Historical Organization
Bure oppositional movement
Bure oppositional movement
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Organization Timeline
Opponents occupy Bois Lejuc near Bure
📅 19 June 2016Opponents to Cigéo establish an occupation in Bois Lejuc, where ANDRA planned preparatory works for the deep geological repository. The forest becomes a place of protest, shared living and direct...
Court rules forest clearing at Bois Lejuc unlawful
📅 1 August 2016The Bar-le-Duc tribunal finds that forest clearing at Bois Lejuc was unlawful. The ruling gives a legal foothold to opponents contesting ANDRA’s work and land access around the proposed repository.
Opponents return to Bois Lejuc
đź“… 15 August 2016After police had removed occupants, opponents re-enter Bois Lejuc and tear down a wall erected around the site. The forest occupation links a local land dispute to a broader challenge over who bears...
Bure opponents hold a “Zombie Walk” against Cigéo
📅 15 August 2017A protest in Bure, framed by participants as a “Zombie Walk,” proceeds despite a ban. Police use force; one marcher suffers a severe injury from a GLI-F4 grenade, according to the League of Human...
Police search homes and activist spaces in Bure investigation
📅 20 September 2017A series of searches takes place in an investigation targeting opponents of Cigéo. The LDH later documents searches, surveillance and judicial restrictions as part of a wider pattern of pressure on...
Police expel occupants from Bois Lejuc
đź“… 22 February 2018Police evacuate the forest occupation at Bois Lejuc. The eviction ends a major phase of territorial occupation, while the wider movement continues legal challenges, public gatherings and opposition to...
Authorities restrict a planned anti-Cigéo gathering
📅 3 March 2018A gathering in support of opponents of Cigéo faces police restrictions and force after the February eviction. The episode raises questions about public assembly and policing in a sparsely populated...
Demonstrators march in Bar-le-Duc against Cigéo
đź“… 16 June 2018Opponents gather in Bar-le-Duc to challenge radioactive waste burial and state support for the project. The march carries the dispute from the occupied forest and village sites into the prefectural...
Trial begins for seven Bure opponents
📅 1 June 2021The trial of seven opponents of Cigéo opens in Bar-le-Duc. Defendants and lawyers use their right to demonstrate in court; supporters outside hold a “counter-trial” about the project.
Court rejects “criminal association” charge against Bure activists
📅 21 September 2021The Bar-le-Duc court convicts some defendants on other counts but rejects the prosecution’s criminal-association charge. The verdict becomes a focal point in the movement’s account of...
State declares Cigéo a project of public utility
📅 7 July 2022A decree declares the Cigéo repository project to be of public utility and authorizes expropriations for ANDRA. The decision advances the state planning process while opponents continue to contest the...
Anti-nuclear and anti-authoritarian meetings open in Bure
đź“… 17 April 2024A week of spring meetings begins in Bure with assemblies, workshops, walks, press tables, performances and concerts. The programme combines movement-building with shared political education and...
“Manif du Futur” gathers opponents of Cigéo
đź“… 20 September 2025A large demonstration in the Bure area links opposition to the repository with a month-long camp and renewed occupation activity. Attendance estimates vary by source; the event signals a new cycle...
Opponents mobilize around the threatened Gare de Luméville
📅 19 April 2026During a week called “Faisons dérailler l’expulsion,” opponents announce a march in the Bure area as the former Luméville station faces eviction. The prefecture bans the march; its account describes...