Paris protests: demonstration bans, Metro closures and curfews in other French cities
Practical, dated details for anyone in or heading to France in the next two weeks.
Student-led protests over school conditions and the cost of living have grown into some of France's largest in years, Condé Nast Traveler reports. On October 22 the Préfecture de Police banned unauthorised gatherings from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. around the Louvre, Champs-Élysées, Élysée Palace, Bastille, République and major rail stations, and several Metro stations, including Bastille and Gare d'Austerlitz, were closed from 10 a.m.
Students have called further days of action on October 24, November 3 and November 5, and a large security operation is planned for central Paris on October 24, including Opération Sentinelle troops. Localised curfews have been introduced in Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
Instead of crossing central Paris on announced protest days, consider scheduling museum visits and train connections for other days, and check RATP updates before setting off.
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Opération Sentinelle
After exploring Is it Safe to Travel to Paris Right Now Amidst the France Protests?, for who those soldiers on the streets are, read Opération Sentinelle.
Wikipedia explains the French military deployment created after the January 2015 attacks to guard sensitive sites.
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