![Plusieurs dizaines de jeunes ont décidé de se rendre sur les abords des plages de La Baule, lors du week-end du 23 au 24 mai, et ils ont provoqué des bagarres sous les yeux des touristes. [Damien MEYER / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/138694506/a5a377c53213bdbe1508a5d1eda57d73e5ff8930b20791ee10b6c8f2819bde7b)
![Franck Louvrier, maire de La Baule. [Estelle Ruiz / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/138449936/5fb7df2b0a988da74bdfdefa9c26ba4c2666f676fdf83300633d4100651ccd8d)
Overview
- Dozens of young people fought across La Baule’s remblai during the Pentecost weekend, with a widely shared video capturing a major confrontation filmed on Monday May 25 that shocked residents and tourists.
- Police say five people were arrested on Sunday in connection with an earlier fight while no arrests were made after the large Monday brawl and investigators have opened a probe to examine footage.
- Authorities reported no injuries registered with police and no formal complaints filed after the Monday incident, and officers are exploiting vidéoprotection and amateur videos to identify participants.
- Mayor Franck Louvrier has formally asked the prefecture and Interior Ministry to 'désaisonnalise' coastal reinforcements and plans to hire ten additional municipal police officers to bolster local patrols.
- Local merchants and residents report rising incivilities such as littering and public urination and warn of reputational and economic harm; officials cite rising violence in nearby Nantes, including 29 shootings this year, to justify calls for sustained state support.