They are not giving up and are impatiently awaiting more than the Prime Minister’s announcements last Friday. Launched from Occitanie almost two weeks ago, the angry movement of farmers has since spread to most French departments, notably Ile-de-France with the slogan, according to the unions , a “seat” of the capital. The actions, which aim to protest against an increase in taxes and standards restricting the agricultural profession, most often result in road blockages using straw bales or tractors. This causes, in fact, very serious traffic disruptions. Update on the situation this Monday, January 27.
In Pays-de-la-Loire
After blocking the Noirmoutier bridge this weekend, Vendée farmers are not letting up the pressure this Monday with a dozen blocking points listed, notably at Fontenay-le-Comte, Challans, Les Herbiers and La Roche-sur. -Yon. Blockages are also in progress on the A83 and A87 tolls. In Loire-Atlantique, actions have also been taking place since mid-morning at the Ancenis and Bignon tolls. In Maine-et-Loire, the prefecture announces on social networks disruptions in progress on the A87 near Cholet as well as on the A11 between Seiches-sur-le-Loir and Durtal in both directions of traffic. In Mayenne and Sarthe, the slowdowns remain quite limited for the moment.
In Brittany
It is in Morbihan that the main difficulties in the region are concentrated this Monday. The N165 which links Nantes to Brest is thus cut in both directions at La Roche-Bernard and Hennebont-Kervignac. In Ploërmel, farmers are also blocking the N24 in both directions as well as the N166 in the Vannes-Ploërmel direction. In Finistère, it is also blocked on the N165 near Quimper and on the N164 near Carhaix. Traffic conditions are smoother at the moment in Côtes-d’Armor, apart from the blocking of the N176 near Quévert, as well as in Ille-et-Vilaine.
In Hauts-de-France
Traffic difficulties are concentrated in Pas-de-Calais and Oise, in two sectors: the A16, particularly south of Boulogne-sur-Mer and the A1 north of Paris. In Pas-de-Calais, the blockage of the A16 is expected to last until at least 5 p.m., in both directions, at Etaples, Wailly-Beaucamp and Isques. The other difficulty is located in the Oise between interchanges 11 (Beaumont-sur-Oise) and 16 (Breteuil), still on the A16. Also on the A1, traffic is disrupted between Ressons (exit 11) and Villepinte (exit 6). Furthermore, the Oise prefecture is reporting a snail operation, between noon and 6 p.m. on the D1001 between Beauvais and Chambly.
In New Aquitaine
In Lot-et-Garonne, traffic was difficult this Monday morning on the Agen-Bergerac axis, in particular. Around thirty tractors took the road from the livestock market of Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) to join colleagues in Cancon (Lot-et-Garonne) then Bergerac (Dordogne), Périgueux, before spending the evening in a “base camp” near Limoges. At the call of the Rural Coordination union, they intend to “invest” the national interest market (MIN) in Rungis (Val-de-Marne) “Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. » In Gironde, a large system of more than 200 tractors has been set up in Langon, south of Bordeaux. From 5:30 a.m., farmers positioned themselves at the main entry points to the city. A snail operation is planned on the A62 between Langon and Podensac.
In Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) farmers are still blocking the A63 this Monday morning. Demonstrations were also underway on the A64 making traffic between Montréjeau and Soumoulou impossible. In the Landes, several blockages were in progress, on the A63 between exit 10 of Saint-Geours-de-Maremne and Bayonne, and on the RD810 at the Saint-Geours-Maremne roundabout. In Haute-Vienne, farmers converged in the morning towards the A20, which the prefecture planned to close in both directions between interchanges 36 and 38.
In Occitania
Despite the lifting of the emblematic Carbonne dam (Haute-Garonne) since Saturday afternoon, everything is not moving smoothly on the A64, between Toulouse and Bayonne. It is closed in both directions this Monday between Montréjeau (Haute-Garonne) and Soumoulou (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). Same causes and same effects for the A62, north of Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), blocked in both directions between Valence d’Agen (interchange no. 8) and Castelsarrasin (no. 9). Still in Tarn-et-Garonne, the A20 towards Paris is closed between Caussade (n°59) and the ZI Nord (n°61).
