More than 200 demonstrations are planned this Tuesday, February 7, 2023 all over France, in opposition to the pension reform. From Paris to Toulouse, via Marseille, Lyon or Rennes, here are the routes.
[Mis à jour le 7 février 2023 à 10h16] Kick off a new big day of protests against the pension reform! This Tuesday, February 7, 2023, during the morning, several dozen processions set off all over France to oppose the government bill which aims, in particular, to push back the minimum retirement age to 64. years. As on January 19 and 31, several trade union organizations have commonly called for taking to the streets, while the deputies examine the text. In total, more than 200 appointments are fixed throughout the country. While the big event in Paris is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., the processions in Marseille, Toulouse, Rennes and Nantes start. Will the mobilization be as high as on January 31?
The list of demonstrations on February 7
As with the demonstrations on January 19 and 31, the demonstrations on February 7 will take place throughout France. The UNSA provides a interactive map of the various rallying points to come this Tuesday, February 7, another map has been drawn up by the CFDT:
- Paris: Demonstration at 2.30 p.m. Place de l’Opéra
- Tours: Demonstration at 10 a.m. Place de la Liberté
- Toulouse: Demonstration at 10 a.m. at the Saint-Cyprien metro station
- Caen: Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. Place St Pierre
- Marseille: Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. at the Old Port
- Nantes: Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. at the Water Mirror
- Pau: Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. Place de Verdun
- Rennes: Demonstration at 11 a.m. Place de Bretagne
- Montpellier: Demonstration at 11 a.m. Place de Zeus
- Lyon: Demonstration at 12 p.m. in front of the Manufacture des Tabacs
- Bordeaux: Demonstration at 12 p.m. Place de la Bourse
- Nancy: Demonstration at 2 p.m. Place Carnot
- Strasbourg: Demonstration at 2 p.m. Avenue de la Liberté
- Metz: Demonstration at 2 p.m. in front of the Metz Arsenal (barbecue at 12:30 p.m.)
- Lille: Demonstration at 2:30 p.m. Porte de Paris
- Brest: Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. Place de la Liberté
- La Rochelle: Demonstration at 2.30 p.m. on the forecourt of the station
The route of the procession in Paris
Around 2 p.m. the demonstrators will gather on the Place de l’Opéra in the 9th arrondissement, for a departure at 2:30 p.m. according to the UNSA. Then the demonstrators will pass by the boulevards of the Italians, Montmartre, Poissonnière, Bonne Nouvelle, Saint Denis, Saint Martin then passing by the Place de la République to join the boulevards of the Temple, the Daughters of Calvaire, Beaumarchais with the place of fall from the Bastille at 7 p.m. In a communicated the police headquarters strongly recommends that motorists avoid the area.
The route of the event in Lyon
According to information from Lyon Capital, this February 7, the demonstrators will meet at the Manufacture des Tabacs at 12 p.m. The route planned by the unions plans to take the demonstrators through the Cours Gambetta to reach Place Bellecour, also passing through Place Antonin Poncet, in order to avoid the Hôtel Dieu.
The procession in Bordeaux
The Bordeaux event will leave at noon from the Place de la Bourse, then the procession will continue along the quays walking on the Richelieu quay before joining the Cours Alsace-Lorraine then to retrace its steps will take the Cours d’Albert, the Gambetta then will pass by the rue Esprit-des-Lois to make a loop.
As informed the South West, the local CGT unions of Bassin, Haute Gironde and Langon have planned bus departures to reach Bordeaux. Moreover, a march is also planned in Libourne for 5:30 p.m.
The start of the event in Rennes further modified
As indicated by the West France On February 7 and February 11, the processions will leave from Place de Bretagne, and no longer from the Mitterrand mall as was the case on January 31. “The departure and the arrival on the François-Mitterrand mail are abandoned, because considered too complicated to organize the departure of the procession” specified the daily. The route will then pass by the boulevard de la Tour d’Auvergne, the boulevard du Colombier, the rue de l’Alma, the rue d’Isly, the boulevard de la Liberté, the avenue Jean Janvier, then the quai Lamenais to return on the Place de Bretagne.
The journey from Toulouse
The procession will be one of the first of the day with a meeting from 10 a.m. at the Saint-Cyprien metro station which will cross the Garonne via the Pont des Catalans before joining Jean-Jaurès via the Grands Boulevards.