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 ...

VAUCLUSE, France — In a country where the cigarette holds an iconic status on par with the croissant or glass of red wine, a ban from Sunday on smoking in all parks, beaches and bus stops has ...

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 on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation."There's plenty of space ...

France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said. The decree, published in the official government gazette on Saturday, will also ...

More than 200 people in France die each day of tobacco-related illness, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said in a statement Saturday. That adds up to some 75,000 deaths per year.

France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.

STORY: In France, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other public locations starting July, the government said.The ban, which follows similar measures across ...