French Mayor Orders Tourists to Stop Walking Around Half

He criticized tourists’ indecent behavior.

A French town is reminding people that swimsuits are forbidden in the city. The warning comes from the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, Yannick Moreau, who announced in a Facebook post that anyone caught “half-naked” on the streets will be fined €150 ($175).

“It’s a matter of respect for the Sablais people who don’t want us to walk around half-naked at home. It’s also a basic public hygiene rule in our markets, our shops, our streets,” the mayor wrote in his post. He also added that if someone wants to show off their abs, they can use the seven miles of beaches.

Les Sables d’Olonne is a seaside town in the Vendée region in western France, known for its beaches on the Atlantic coast. In an interview , Moreau specifically pointed at tourists whe