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Western French departments add demonstration bans, a minors' curfew and Nantes transport cuts before Saturday's mobilization.
Prefectures and city authorities in western France have introduced local restrictions ahead of Saturday's mobilization, covering Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and Sarthe. The Loire-Atlantique prefect has banned undeclared demonstrations in parts of Nantes and nearby towns, and a curfew for unaccompanied minors runs from 21:00 to midnight across the department.
In Nantes, tram and bus lines will be cut from 11:30 on 24 October. In Le Mans, the city centre is banned from demonstrations until 08:00 on 27 October.
In Maine-et-Loire, gatherings are banned in the city centres of Angers, Cholet and Saumur. Angers has also banned carrying items that could be used as weapons, along with protective equipment, across the whole city. In Laval, Mayenne, gatherings in the city centre are banned on 24 October.
The available reporting does not state the legal grounds for these measures, the boundaries of the undeclared-demonstration ban in Nantes, or how organisers have responded.
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Local Measures Span Multiple Departments Across Western France Ahead of Saturday
Authorities in the Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and Sarthe departments have each set out their own measures for the same period. The restrictions range from city-centre demonstration bans to a citywide ban on weapons-type items in Angers. Each prefecture has set its own scope, with the measures differing by city and by department.
Transport Cuts and Minors' Curfews Affect Daily Life in Nantes and Loire-Atlantique
For people travelling in Nantes, the cut to tram and bus services from 11:30 on 24 October will change how they move around the city that day. Unaccompanied young people in Loire-Atlantique face a curfew between 21:00 and midnight. The reporting does not say how these measures will be communicated or enforced in practice.