After more than a week of nationwide protest, farmers have converged on Paris and on Tuesday morning announced that they had successfully set up blockades at all eight of the autoroutes that provide access to and from the capital, with the aim of ‘besieging Paris’.

Meanwhile blockades continue on dozens of roads around the country, including on access roads to Toulouse Blagnac airport – farmers say their aim is to block the arrival of imported foods.

Despite concessions offered by French prime minister Gabriel Attal in a speech to farmers on Friday, the campaign of roadblocks has not ended – the agriculture minister Marc Fesneau is expected to make further announcements on Tuesday.

Here’s what we know so far about actions on Tuesday, January 30th.

The below information is based on pre-announced demonstrations and may change throughout the day. If you have a journey planned, listen to local radio stations or follow your local préfecture on social media for the latest updates.

A1, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A15, and A16 (Paris region)

Hundreds of tractors are expected to take part in a days-long blockade along the major access points to Paris.

The following roads were closed at 7.30am; the A1 (between Senlis and Roissy-en-France toward Paris, and at Épiais-lès-Louvres); the A4 (between Serris and Ferrière-en-Brie going toward Paris); the A6 (between Ferrière-en-Brie and Serris toward Paris, and at Villabé); the A13 in both directions at Mantes-la-Jolie; the A10 in both directions at Dourdan; the A15 at Argenteuil going toward Paris); the A5 at Réau and Moissy-Cramayel; the A16 at l’Isle-Adam; the N184 at Nerville-le-Forêt.

Demonstrators on the A6 told Le Parisien on Monday that they were prepared to block the motorway for multiple days. 

Some of the roadblock locations mean that road access to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports will be affected for people travelling from outside Paris, although it is not expected that there will be any disruption to public transport services from inside the city.

Some of the smaller unions also say they plan to blockade Rungis, the huge produce market outside Paris that provides much of the city’s fresh fruit, vegetables and meat. Interior minister Gérald Darmanin has announced that blocking the market would be a ‘red line’.

You can find up to traffic information for the Paris region on the Sytadin website.

The A20

Farmers departed from Limoges along the A20, with plans to block access to the Rungis food distribution centre outside of Paris. However, their convoy was blocked by gendarmerie about 20km north of the town near Bessines-sur-Gartemps early on Tuesday morning.

Around 200 tractors were involved. According to Franceinfo, their goal was to arrive in Rungis after 4pm.

On Monday, the A20 was completely closed to traffic in both directions between Feytiat (exit 36) and Pôle de Lanaud (exit 38).

The A480, A7, and A48 (Isère)

“[Blockades] will last at least until Tuesday,” the president of Young Farmers in Isère, Jordan Desimones, told France Bleu.

On Tuesday morning, the A7 was inaccessible between Albon and Loriol in the Drôme département.

As of Monday, the blockade went in both directions along the A43, and it was located between Bourgoin-Jailleu and Tour du Pin exits. The A48 was closed by Voiron, and the A480 was closed at the Catane bridge in Grenoble.

A40

Farmers continued their blockade of the Cluses toll in Haute-Savoie through the night and remained in place on Tuesday morning.

A41

A blockade was in place at the Saint-Martin-Bellevue toll near Allonzier-la-Caill in Haute-Savoie along the A41.

RN7

Around 100 tractors were expected around 9am, as a blockade continued at the Mably roundabout along the RN7 in the Loire département.

RN88

In Haute-Loire, farmers continued to protest at the Saint-Ferréol d’Auroure exit along RN88 as of Tuesday morning.

A26

Local authorities said that a protest was planned at the Setques toll barrier from 10am on Tuesday in Pas-de-Calais, along the A26.

A16 

North of Paris, the A16 was also blocked between Calais and Peuplingues due to a rolling blockade, as of Tuesday morning.

A62

In Langon in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, farmers blocked roundabouts on Monday at the entrance to the A62 in La Réole. The protests were expected to continue on Tuesday.

