Magnifique

The following rules apply to priority seating on the Paris Metro and they are typically French in their Byzantine complexity. There are nine (!) categories of people who can claim a priority seat. In descending order of priority they are:

Mutilés de guerre et mutilés militaires

Aveugles civils

Invalides du travail

Infirmes civils avec station debout pénible

Femmes enceintes

Personnes accompagnées d'enfants de moins de 4 ans

Infirmes civils sans précision de la station debout pénible

Personnes titulaires de la carte station debout pénible

Personnes âgées de 75 ans et plus

In English:

War and military disabled

Blind civilians

Disabled workers

Disabled civilians who have trouble standing

Pregnant women

Persons with children under age 4

Disabled civilians who do not have trouble standing

Persons with a card stipulating that they have trouble standing

Seniors aged 75 and over

Magnifique, n'est-ce pas?