées until 2 November, 6:00.
Fuel
No depot or refinery has been named as a target, but actions near petrol stations remain possible. Some stations are already out of at least one fuel (live figure below). Fuel in cans is banned this weekend in the Rhône, Haute-Loire, Côte-d’Or, Seine-Maritime and Pyrénées-Orientales; filling your tank is still allowed.
Bans
Demonstrations banned in the centres of Lyon (10:00–23:00), Rouen (9:00–midnight), Le Havre, Le Puy-en-Velay (8:00–midnight), Pau, Tours and Perpignan; undeclared gatherings banned in central Reims. In Toulon: centre closed to protests, curfew for minors and public transport suspended. In Clermont-Ferrand: no trams or buses from 21:00.
Security
70,000 police and gendarmes deployed. The Interior Ministry fears urban violence from early evening late into the night, on Halloween.

Our advice

  • Fill up on Friday and allow extra time.
  • Avoid the roundabouts and retail parks named, and city centres in the evening.
  • At a roadblock, turn back if you can do so safely; never force your way through.
  • Park in a closed garage overnight and leave nothing visible in the car, especially fuel cans.

Sources for the summary