Overview

• Only a few thousand people marched across dozens of French cities on September 28, with officials counting 700 in Lyon and 300 in Strasbourg and AFP estimating about 700 in Paris.
• Organisers said roughly 70 rallies took place on the day, after earlier publicity variously cited about 60–69 cities and some media mentioned up to 300 planned gatherings.
• The call was led by a dozen environmental groups such as Greenpeace, Alternatiba and Les Amis de la Terre, backed by over 200 associations and unions, with the CGT publicly joining.
• The platform combined national and international demands, including repeal of the law Duplomb, a national plan on chlordécone, ending subsidies to large firms, a Zucman tax and an arms embargo to Israel, alongside local issues like transport and land use.
• The mobilisations formed part of the international #DrawTheLine campaign ahead of COP30 in Belém, with organisers signalling further actions tied to October budget debates and the climate summit.