Smoking will be banned in all parks, sports venues, at beaches and bus stops, in a perimeter around all schools and anywhere children could gather in public in France. SOPA Images/LightRocket via ...

France will ban smoking in all outdoors areas frequented by children, including beaches, in parks and outside schools from July. The ban, which follows similar measures across an increasingly ...

France announces a sweeping outdoor smoking ban starting July 1, affecting public areas like beaches and parks, with fines for violators, but cafes are exempt.

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.

PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where café culture, which often includes a glass of wine and a cigarette, is a way of life. As of Sunday, smokers are ...

France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, presenting a series of measures as the government looks to prevent 75,000 tobacco-related ...

SAINT-MICHEL-EN-GREVE, France — It should have been a perfect day for Vincent Petit, finishing up an afternoon gallop on a wide expanse of beach along a pastel-colored bay. Instead, he ...

France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues ...

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.

France has introduced a new smoking ban to curb tobacco use, a long-standing issue in the country. Starting July 1, smoking will be prohibited in parks, sports venues, beaches, bus stops, and areas ...

France will ban smoking on beaches, near public buildings like schools and in public parks and forests next year, the French government said on Tuesday, as it unveiled plans to curb the habit by ...