Furthermore, the blockages around Toulouse will regain force this Tuesday, January 30. FDSEA 31 calls on tractors to converge at 8 a.m. at different rallying points in Boussens, Capens, Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Pins-Justaret, Aussonne, Verfeil, Castelnau-d’Estrétefonds and Léguevin. Everyone will then take the path to the Pink City with the aim of blocking Toulouse-Blagnac airport.
In the Grand-Est
Generally calm since Friday, the situation could be agitated again… Tuesday. Nothing is planned this Monday by farmers in the Grand-Est, except among those who have completely blocked the A4 in Meuse since Wednesday morning. This Monday again, the Vinci dealership indicates a compulsory exit at Fresnes-en-Woëvre, in the direction Strasbourg -Paris; at the Voie Sacrée in the Paris-Strasbourg direction. In other departments, possible demonstrations should resume on Tuesday. The Alsatian capital will once again be targeted. Like last week, the M35 which crosses it should be blocked by hundreds of tractors, the FDSEA 67 and the Young Farmers of Bas-Rhin have already announced. In Lorraine, dams are expected in Saulnois (Moselle) and in several places in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
In Provence-Alpes-Côtes-d’Azur
In the east of the region, the A7 is still cut in the direction of Marseille between Chanas and Orange and between Avignon and Chanas in the direction of Lyon. The A9, which connects Orange to Montpellier via Nîmes, is closed in both directions between Gallargues and the A7/A9 junction in Orange. In Cavaillon, demonstrators from the peasant confederation block an Aldi with the intention of staying for several days.
In Bouches-du-Rhône, 250 farmers from Rural Coordination with around a hundred tractors and a cow are blocking access to Aix-en-Provence. From Aix, again, access to the A51 which goes up the Durance towards the Alps is prevented. In Gap, in fact, farmers took over the town after attacking foreign goods from a supermarket.
On the Côte d’Azur and Alpes-Maritimes side, the situation seems calm, at least as far as farmers are concerned.
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Announced on Sunday by the FNSEA, the “Lyon pincers” with “ramifications throughout the region” were put in place this Monday. The farmers first positioned themselves on the A450, to block access to the Lyon metropolitan area, and moved in the morning towards the A7 motorway, which is closed. The entire Drôme section of this highway, which leads to Marseille, is also closed. In the same department, access to the A49 towards Grenoble is difficult.
In the afternoon, other blockade operations are planned, notably at the Villefranche-sur-Saône toll, on the A6, in both directions of traffic. Access between the Ain and the Rhône should be particularly difficult. In Haute-Loire, farmers will head towards the RN88 to block goods trucks at Saint-Ferréol-d’Auroure. During the day, blockages in both directions of traffic are also planned at the Gier rest area, on the A47.
In Isère, the disruptions still in progress concern the A480, in Grenoble, the A7, the A48 and the A43. State services recommend postponing all travel and favoring public transport.
In Normandy
After a break this Sunday, farmers resumed their blockages on the A13 between Douains and Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, in Eure, indicate our colleagues from Paris-Normandy. Finally, the FDSEA of Seine-Maritime planned to renew its blockade operations on the A28.
In Ile-de-France
Paris is the big target of the day for farmers. This Monday, more than 600 tractors are expected to gather around the capital to block eight highways from 2 p.m. Certain “strategic” points are particularly targeted such as the international market of Rungis (Val-de-Marne) and the airports of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Orly (Val-de-Marne) . The eight blockade points are planned on the A1, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A15 and A16 motorways to encircle the capital from 2 p.m.
On the A1, it is at the Aire de Chennevières (95), north of Roissy-Charles-De-Gaulle airport that farmers must block the road. In eastern Paris, a blockage will take place on the A4 at Jossigny (77), under the D10 bridge. To the south-east of Paris, on the A5, traffic will be cut off at the place called Ourdy, in Réau (77), opposite the TotalEnergie station and the 13 Chemin des pleins bridge. A little further west, on the A6, farmers should stop, like Friday in Villabé (91), under the D260 bridge.
To the south, the A10 will be blocked in Yvelines at Longvilliers at the D149 bridge. In the West, it is at the Buchelay toll (78) that tractors should stop on the A13, while the A15 will be blocked between the Pont de Gennevilliers and the D311. Farmers are also expected to block the A16, north of the capital, at the D301 Isle-Adam interchange.