New curfews could be announced for the night of Tuesday, October 20 to Wednesday, October 21, 2026. In a post on X and picked up by BFMTV this Tuesday at 7:33 a.m., Sébastien Lecornu indicated that the decisions would rest with the prefects, in consultation with the mayors, in line with local needs. The announcement does not set the times or the sectors affected in Paris for the upcoming night.
The Parisian decrees issued on October 19 had an expiry time Tuesday, October 20 at 6 a.m. The curfew covered the central median strip of the Place de la République and a section of the Halles, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The ban on unregistered gatherings applied over broader perimeters, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The details of these measures for the night just past are listed below.
The national mobilization on Saturday, October 17, 2026, against the cost of living was marked by significant violence, property damage and looting in several French cities, notably Paris, Lyon and Marseille. In response to the unrest, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday, October 19, that he had asked the prefects to impose partially localized curfews for the evening of October 19, following a crisis inter-ministerial briefing held at the Interior Ministry.
The aim is to safeguard residents, property, and especially businesses hit by the violence. According to the Prime Minister's official statements, these restrictions will be limited to the sectors where disturbances have been observed. The prefects are tasked with defining the affected zones, after coordinating with mayors and the chambers of commerce and industry.
For fans planning to head to Parc des Princes, the Interior Minister confirmed during the government address on October 19 that the PSG–Barcelona match on Tuesday, October 20, was not canceled. The game is set for 9 p.m.; see the schedule and TV broadcast of PSG–Barcelona.
The Paris Police Prefecture issued two orders on October 19. The first barred people from circulating within two zones from 23 h le lundi 19 octobre à 6 h le mardi 20 octobre. The second prohibited the presence and circulation of people taking part in rassemblements, cortèges et défilés non déclarés in certain sectors, from 20 h until the same deadline. It was therefore not a citywide curfew in Paris from 8 p.m.
Here are the sectors affected by the curfew from October 19, 2026 at 11 p.m. to October 20, 2026 at 6 a.m.:
The ban on unregistered gatherings was in effect from Monday, October 19 at 8 p.m. to Tuesday, October 20 at 6 a.m. The perimeters included, in particular:
The curfew did not apply to residents who could prove by any means that their home was within the designated zones, to shopkeepers, to workers required to report to those areas to carry out their duties, or to members of public emergency services.
In his October 19 remarks, the Prime Minister did not rule out invoking a state of emergency if the situation requires it, but argued that curfews are better suited to the current circumstances. At the same time, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced a strengthening of police and gendarmerie deployments. The government also plans relief measures for businesses hit by looting, which the Commerce Minister Serge Papin says number at least 3,000.
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Dates and Opening Time
From October 19, 2026 to October 20, 2026
