In Paris, authorities will focus on sites like the Trocadéro, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Les Halles, and Montmartre, with intensified measures to prevent terror threats and deadly crowd surges.

France will deploy 90,000 police and gendarmes nationwide for New Year celebrations, including about 10,000 interior security forces in Paris and its inner suburbs to manage crowds and secure major sites.

Minister of Internal Affairs Laurent Nuñez says the operation aims to project firmness and authority while preventing urban violence and terror threats during celebrations.

The security plan targets illegal pyrotechnics, urban violence, mortar fire against police, and vehicle fires, with a goal to limit incidents versus last year.

Past incidents across 70 departments inform current planning, highlighting recurring challenges in certain territories.

Efforts extend beyond New Year to secure the Taizé gathering at Bercy and maintain prohibitions on fuel, mortars, and other pyrotechnic devices.

Renseignements territoriaux report fewer urbaines violences than 2024, but greater mortar use in police zones, with CAN-related gatherings abroad potentially influencing domestic security.

Authorities insist on a strong security perimeter and express confidence that the event will proceed safely, as in past years.

Officials reiterate that a robust perimeter and vigilant policing are central to ensuring a peaceful celebration.

Nuñez has renewed directives for extreme firmness and authority with prefects to ensure safety.

The overarching goal is a vigilant, reactive law enforcement approach to prevent violence while managing large crowds.

Champs-Élysées is expected to draw large crowds, with a midnight fireworks display and a projection on the Arc de Triomphe; there will be no concert this year.