Lyon, Rennes, Marseille, Belfort, Poitiers... The mobilization day of October 17 has begun

Rallies and demonstrations are announced throughout France on Saturday on the occasion of the social mobilization day of October 17. The movement brings together different angers and demands: former yellow vests mobilized against the high cost of living, high school students, students, climate activists and even farmers.

In Rennes, demonstrators blocked traffic on the ring road, at Porte de Villejean and in the Rennes 2 university sector, around 7:45 a.m., indicate Bison Futé and the prefecture. Burning barricades had been set up. The demonstrators left the scene when the police arrived, the prefecture told ICI Armorique. A second action then took place a little before 9 a.m., a little further south, towards rue de Lorient. Scuffles took place, with jets thrown in the direction of the police, according to the prefecture.

In Belfort, around 300 people gathered on Saturday morning at Place Corbis to protest against the high cost of living, according to the ICI Belfort-Montbéliard journalist present on site.

In Poitiers, the Sciences Po campus was blocked this Saturday morning by around twenty people, noted ICI Poitou.

A few incidents were reported at the start of the day: in Marseille, the Boulevard du Prado was temporarily blocked by trash cans and scooters before being cleared by the CRS. In Lyon, "a group of 40 individuals was dispersed" near a bridge over the Rhône connecting the Presqu'île to the city center, "after an attempt to obstruct traffic", according to the prefecture, and a group of around ten people also dispersed near the Feyzin refinery.

Elsewhere, certain actions announced on Saturday morning ultimately did not take place or mobilized very little, such as south of Cherbourg, where only three people were present on a roundabout around 9 a.m., noted the ICI Cotentin reporter.

In Paris, two routes are planned at the beginning of the afternoon departing from Place de la République: the procession of students will head towards Place de la Nation, that of yellow vests and unions will go towards Place de Clichy.