Paris, Lyon, Nice… Which cities are affected by curfews for the night from Monday to Tuesday?

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced Monday that he had asked prefects to implement “localized” curfews from Monday evening, to protect businesses after the looting and violence observed in several cities last weekend. The map of the municipalities concerned is expected by the end of the day.

In the meantime, the Paris police headquarters has already put in place restrictions from 11 p.m. this Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Le Figaro learned. They will apply to the entire public, and not just to minors. The measure will notably concern the Esplanade de la République as well as the streets providing access to the Les Halles sector from the south. The PP has also issued bans on demonstrations in certain Parisian districts from 8 p.m. this Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

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• The city centers of Lyon and Nice concerned

After the fire at the Lyon tourist office, the Rhône prefecture implemented a similar measure in the city center from 9 p.m. this Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. This concerns a good part of the peninsula, including Place de Bellecour but not Place des Terreaux. Prefect Étienne Guyot also decided to ban demonstrations, processions, parades and protest gatherings on public roads on Monday, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

In Nice, Mayor Éric Ciotti also established a curfew, only for minors, from 9 p.m. this evening and until 6 a.m. the next morning in the city center of France's fifth city. The districts of the city center up to Old Nice, and from rue Trachel to Gare du Sud are the sectors concerned, being “the most affected” by the incidents of this weekend.

• Partial curfews in several northern cities

Earlier, Matignon already announced the first curfews for Monday and Tuesday from 8 p.m. and until 6 a.m. in four northern municipalities, including Lille, with the agreement of the mayors concerned. These curfews, which also concern Douai, Denain and Wattignies, are being finalized and will concern “portions” of these municipalities, and the measure in Lille “will only concern minors”, specified for its part the Northern prefecture.

In Denain, PS mayor Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini announced on Sunday such a measure for her entire city and its entire population of some 20,000 inhabitants, until next Sunday. In an amending order she issued on Monday, she limited the curfew to certain areas of the city center and only for minors unaccompanied by a legal representative or authorized responsible adult.