
The Rhône prefecture announced exemptions to allow businesses to open on Sundays November 15, 22 and December 27, following the closures linked to the looting of October 17.
Faced with the closures following the looting of October 17 in Lyon, the Rhône prefecture grants exemptions for the opening of businesses on Sundays, November 15 and 22 as well as December 27.
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Downtown Lyon suffered closures on Saturdays following looting on October 17.
After several Saturdays of closure of the city center of Lyon in the wake of the looting of October 17, the Rhône prefecture announced this Tuesday that it had issued an order granting exemptions from the Sunday rest rule. Thus, from this weekend of November 15, businesses will be able to open on Sunday. These exemptions concern Sundays November 15 and 22 and December 27.
“As of October 18, Étienne Guyot, prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, mobilized state services, local authorities, consular chambers, representatives of merchant associations and various players in the economic world to quickly provide concrete responses to merchants affected by the damage caused,” indicates the Rhône prefecture.
These new dates are in addition to the Sunday openings granted by the city of Lyon at the end of the year, namely November 29 and December 6, 13 and 20. Each year, the Lyon municipality authorizes eight days of opening for businesses on Sunday. In 2026, January 11 was the first Sunday of the winter sales, June 28 for the summer sales, September 13 for the Croix-Rousse clearance sale and October 11 for the Presqu'île clearance sale.
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