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Added on the 27/01/2022 16:17:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of demonstrators, most of them "yellow vest" protesters, gather in a calm atmosphere in Paris' Montparnasse ahead of the trade union march scheduled for the afternoon. IMAGES
Sunset over the River Seine as the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics begins. IMAGES
The planes of the Patrouille de France fly over Paris, leaving a trail of smoke in the colours of the French flag for the Bastille Day parade, as the country celebrates its national day. IMAGES
The Olympic flame is escorted down the Avenue Foch in Paris by the riders of the Cadre Noir de Saumur and carried by their leader, Thibaut Vallette, gold medallist in Rio in 2016, before being passed on to a young athlete during the Bastille Day parade. IMAGES
French troops take part in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. This year, the ceremony is in a reduced format and took a different route due to the upcoming Olympic Games. IMAGES