Overview

• The unauthorized gathering on burned farmland between Fontjoncouse and Coustouge peaked at about 2,500 people before Tuesday’s police‑monitored departures.
• Prefect Alain Bucquet called it an “evacuation sous contrainte sans recours à la force,” with seizures of drugs, generators and sound systems during controlled exits.
• Authorities reported more than 1,000 verbalisations, with some tallies near 1,500 issued to participants as vehicles filed through gendarmerie checkpoints.
• Clashes on Monday saw viticulteurs damage and overturn vehicles; officials reported no serious injuries, three people were held for road and drug offenses, and no fines were issued to the farmers.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau pressed to make organizing raves a criminal offense, citing Italy’s 2022 law that provides for multi‑year prison terms and significant fines.