Paris is extending a partial curfew restricting movement in parts of the city until Monday, as Marseille and Lyon impose a total ban on protests this weekend.

Many shopkeepers are boarding up stores while larger chains have been higher private security.

The Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums in the French capital will also be closed on Saturday as more demonstrations are expected.

In other parts of the country where protests have not been banned completely, only authorised union demonstrations will be allowed on Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron said after convening a Security meeting on the situation.

Some Protestors have said they will ignore the bans and they will continue.