Authorities in Paris are extending a partial curfew in parts of the city until Monday, as Marseille and Lyon impose an absolute ban on protests this weekend.
They said that the Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums in the capital, Paris will also be closed on Saturday as more demonstrations are expected.
France is still recovering from major disorders at the weekend, when protests against the high cost of living and school conditions were overshadowed by riots and looting in which business and historic buildings were destroyed.
President Emmanuel Macron said in parts of the country where protests have not been banned completely, only authorised union demonstrations will be allowed on Saturday.
Interior Minister, Jean-Didier Berger said police deployments would be increased by 20% as against last weekend, after the government was accused of being pressurized by the scale of the unrest.
