7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m. … The dates to remember before the curfew is lifted this summer

Thibault Roques – 2021-05-18T16:40:00.000+02:00

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The curfew will gradually be pushed back, before disappearing (if all goes well) at the end of June. First of the steps to know: what Wednesday, May 19 with a substantial gain of two hours of freedom, the fateful hour passing from 7pm to 9pm. As for what’s next, here’s everything you need to know.

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May 19, 2021: The curfew goes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the day the terraces for cafes and restaurants reopen.

June 9, 2021: the curfew will start at 11 p.m. A schedule similar to that which may have been present in other European countries such as Belgium or Spain.

June 30, 2021: the curfew will be lifted if the situation improves.

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An evolution that will recall others, less anticipated but no less changing. We may have forgotten it, but in eight and a half months of practice, the curfew has not always been from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Here’s a quick recap.

October 17, 2020 at midnight in the Île-de-France region and in the metropolises of Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, Lyon, Aix-Marseille-Provence, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, European metropolis of Lille, Saint-Étienne Métropole, Métropole Rouen Normandie and Toulouse Métropole, the first covers- fire outside containment is in place.

It is extended October 22 in 54 departments, before becoming national with the new confinement of the 29 october. It runs from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., except on the night of October 29, when it lasts from 9 p.m. to midnight.

December 15, 2020, at the end of the second confinement, a second curfew is introduced. As the 5,000-case mark has not been reached, the schedule is extended and is set from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., with an exemption on the night of December 31.

January 2, 2021, it is brought forward to 6 p.m. in 15 departments where the incidence rate is then high: Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Doubs, Jura, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nièvre, Haute-Saône, Saône-et- Loire, Vosges and Territoire de Belfort.

January 12, 25 departments are concerned: Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Doubs, Jura, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Haute-Saône, Vosges, Moselle, Territoire de Belfort, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire , Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Haut-Rhin, Allier, Vaucluse, Cher, Côte d’Or, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Drôme and Var.

January 16, the entire national territory is affected by a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Since March 20, the curfew is at 7 p.m. throughout France.

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