Strasbourg becomes first French city to ban smoking in parks

Anyone lighting up in the city's green spaces will face a fine of 68 euros, but the fines won't start to be imposed until next year. Strasbourg has a strong track record in the fight against smoking.

In May 2015 it banned smoking from children's playgrounds, months before the measure became French law and was applied throughout the country.

On the environmental level, cigarette filters thrown into nature take 12 years to break down and only one butt with its chemical components can pollute up to 500 liters of drinking water.