A new curfew has been confirmed for the night of Tuesday, October 20 to Wednesday, October 21, 2026. In a message posted on X and reported by BFMTV on Tuesday at 7:33 a.m., Sébastien Lecornu signaled his desire to extend this exceptional measure, introduced after protests over the weekend of October 17-18, 2026. By 5:00 p.m. on October 20, the Paris prefecture had confirmed the implementation of a partial curfew in Paris for the upcoming night.
The nationwide mobilization on Saturday, October 17, 2026, against the cost of living was marked by heavy violence, vandalism and looting across several French cities, notably Paris, Lyon and Marseille. In response to the disturbances, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday, October 19, that he had asked the prefects to impose partial, localized curfews for the evening of October 19, following an inter-ministerial crisis 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.
After the first curfew put in place on October 19, a new order imposes a curfew for Tuesday evening through the night into Wednesday.
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.
Once again, the Paris Police Prefecture issued two orders on 20 October. The first bars people from moving within two perimeter zones from 11 p.m. Tuesday, October 20 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, October 21. The second prohibits the presence and movement of people taking part in undeclared rallies, processions and marches in certain sectors, from 8 p.m. until the same deadline. It is therefore not a citywide curfew for Paris starting at 8 p.m.
Here are the sectors affected by the curfew from October 20, 2026 at 11 p.m. to October 21, 2026 at 6 a.m.:
The ban on unregistered gatherings applies from Tuesday, October 20 at 8 p.m. to Wednesday, October 21 at 6 a.m. The perimeters include, notably, :
The curfew does not apply to residents who can prove by any means that their home is within the designated perimeters, to merchants, to workers required to reach these sectors to carry out their duties, and 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 20, 2026 to October 21, 2026
