Visit of the King of the Belgians to Paris: a security perimeter deployed, the George V station closed this Monday morning

The Belgian King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde are in Paris. At the invitation of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, neighboring sovereigns are visiting the capital this Monday morning, the inaugural stage of a 3-day state visit to France. A first in more than two decades. Slight traffic disruptions are therefore expected at the start of the week.

The royal couple begins their Parisian stroll at the Arc de Triomphe, where they are received by the French head of state. “Security and parking measures have been put in place,” indicates the Paris police headquarters. In detail, “parking of any motor vehicle is prohibited from October 13 at 10 p.m. to October 14 at noon” in several Parisian streets: rue de Tilsitt, rue de Presbourg, place de l’Étoile, avenue des Champs-Élysées …

Specific circulation device

Another consequence, the George V metro station (line 1) “and all the exits from the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station with the exception of exits 5 and 9 [sont] closed from 8 a.m. And lines 1, 2 and 6 no longer serve the stop. The police headquarters also adds that a specific traffic system has been put in place by its services “which will endeavor to reduce the impacts generated by the official procession during the trips planned for Monday and Tuesday”.