The southern cities of Nice and Beziers introduced curfews for under 13s to reduce youth violence, banning unaccompanied children from streets after 11pm, enforced by detention or fines.
Recent fatal assaults by minors fuel debate over law and order in France, with the far-right seizing on incidents to criticize Macron's administration, while left-wing MPs emphasize support for single parents.
Curfews follow violent incidents involving minors: 15-year-old killed in Paris, 13-year-old in a coma in Montpellier, linking to riots after police shot a 17-year-old where over 1,200 of 1,400 rioters arrested were minors.
Mayor of Beziers, close to National Rally, imposes curfews in three neighborhoods from 11pm to 6am, highlighting the response to the rising trend of youth violence in France.
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