Clashes have erupted on the fringes of the Calais migrant camp before a forced evacuation begins on Monday. A mix of migrants and militants burned portable toilets and threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas.

French authorities plan to close the "Jungle" camp, with the first mass evacuations scheduled for Monday morning.

At least 6,500 migrants -- mainly from troubled parts of Africa and the Middle East -- live in the camp. They will be moved to temporary shelters and processed for asylum in France. But many hope for a better life in Britain, a few miles away across the English Channel. 

Over 1,200 police officers have been drafted in to secure the evacuation. At least 150 militants from the anti-globalisation "No Borders" group are also known to be present in the area.