Vélib' stations are closing across Paris ahead of the October 31 demonstration: 110 stations will be shut down starting this Friday, October 30, at the request of the police prefecture. They will gradually reopen overnight from Sunday into Monday.
Vélib' stations will be closed by the dozen this weekend in Paris. For the October 31, 2026 demonstration, at the request of the Paris police prefecture, Vélib' Métropole will take 110 stations out of service starting this Friday, October 30, across arrondissements 1 through 20. They will gradually reopen overnight from Sunday, November 1, to Monday, November 2.
The setup is identical to that of the previous demonstration on October 24: the same stations and the same neighborhoods. So, for the third round of protests against the rising cost of living on Halloween, it’s best to check your starting point and destination before hopping on a bike.
Why are Vélib’ stations closing in Paris?
The demonstrations on October 17 and 18 were marked by violence and damage to street furniture, including public hire bikes. Since then, Vélib' has been removing its bikes from sensitive areas ahead of each day of protests to prevent them from being used to build barricades or fuel fires.
The closed stations are located in areas covered by security perimeters set by the Paris police prefecture. They include Châtelet-Les Halles and Hôtel de Ville, Opéra and Grands Boulevards, Place de la République, the Champs-Élysées, the areas around the National Assembly and Luxembourg Gardens, as well as Place de la Nation and the Bercy area.
What should you do if your Vélib' station is closed?
A temporarily closed station cannot be used to rent or return a bike. Vélib' recommends checking the real-time station map in the app before setting off and identifying a backup station near your destination.
Take care when returning the bike, too: leaving a Vélib' outside a docking point, anywhere other than a Station+ station, incurs an out-of-plan charge and penalties. The same rule was already in force during Pope Leo XIV's visit to Paris in September.
Several metro stations are also closed on Saturday, including Charles de Gaulle–Étoile. Get the full rundown in our article on metro stations closed on October 31. For all the latest news on the network, visit our public transport in the Île-de-France region page.
Which 110 Vélib' stations are closed?
Here is the list published by Vélib' Métropole, with each station's number:
- 1001: Quai de l'Horloge • Pont Neuf
- 1002: Victoria • Place du Châtelet
- 1003: Saint-Denis • Rivoli
- 1006: Grande Truanderie • Saint-Denis
- 1007: Turbigo • Française
- 1008: Les Halles • Saint-Eustache
- 1016: Thérèse • Opéra
- 1018: Alger • Rivoli
- 1020: Cambon • Rivoli
- 1021: Halles • Bourdonnais
- 1024: Coquillière • Louvre
- 1025: Oratoire • Rivoli
- 1102: Française • Étienne Marcel
- 1116: Ventadour • Opéra
- 1117: Pont Neuf • Rivoli
- 1119: Cossonnerie • Sébastopol
- 1120: Lavandières Sainte Opportune • Rivoli
- 1201: Perrault • Place du Louvre
- 2002: Étienne Marcel • Montorgueil
- 2013: Favart • Italiens
- 2014: Daunou • Louis le Grand
- 2015: Louis le Grand • Italiens
- 2020: Danielle Casanova • Opéra
- 2022: Saint-Fiacre • Poissonnière
- 2108: Vivienne • Montmartre
- 3001: Beaumarchais • Saint-Gilles
- 3004: Place de la République • Temple
- 3010: Beaubourg • Michel-le-Comte
- 3101: Porte Saint-Martin
- 4001: Arcole • Notre-Dame
- 4002: Marché aux fleurs
- 4012: Tiron • Rivoli
- 4015: Mairie du 4e
- 4016: Lobau • Hôtel de Ville
- 4017: Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
- 4018: Saint-Bon • Rivoli
- 4019: Cloître Saint-Merri • Renard
- 4020: Place Edmond Michelet
- 4021: Centre Georges Pompidou
- 4103: Archives • Rivoli
- 4104: Sébastopol • Rambuteau
- 4107: Beaumarchais • Pas de la Mule
- 5028: Censier • Jardin des Plantes
- 5031: Lacépède • Linné
- 5122: Saint-Michel • Luxembourg
- 6009: Guynemer • Jardin du Luxembourg
- 6017: Sénat • Condé
- 7009: Assemblée Nationale
- 7010: Constantine • Université
- 7012: Cité Vaneau
- 7026: Place de Finlande
- 8001: Petit Palais
- 8003: Galilée • Vernet
- 8004: Malesherbes • Place de la Madeleine
- 8007: Rome • Provence
- 8025: Miromesnil • La Boétie
- 8026: Messine • Place du Pérou
- 8028: Arsène Houssaye • Champs-Élysées
- 8029: Place du Canada
- 8031: Jean Mermoz • Champs-Élysées
- 8038: François 1er • Montaigne
- 8039: Colisée • Champs-Élysées
- 8040: Pierre Charron • Champs-Élysées
- 8049: Georges V • François 1er
- 8050: Boétie • Ponthieu
- 8052: Balzac • Champs-Élysées
- 8053: Place Georges Guillaumin
- 8056: Beaujon • Wagram
- 8057: Hoche • Tilsitt
- 8105: François 1er • Lincoln
- 8117: Place de la Madeleine • Royale
- 8201: Arsène Houssaye • Friedland
- 8203: Matignon • Faubourg Saint-Honoré
- 8549: George V • Christophe Colomb
- 9012: Rougemont • Poissonnière
- 9023: Laffitte • Italiens
- 9024: Taitbout • La Fayette
- 9032: Mathurins • Auber
- 9034: Godot de Mauroy • Madeleine
- 9039: Chaussée d'Antin • Haussmann
- 9106: Boudreau • Auber
- 10003: Hauteville • Bonne Nouvelle
- 10011: Bourse du Travail
- 10105: Mazagran • Bonne Nouvelle
- 10166: Strasbourg • Saint-Denis
- 10206: René Boulanger • Lancry
- 11014: Place de la Nation • Taillebourg
- 11037: Faubourg du Temple • République
- 11038: Temple • Charlot
- 11039: Richard Lenoir • Jean-Pierre Timbaud
- 11040: Temple • Jean-Pierre Timbaud
- 11042: Grand Prieuré • Crussol
- 11043: Place Pasdeloup
- 11046: Place de la République • Voltaire
- 11047: Amelot • Saint-Sébastien
- 11113: Richard Lenoir • République
- 11201: Faubourg Saint-Antoine • Place de la Nation
- 12008: Hector Malot • Daumesnil
- 12009: Charenton • Diderot
- 12015: Place de la Nation • Picpus
- 12016: Saint-Mandé • Picpus
- 12018: Saint-Mandé • Fabre d'Églantine
- 12105: Bercy • Villot
- 12107: Diderot • Pierre Bourdan
- 12108: Bercy
- 12157: Fabre d'Églantine • Place de la Nation
- 12161: Diderot • Reuilly
- 16103: Traktir • Foch
- 17033: Carnot • Général Lanrezac
- 20001: Place de la Nation • Charonne
The list may change throughout the day depending on the situation and instructions from the authorities. For details of other disruptions this weekend, including routes, the curfew and stations under protection, see our article on the October 31 demonstration in Paris.
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