Clashes broke out between police and rioters in the French city of Marseille as the country continued its fifth night of unrest after a teenager was shot dead by police.
Videos show police using tear gas, as authorities say at least 56 arrests have been made in the southern city.
But a heavy police presence in central Paris appears to have quelled the protests.
A large crowd turned out for the funeral of 17-year-old Naheel M., who was killed while fleeing a traffic stop.
Several French cities have been in chaos since Tuesday after the death in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris.
In a tweet, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanian praised law enforcement for their “resolute action” that led to a “calm night”.
About 45,000 police were deployed across the country on Saturday night.
The ministry said 486 arrests had been made as of 03:30 (01:30 GMT).
More than 1,300 arrests were made on Friday night and more than 900 on Thursday.
Violent clashes between police and rioters continued into Saturday evening in Marseille.
In footage circulating online, police can be seen using tear gas against people in the city.
The video shows the clashes taking place on the main avenue La Canbière in the center of Marseille.
According to JEE News reports, a fight between rioters and a large group of officers in the area has been going on for more than an hour.
In Paris, large numbers of police were seen along the famous Champs-Elysées.
There were calls on social media for protesters to gather there but the police presence seems to have kept most of them away.
The capital’s police said they made 194 arrests. The Paris region stopped all buses and trams from running after 21:00 for the second night.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne reportedly witnessed efforts to keep the peace in the command room of the national police in Paris.
Vincent Jeanbrun, the mayor of the southern Paris suburb of L’Haÿ-les-Roses, said his wife and one of their children were injured when an assailant fled after hitting their house with a car and then The car was set on fire.
Special police forces were seen on the streets in the northern city of Lille. Images from the city overnight showed firefighters putting out cars that had been set on fire by rioters.
Twenty-one people were arrested in the city of Lyon. Clashes were also reported in Nice and Strasbourg.
Authorities hope that a turning point may have been reached – that the rioters are losing steam thanks to a security crackdown and the widespread unpopularity of their actions.
However, until more silent nights confirm this trend, no one is assuming anything.
Naheel’s funeral was held earlier on Saturday at a mosque in Nanterre.
Supporters of the family asked the news media to stay away. All filming – even on phones – was banned: “No Snapchat, no Insta,” mourners were told.
