The municipal authorities in Paris are continuing a clean-up operation following street protests over pension reform in the French capital yesterday.
A restaurant, frequented by French President Emmanuel Macron, was damaged in one protest and its awning set alight.
French unions have said the protests continue to have momentum and have called for a 12th day of action next Thursday.
Authorities said 570,000 people took part in yesterday's demonstrations against President controversial pension reforms, down from 740,000 the previous week.
Mr Macron's under pressure government will draw some comfort from the latest figures, hoping they indicate that the huge protests which have gripped the country may have peaked.
The interior ministry said 570,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country. That is down by 170,000 on the previous day of action one week ago.
In Paris, where there were violent clashes with police, the numbers were 57,000, compared to 93,000 previously.
French unions have said these are still huge figures and have vowed to continue their campaign to have the pension reforms withdrawn, saying the vast majority of French people reject them.
President Macron, who is on the third day of a state visit to China, wants to increase the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64, opponents say the sweeping changes will hit lower income and precarious workers the hardest.
There appears to be no common ground between protestors and the government; prime minister Elizabeth Borne has said the administration will not reverse course.
Next Friday the Constitutional Council will rule on whether the measures are constitutional, and on the possibility of having a referendum on the reforms.