A64

The motorway was closed between Soumoulou in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département and Montréjeau in Haute-Garonne département.

M35 (Strasbourg)

The FDSEA and the Jeunes Agriculteurs called for a blockade of the motorway running through Strasbourg, the M35, at the Marché-Gare on Tuesday from 3pm onward.

A13 (Eure)

The FNSEA of the Eure and Seine-Maritime départements were calling for farmers to take part in the ‘siege’ of Paris from Tuesday onward, according to France Bleu Normandie.

On Monday, the blockade along the A13 was between Gaillon and Vernon in the Eure département. 

A75 (Cantal)

The FDSEA in Auvergne told local media that blockades along the A75 at Saint-Flour would continue until at least Tuesday. 

A11 (Maine-et-Loire)

The A11, which connects Paris and Nantes, was closed off between Durtal and Seiches-sur-le-Loir, on Monday with protesters planning to remain in place until at least 11pm on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday morning, the motorway was also blocked at the Conerré exit near Le Mans, due to a rolling roadblock.

A31, A33 and N52 (Meurthe-et-Moselle)

France Bleu reported that three blockades would take place starting on Tuesday morning and were expected to remain in place for 48 hours in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département along the A31 at Atton, the A33 at Ville-en-Vermois, and the N52 at Bréhain-la-Cour.

A9

According to Le Monde, blockades along the A9 near Nîmes, which began on Thursday, were expected to continue past Tuesday. 

The road, one of the major routes into France from Spain, has been blocked with tons of fruit, vegetables and wine that have been removed from Spanish-registered lorries – cheaper foreign imports of food and drink is a major complaint among farmers.

The following were areas blockaded on Monday, with the strong possibility of traffic delays continuing into Tuesday:

A47 and A7 (Lyon)

Meanwhile farmers in the south-east announced plans to mount a ‘siege’ operation in Lyon, which began on Monday afternoon. As of Monday, traffic was cut off on the A47 motorway Saint-Étienne and Lyon in both directions, according to Bison Futé.

The A7 was also closed in several areas on Monday evening: between Chanas (exit 12) and Bollène (exit 19) in the direction of Marseille, as well as between Avignon (exit 23) and Chanas (exit 12). 

The left-wing farmer’s union Confédération Paysanne was calling for strong action in the Lyon area on Tuesday morning at 8am. In their statement, they asked farmers to gather in front of a supermarket in Verpillière supermarket along Rue de Picardie Verpillière.

Toulouse

In several cities around France taxi drivers have joined the protests in recent days, using the high-profile activity to draw attention to their ongoing protests about fuel prices and changes to the rules on patient transport journeys.

In Toulouse taxi drivers gathered at the airport on Monday morning at 6am and began staging rolling roadblocks on the entrance routes.

A50 (Marseille)

On Monday morning, taxis blocked the A50 into Marseille with a rolling roadblock.

Bordeaux

Taxi drivers also began staging protests in Bordeaux, with plans for rolling roadblocks around the city’s ringroad, on Monday.

RN113 (Nimes-Montpellier)

Taxi drivers staged a rolling roadblock on the RN113, starting at Nimes and heading to Montpellier, on Monday.

The Pont St Esprit along RD994 in the Gard département was also expected to remain closed until Tuesday. You can keep up with information about traffic in the Gard département here.

Lille

Taxis in Lille began blocking main routes into the city on Monday.

Toulon

Taxis held rolling roadblock both the A50 and the A57 near Toulon on Monday.

Ski resorts

On Monday, Farmers protested along parts of the RN21 and the RD935 with the intention of blocking access to ski resorts in the Pyrenees.

Re-openings

A63 (Bayonne)

After one week of protests, the blockade along the Touya bridge ended on Monday afternoon, according to France Bleu Pays Basque. 

Les agriculteurs quittent le pont Touya après une semaine de blocage #FDSEA64 #ColereAgricole pic.twitter.com/9Gk3nWw2P1

— France Bleu Pays Basque (@Bleu_Basque) January 29, 2024