Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings or thong bikinis on the capital’s artificial beaches of the Seine and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks. Thongs and “monokinis” — or bottom-only bikinis — are common sights on France’s Mediterrannean and Atlantic shores. Violators will be fined $48, the report said.
City hall has issued a decree banning indecent clothing to preserve the tranquillity of the sandy beaches created on the banks of the River Seine every summer since 2001. “People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity, security and public order,” the decree said, according to Saturday’s edition of Le Parisien. “Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and toplessness etc) is forbidden.”
Paris was pushed to forbid “indecent attire” because it could “provoke temptation and dangerous behavior along the bank of a river,” Pascal Cherki, mayoral aide in charge of sports, was quoted as saying.
City officials responsible for Paris Beaches could not be reached for comment Saturday. It was unclear why the ban was only imposed this year, the fifth year of the popular event.
Mayor Bertand Delanoe inaugurated Paris Plages in 2002, filling sections of the left and right banks of the Seine with sand and installing spray misters, hammocks, parasols and other beach-style accoutrements.
The monthlong event attracted 3.8 million people last year, and this year has pulled in many seeking relief from record heat.

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