<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/france" rel="" target="" title="French"><span>French</span></a><span> resort town has introduced fines for people found to be walking around topless or in their swimsuits anywhere other than on the beach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities in Les Sables d'Olonne, located in the Vendée region on France's Atlantic coast, have announced fines of up to €150 ($266) for those walking around the town "half-naked", according to a Facebook post from mayor Yannick Moreau.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Railing against topless men, Moreau criticised the "indecent behaviour."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/news/ruined-scottish-castle-with-no-roof-asks-5-6-million-1404530/?utm_source=9news.com.au&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=editorial-homepage-driver" rel="" target="" title="Ruined Scottish castle with no roof asks $5.6m"><strong><span>Ruined Scottish castle with no roof asks $5.6m</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a question of respect for locals who don't want people wandering around their town half naked," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's also a rule for basic hygiene in our markets, our shops and our streets," added Moreau, who called on local police to ensure that the rule is enforced.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you want to show off your pecs and your best swimming shorts in Les Sables d'Olonne, there are 11 kilometres of beach at your disposal," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/french-resort-town-cracks-down-on-half-naked-visitors/71bf0716-4f53-4a34-8819-9b54c45d9f23" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/palestine-israel-french-president-macron-says-france-will-recognise-palestine-as-a-state/24dfd843-eca6-442d-957a-be6507a37e2b" rel="" target="" title="President Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state"><strong><span>President Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Moreau's post was accompanied by an image of a poster announcing the fine, alongside the tagline "In Les Sables d'Olonne, respect doesn't go on holiday".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move appears to have been well received, with many Facebook users leaving positive comments under the mayor's post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Thank you, mayor. I find this completely intolerable," wrote Dominique Camio-Martial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Claire Gourlaouen added: "My parents are shopkeepers, sometimes they ask people to get dressed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, some suggested there are more important things to worry about, such as dealing with crime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/someone-has-eaten-artist-maurizio-cattelans-9-million-banana--again/9e927ca9-f25d-4411-8014-ac6ee59a156f"><strong><span>Someone has eaten artist Maurizio Cattelan's $10 million banana – again</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Les Sables d'Olonne is the latest in a string of French towns cracking down on what is seen as disrespectful behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Arcachon, another popular holiday spot on the west coast, authorities have also introduced a €150 fine for anyone walking around town in a state of undress.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the south of the country, the town of La Grande-Motte has also introduced a €150 fine for scanty dress in any part of the town other than the beach or its seafront promenade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And it's not just France that is trying to improve visitors' behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2023, authorities in the Spanish city of Malaga announced that anyone seen in the street or public spaces without clothes, or wearing only underwear, would face a fine of up to €750 ($1332).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And in September last year, the city hall posted billboards that aim to educate tourists on appropriate behaviour during their visit, including one that reminds them to wear clothes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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