After Saturday’s explosive celebrations spiraled into urban guerrilla warfare, the 8th arrondissement’s city hall has issued a firm directive: no more gatherings on the Champs-Élysées.

In a sharply worded statement released Sunday morning, officials declared that the iconic avenue and its surroundings had been transformed from a celebration space into a combat zone. Their conclusion was blunt: “The only sensible response is a zero-gathering policy.”

“Public impotence” in the face of chaos

Catherine Lécuyer, the district’s mayor and a member of the center-right Les Républicains party, delivered a scathing assessment. The night’s events, she argued, exposed the failure of public authorities to maintain order. Her list of damages included multiple attacks on law enforcement, mortar fire targeting police and residential buildings, torched vehicles and trash bins, and widespread looting.

“We no longer manage outbreaks—we endure them,” she stated. “Preventive strategies have reached their limits. The concept of ‘zero damage’ has collapsed in the face of organized gangs that no longer even pretend to be supporters.”

She warned of a potential fatality and stressed that the current approach was no longer sufficient: “We cannot control chaos—we must eradicate it.”

Lécuyer’s call for a blanket ban was echoed in a social media post, where she reiterated her demand for a paradigm shift from “zero damage” to “zero gatherings” to protect the Champs-Élysées.

Government response and ongoing celebrations

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged that the unrest aligned with government expectations. Authorities reported 283 arrests across Paris and the surrounding region, with 8,000 police and gendarmes deployed to maintain order.

Despite the chaos, the victory parade for PSG’s Champions League win remains scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, beneath the Eiffel Tower.