After the new measures announced by Emmanuel Macron, the government had authorized, this Easter weekend, travel outside his region to isolate himself in his family or second home.

A message received by many Parisians, who flocked to the stations of the capital.

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For these Parisians, it is out of the question to pass this cramped confinement in the capital.

While Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the extension of the restrictive measures in force in 19 departments to the whole of the territory, but also the closures of schools, the government had opened the possibility for everyone to leave their region to isolate themselves in a second home or with his family during this Easter weekend.

A message heard by many residents, and which caused an influx into stations on Saturday.

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Thus, in the Montparnasse station, a lot of people jostled on the platforms.

And given the size of the suitcases and the number of crates with pets, it's not just for a little weekend getaway.

For many parents, it is also the time to drop off the children with the grandparents, like Anne-Claire, who had to remedy the closure of the nursery of her three-year-old son.

"For this weekend, the little one will go to his grandparents and after that I will take care of it. So I will tell my employer that I cannot go to my work" explains t -she to Europe 1. "It happened very suddenly," she says.

"Having a good working environment with friends"

For Florian and Marion, two students in preparatory class, the priority is to get some fresh air and especially not to remain isolated.

This is why they go to confine themselves with other comrades from their school.

"We are going to confine ourselves all together in the provinces in a big house, to have a good working environment between friends", explains Florian.

"We are in preparation, so we have a fairly high pace of work. Going together to work and help each other, it's going to be really good," says Marion.

"We were lucky to have a good frame and to be able to leave, so we took advantage of it." 

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Gare Montparnasse, there are also many Parisians who take advantage of this weekend of tolerance beyond a radius of 10 kilometers in order to escape a few days before resuming work on Tuesday.

On the internet, tickets have been selling out since Thursday, and almost all TGVs are full.