France to ban smoking on beaches as part of 'anti-tobacco' plan
November 28, 2023 by thelocal.fr
France to ban smoking on beaches as part of 'anti-tobacco' plan
The French government has unveiled its new anti-smoking plan, which includes banning smoking on beaches and outside schools and hiking the price of cigarettes. France's public image is that of a smoky country and some of its biggest icons - from Serge Gainsbourg to Brigitte Bardot - are hard to picture without a cigarette in hand. In fact, smoking rates have been steadily declining in France for decades, but the government wants to help more people to quit and has launched a four-year 'plan anti-tabac'.
27.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 14.5 million current smokers in France.
SOURCE: GSTHR
