But this year, as France continues to struggle with rising coronavirus cases, the government has handed out restrictions.

Families have been advised to keep gatherings to a maximum of six adults on maintain social distancing.

Whether people like shopper Olivier will abide by the rules is another matter.

No, actually, first of all, I'll be an outlaw.

Tonight.

There'll be more than six of us on.

I don't plan to eat in the kitchen with my wife, even if I am the oldest one at the table.

Health worker Estelle says she will do what she's told instead of all getting together on Sunday.

Some will come tonight and others on the next day, and then there will be others that we won't see or that we will see outside in the garden.

Francois has the fifth highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.

On this month, French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the virus.

On Christmas Eve, France's medical regulators said it had approved the vaccine developed by Pfizer on Beyond Tech.