Le Touquet-Paris-Plage will establish a curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. on Saturday.

Following the announcements of curfews in Île-de-France and in eight metropolises, some municipalities expect significant influxes of tourists.

Located less than two hours drive from Lille, the upscale seaside resort of Touquet-Paris-Plage is particularly popular with the inhabitants of the Lille metropolis.

Following government announcements, including a curfew in large metropolitan areas, the City is preparing for a massive influx of "secondary residents and tourists".

In a statement, the municipality announces that it has "decided to significantly strengthen health measures".

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"The bars and restaurants in Le Touquet will be closed from 11:30 pm" so that the curfew schedule is respected and that everyone can return to their homes.

Any travel will then be prohibited until 6 hours ", details the town. These measures supplement those already recorded with the professionals of the hotel industry Monday, in particular" the posting outside the establishments of the capacity of reception ", or still "the provision for customers of a reminder book, on which they must necessarily leave their contact details".

"We expected a rather sad All Saints' Day"

In Wimereux, about 50 km on the Opal Coast, the Hôtel des Arts has recorded a "peak in reservations" since Thursday morning, according to manager Baptiste Desgardin.

Usually working with a "Belgian tourism" which is not present at the moment, "we expected a somewhat gloomy All Saints holiday. Paradoxically, we may have a hope of having a good holiday thanks to the Lille curfew ", he rejoices to an AFP correspondent.

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"Today, reservations are 80% of people who live in Lille and its region. And it continues: we still have many calls from people from Lille who are planning to come and spend a few days with their family on the Opal Coast. Clearly, this is a decision following the announcement of the curfew, "said the manager.