French police will be deploying 100,000 police and gendarmes across the country this evening and throughout the night, in order to prevent large New Year's celebrations, The Guardian reports.
In addition, a curfew is being imposed from eight o'clock this evening until the following morning. Anyone found on the street during the curfew hours is liable to be stopped by police and asked to prove the necessity of his outing by providing a sworn declaration.
200 Metro stations will be closed from nine o'clock this evening, and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has told police to break up gatherings and impose instant fines on organizers.