According to our information, many Parisians are leaving the capital to go and re-define themselves in the region.
Some 50,000 TGV tickets from Paris were sold on Thursday, for journeys to be made before November 1.
A 75% increase over previous day sales.
Like an air of deja vu.
While the re-containment entered into force Friday morning at midnight, many Parisians are fleeing the capital for the regions.
This was observed with record traffic jams on the Ile-de-France roads on Wednesday and Thursday.
But also with the boom in SNCF ticket sales just a few hours from the fateful deadline.
According to our information, 50,000 TGV SNCF tickets were sold on Thursday for departures from Paris before November 1.
75% increase in sales
This is a 75% increase over the sales of the previous days.
And the stability of sales in the direction of returns to Paris confirms that this is indeed a flight from the capital.
The SNCF also records a large number of cancellations for trips beyond November 1 due to confinement.
The trend has doubled since Wednesday evening.