Limoges City Hall Burns as Fires Spread Across France During Protests

City hall in Limoges was set alight as gangs spread fires across France during and after a day of combined protests, reported by Le Monde English on 17 October 2026. Demonstrators at the actual protests voiced grievances over inflation, which they said had been pushed above 3% by the war in the Middle East. Others at the demonstrations condemned what they described as police brutality in student protests that have gripped the country for four weeks. The unrest follows a month of student-led demonstrations nationwide.