Dozens of protesters bashing pots and pans were pushed back by police on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of President Emmanuel Macron in a village in eastern France, APA reports citing Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Macron is due in Muttersholtz in the Alsace region later in the day, one of several trips to rural France this week that signal his desire to turn the page on his unpopular pensions reforms.
But his political opponents and trade unions have urged protesters to maintain their three-month campaign against the law that will hike the retirement age to 64 from 62.
Pot-bashing began during Macron's address to the nation on Monday evening, a form of protest with a long history in France and many South American countries.
Around a hundred people gathered in front of the mayor's office in Muttersholtz on Wednesday, using frying pans and pan lids as well as whistles and horns to make noise.
After several requests from police to move back from the area, where local authorities have banned demonstrations, officers used force to push them 200 metres (650 feet) away.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency