
Demonstrations against the high cost of living brought together 800,000 people in France on Saturday, but degenerated into violence in several cities, notably in Limoges where a hooded group entered the town hall before a fire broke out there.
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National demonstrations took place on Saturday against the high cost of living, mobilizing around 800,000 people according to organizations associated with the movement.
A group of hooded individuals entered the Limoges town hall before a fire broke out there.
Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Limoges…: images of scenes of violence during the demonstrations of October 17
Some 800,000 people took part in actions and parades throughout France on Saturday against the “high cost of living”, according to several organizations associated with this national mobilization. In several cities, demonstrations quickly turned into riots.

After a weekend marked by scenes of chaos in several cities, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asked prefects to introduce partial and localized curfews. Measures have been announced in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux and Nice, mainly aimed at restricting traffic and gatherings in certain neighborhoods, with varying times and audiences depending on the city.

After a weekend of scenes of chaos in several cities, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asked prefects to establish partial and localized curfews. Measures have been announced in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux and Nice, mainly aimed at prohibiting traffic and gatherings in certain sectors, with variations depending on the cities and populations concerned.

The lawyer of the 17-year-old young man who lost a hand during a demonstration in Saint-Étienne filed two complaints: one against the member of the police who committed the shooting for intentional violence leading to mutilation, the other against the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez for complicity in violence aggravated by instructions, before the Court of Justice of the Republic.

After particularly chaotic violence in Marseille on October 17, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez postponed his visit planned for Monday following criticism from Mayor Benoît Payan on a security system considered undersized. A police station was targeted by thugs and a woman was killed by mistake in her apartment in July 2025 by an armed commando who had the wrong target.

A five-year-old boy has died in Grafton, New South Wales, after he was found tied in a sleeping bag with duct tape also used to block his view. His brothers and sisters would have suffered the same treatment. An investigation is underway, an autopsy must determine the causes of death, and the family had been followed by child protection services for at least a year.

After a weekend marked by scenes of chaos in several cities, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asked prefects to introduce partial and localized curfews. Paris, Lyon, Lille, Douai, Wattignies, Denain and Nice announced measures ranging from general time restrictions to curfews reserved for minors, with bans on demonstrations and exceptions for certain groups.