Overview
- The Eiffel Tower operator advanced weekend closing to 16:00, closing access from midday on Saturday and requiring the last visitors to be out by 16:00.
- The Louvre will close at 16:00 through Monday with final entry at 14:00, and the Musée d’Orsay will close at 17:00 through Wednesday to protect visitors, staff and collections.
- National weather services placed Paris and 23 other departments on red heatwave vigilance, with forecasts of about 36°C in the capital this weekend.
- The Paris prefect canceled large July 13–14 outdoor festivities including the traditional 'bals des pompiers' while many cities have renounced Bastille Day fireworks and the city opened cooled rooms, allowed terrace misting, kept parks open at night and sent air conditioners to 315 leisure centers.
- Museums warned that parts of the Louvre palace are fragile and not sufficiently adapted to climate change, a point that highlights growing pressure to retrofit heritage sites as heatwaves disrupt tourism and strain public‑safety plans.