May Day demonstration in Paris: parking restrictions in the capital

In France, May 1 is a special holiday on the calendar. Known as Labour Day, it is actually a day devoted to raising awareness of the fight for workers' rights. Thus, while May 1 is associated with the sale of lily-of-the-valley, it is also marked in Paris by a united demonstration organized by the Intersyndicale.

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This Friday, May 1, 2026, a large demonstration is therefore organized in the streets of the capital. The protesters are thus preparing to gather along the route to defend the principles of peace and social justice. This May Day 2026 demonstration will depart from the Place de la République, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, in the early afternoon. The march will reach the finish point located at the Place de la Nation in the 12th.

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The vehicle traffic is therefore prohibited along the entire parcours, which calls for using Boulevard Voltaire and Place Léon Blum. In addition, parking restrictions are being put in place. In an arrêté issued on 22 April, the Préfecture de Police announces the temporary modification of parking rules on certain streets in the 10th, 11th and 12th arrondissements of the capital.

• To be read
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In detail, parking of all vehicle types is prohibited from 10:00 PM on April 30, 2026, to 8:00 PM on May 1, 2026, in the streets and sections of streets below in Paris Centre, 10th, 11th and 12th arrondissements:

• Republic Square;
• Boulevard Voltaire;
• Léon Blum Square;
• Nation Square;
• Saint-Martin Boulevard, between No. 01 and No. 13 Bis;
• Temple Street, between No. 172 and No. 180;
• Beranger Street, between No. 20 and No. 26;
• Magenta Boulevard, between No. 01 and No. 12;
• Beaurepaire Street, between No. 01 and No. 08;
• Léon Jouhaux Street, between Republic Square and Yves Toudic Street;
• Republic Avenue, between Republic Square and Malte Street;
• Rampon Street, between Voltaire Boulevard and Malte Street;
• Amelot Street, between No. 140 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Jean-Pierre Timbaud Street, between Grand Prieuré Street and Amelot Street;
• Crussol Street, between No. 11 and No. 37;
• Oberkampf Street, between No. 18 and No. 30;
• Saint-Pierre Amelot Passage, between No. 12 and Richard Lenoir Boulevard;
• Saint-Sébastien Street, between No. 38 and No. 50;
• Richard Lenoir Boulevard, between No. 81 and No. 91;
• Saint-Ambroise Street, between No. 05 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Lacharriere Street, between No. 6 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Truillot Lane, between No. 13 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Popincourt Street, between Voltaire Boulevard and Popincourt Asylum Street;
• Chemin Vert Street, between Popincourt Street and Parmentier Avenue;
• Sedaine Street, between Popincourt Street and Parmentier Avenue;
• Camille Desmoulins Street, between Léon Blum Square and the Industrial City;
• Ledru Rollin Avenue, between No. 164 and Léon Blum Square;
• Richard Lenoir Street, between No. 52 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Viallet Passage, between Richard Lenoir Street and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Mercœur Street, between No. 09 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Belfort Street, between No. 09 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• François de Neufchateau Street, between No. 03 and No. 11;
• Gobert Street, between No. 04 and No. 14;
• Phalsbourg City, between No. 01 and No. 05;
• Charonne Street, between No. 102 and No. 116;
• Chanzy Street, between Bouvier Street and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Léon Frot Street, between Voltaire Boulevard and Beauharnais City;
• Delepine Lane;
• Alexandre Dumas Street, between No. 01 and No. 07;
• Bouvier Street, between No. 5 and Boulets Street;
• Boulets Street, between Voltaire Boulevard and Touzy City;
• Voltaire City, between No. 07 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Voltaire Street, between No. 01 and No. 07;
• Dumas Passage, between No. 01 and No. 05;
• Garden of Gardener’s Lane;
• Guenot Passage, between No. 1 and No. 2 Bis;
• Guenot Street, between No. 01 and No. 06;
• Montreuil Street, between No. 68 and No. 99;
• Industrial Buildings Street, between No. 16 and Voltaire Boulevard;
• Philippe Auguste Avenue, between No. 10 and Nation Square;
• Taillebourg Avenue, between No. 09 Bis and Nation Square;
• Back alley of Charonne Boulevard, between Nation Square and Antilles Square;
• Trône Avenue, between Nation Square and Picpus Boulevard;
• Bel Air Avenue, between Nation Square and Pensionnat Street;
• Fabre d’Églantine Street, between No. 08 and Nation Square;
• Jaucourt Street, between Nation Square and Picpus Street;
• Dorian Avenue, between Nation Square and Picpus Street;
• Diderot Boulevard, between Nation Square and Picpus Street;
• Faubourg Saint-Antoine Street, between Nation Square and Industrial Buildings Street.