By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau

PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - French authorities set curfews in parts of several cities on Monday, including Paris, Lille and Nice, as they faced pressure over security failings after a weekend of riots and looting stemming from nationwide anti-government protests.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu had ruled out a blanket curfew in Paris but not a state of emergency, and had said ‌it was more appropriate for now to apply partial and localised curfews.

"My determination to restore order is absolute," he told reporters.

Paris police said they had issued orders barring protests in certain areas of ‌the French capital from 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) and had issued a curfew around the Place de la Republique and Les Halles from 11:00 p.m. Both would remain in effect until 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

"A police deployment is in place to ensure strict compliance with the...