- French resort towns and cities are increasingly telling tourists to stop walking around topless in public or risk penalties reaching up to £130 (€150).
- The new rules implemented by certain local councils apply to town centres and public spaces, not to beaches where topless sunbathing remains permitted.
- Narbonne, on the south coast, has implemented a ban until the end of September, citing the need to “preserve public tranquillity”, as reported by the Connexion.
- Narbonne's mayor, Bertrand Malquie, told BBC’s World at One that 15 fines have already been issued, saying “this decision is simply about common sense and respect for shared public space.”
- Other popular destinations such as Deauville, Arcachon, and Les Sables-d'Olonne have also introduced or increased similar fines.
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