France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says the Government is focused on making the Opening Ceremony a safe event ©Getty Images

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has made it clear security and safety at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has to be a priority, particularly at the Opening Ceremony, following the recent stampede in Seoul.

Speaking to L'Équipe, Darmanin said the Government will work with Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet to deliver a safe event.

"Success in the Games requires at least two things: winning medals and ensuring safety," said Darmanin.

"France will not miss this great event and we hope that all the players are well aware of the extreme seriousness with which we must work to secure the Games and the Opening Ceremony in particular."

Darmanin noted that the Opening Ceremony is expected to attract 600,000 people, with 500,000 of them seats on high platforms being made available free to the public.

The other 100,000 will be ticketed seats, closer to the performance.

A city-centre Opening Ceremony is planned along the River Seine. 

"Where we have to work together is to define who is responsible for this area and how we control the number of people who can come," he added.

"There are a number of rules to follow on fire safety, to fight crowd movements which can be fatal as seen in Seoul.

"One of the conclusions of what happened in South Korea is that there was no organiser.

"There definitely has to be one for those high docks."

Paris 2024 has plans to hold the Olympic Opening Ceremony along the River Seine ©Getty Images
Paris 2024 has plans to hold the Olympic Opening Ceremony along the River Seine ©Getty Images

During Halloween celebrations, 158 people died in a stampede in Seoul, with a lack of crowd control contributing to the tragedy.

Terrorism, crowd movement, public order and "delinquency" were among the other factors that Darmanin said have to be considered.

He estimates an average of 30,000 state police and gendarmes will be needed per day during the Games, with a high-end expectation of 45,000.

Darmanin has asked all prefects hosting events in France to have a "zero-delinquency plan", with preventative measures ready.

These plans are to be returned to the Interior Minister by November 25.

Chaotic scenes at this year's UEFA Championship League final in Paris, after which security forces were heavily criticised, have also sparked fears about safety come the Olympics and Paralympics.

The Paris 2024 Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, followed by the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.