Why is the Champs-Elysées metro station closed on Thursday December 12 and Friday December 13?

If you're planning to use theChamps-Élysées - Clemenceau station , on lines 1 and 13 of the Paris metro, on Thursday December 12 and Friday December 13, 2024, you're going to have to find an alternative! According to the RATP website, the stop will be completely closed, with no connections possible on these two days, apparently to markthe 80th anniversary ceremony of the Republican Security Companies, which will take place on the famous avenue.

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As a reminder, the Compagnie républicaine de sécurité (CRS) was created by decree on December 8, 1944, at the request of General de Gaulle. At the end of the Second World War, the entire police force was mobilized to reassert the sovereignty of the State and maintain national cohesion. The latter needed"aneffective, loyal and available force to reassert the sovereignty of the State and maintain national cohesion".

In addition, according to the decree issued by the Préfecture de Police de Paris, parking and movement of all motor vehicles is prohibited:

• between avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt and avenue Winston Churchill, Paris 08ème, on December 12, 2024 from 07:00 to 13:00
• December 13, 2024 from 07:00 to 14:00: avenue Winston Churchill; avenue Dutuit; cours la Reine Nord, between avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt and place de la Concorde; avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, between avenue du Général Eisenhower and avenue des Champs-Elysées
• December 12, 2024 from 09:00 to 12:00 and December 13, 2024 from 07:00 to 14:00: avenue Winston Churchill; avenue du Général Eisenhower; place Clémenceau; avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt; cours la Reine Nord, between avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt and place de la Concorde; avenue Dutuit.