Ooh la law: France snuffing out smoking in parks, beaches, more
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France’s authorities are taking significant measures against public smoking by instituting a comprehensive outdoor smoking prohibition intended to clean the air for future generations in Paris and beyond.

Starting July 1, smoking will be prohibited in numerous outdoor areas across France, which include beaches, public parks, gardens, bus stops, sports facilities, and any vicinity close to schools, as reported by the BBC and Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Tobacco should vanish where children are present,” stated Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin in an interview with the regional French newspaper Ouest-France, published on Thursday.

Cigarette and tobacco shop in Paris

A cigarette and tobacco shop in the 4th arrondissement of Paris is seen on Sept. 13, 2024. (ANTOINE BOUREAU/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

E-cigarettes are also currently excluded from the restrictions, but Vautrin told Ouest-France that her office is working on future limits to the nicotine levels allowed in vapes.

The move marks a significant expansion of France’s existing anti-smoking laws.

Smoking has already been banned in restaurants, nightclubs and indoor public places since 2008. Local efforts to restrict smoking in public spaces have been growing steadily. According to AFP, more than 1,500 French municipalities have already enacted their own outdoor smoking bans and hundreds of beaches have been smoke-free for years.

A chef rolls a cigarette in Paris

A chef rolls a cigarette during a break outside a restaurant in Paris on April 8, 2025. (XAVIER GALIANA/AFP via Getty Images)

According to data from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction cited by the BBC, just 23.1% of French adults smoke daily, the lowest level ever recorded and a drop of over five percentage points since 2014.

Still, tobacco-related illnesses remain a leading cause of death. France’s National Committee Against Smoking reports that more than 75,000 people die each year from smoking, around 13% of all annual deaths in the country.

Support for the new restrictions appears strong. A report from La Ligue Contre le Cancer, a prominent French cancer association, found that nearly 80% of French citizens favor smoke-free public areas like parks, beaches and woodlands.

But while many in France welcome the move, some have raised concerns over the balance between public health and personal liberty. Conservatives may see the ban as another example of top-down government overreach.

Be careful lighting up on your summer vacations in France this year as it may just get you a fine.

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