US EditionFrench resort town cracks down on ‘half-naked’ visitors
LES SABLES D'OLONNE, VENDÉE, FRANCE, AUG 2 – Les Sables d'Olonne enforces a €150 fine to maintain public decency as part of a wider trend among French resort towns addressing tourists' inappropriate attire, officials said.
- In Les Sables d’Olonne, Vendée resort town, Mayor Yannick Moreau announced fines of up to 150 euros for walking around 'half-naked' via a Facebook post published Tuesday.
- Amid a rising tide of nudity concerns, La Grande-Motte and Arcachon have imposed 150 euro fines for scanty dress outside beaches, following Les Sables d’Olonne’s recent crackdown.
- Signage outlines that municipal police officers can fine tourists up to $175 for 'half-naked' dress violations, with swimwear allowed only on seven-mile beaches.
- In response to criticism, Moreau reversed the order, citing a desire to preserve 'peace and tranquility' and denying Islamist pressure, AP reports.
- Beyond national borders, over 100 million international visitors traveled to France in 2024, and Malaga imposed fines up to 750 in 2023.
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French seaside town will fine “half-naked” tourists
The seaside resort Les Sables-d’Olonne, on the French Atlantic coast, is much-loved for its surfing, sailing, long, beautiful stretches of beach, forest landscape, and unspoilt nature. It also offers elegance, public art, fine dining, and boutique accommodation. Holiday-makers love it and perhaps forget that this is a town of decorum. The sight of shirtless “half-naked” tourists strutting their stuff through his town has prompted Yannick Moreau…
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