France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysées followed by an evening concert, reports Yahoo! News.
Many of France's medal winners were presented with the country's top award, the Légion d'Honneur, by President Emmanuel Macron.
Around 300 French athletes and parathletes took part in the afternoon parade which featured more nearly 10,000 people in total, including volunteers and public sector workers such as garbage collectors.
It was the ultimate way to celebrate the French athletes who took part in the Olympics and Paralympics, deemed a stunning success by Committee president Tony Estanguet and international officials.
The 46-year-old said earlier this week that he "still can't quite believe that it's over."
Estanguet said that the whole period would remain "etched in people's memories".
"This summer, France had a date with history, and the country showed up," he said.