More XXX: Street Prostitution in France
Attention! We are not legally trained. The information on this site should not be construed as legal advice.
The Law: Prostitution itself is not an offence under French law. But, soliciting in a public place is illegal.
Street and van prostitution used to be widespread in France, but it is less common now, because French prostitution has largely moved indoors. Also, many of France's once famous red-light districts have now been 'cleaned up' by the authorities. These days, if you see a lady working on the streets or from a van parked on the street in France, you may well be looking at a drug addict or otherwise vulnerable person. Using the services of such ladies could be supporting drug-addiction, exploiting vulnerable persons and blighting French communities. So, we don't recommend it!
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Old Red Light Districts in France:
| Street | Location |
|---|---|
| Angers | |
| Place Pierre Semard | Angers, 49100 |
| Bordeaux | |
| Place des Quinconces | Bordeaux, 33000 |
| Rue du Pont de la Mousque | Bordeaux, 33000 |
| Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean | Bordeaux, 33800 |
| Le Havre | |
| Rue Lesueur | Le Havre, 76600 |
| Rue La Pérouse | Le Havre, 76600 |
| Cours de la République | Le Havre, 76600 |
| Lille | |
| Place aux Bleuets | Lille, 59800 |
| Place de Gand | Lille, 59800 |
| Rue de Courtrai | Lille, 59800 |
| Lyon | |
| Quai Perrache | Lyon, 69002 |
| Gare de Perrache | Lyon, 69002 |
| Marseille | |
| Rue Curiol | Marseille, 13001 |
| Avenue du Prado | Marseille, 13001 |
| Rue Sénac de Meilhan (TVs / TSs also) | Marseille, 13001 |
| Rue Thubaneau | Marseille, 13001 |
| Montpellier | |
| Boulevard de Strasbourg | Montpellier, 34000 |
| Nantes | |
| Rue Paul Bellamy | Nantes, 44000 |
| Quai de la Fosse | Nantes, 44100 |
| Rue de Strasbourg | Nantes, 44000 |
| Rue de Talensac | Nantes, 44000 |
| Nice | |
| Promenade des Anglais | Nice, 06200 |
| Paris | |
| Rue de la Gaîté | Paris, 75014 |
| Rue de Budapest | Paris, 75009 |
| Rue Blondel | Paris, 75002 |
| Rue de Presbourg | Paris, 75008 / 75016 |
| Rue de Tilsitt | Paris, 75008 / 75017 |
| Rue Pierre Rebière | Paris, 75017 |
| Quartier Pigalle | Paris, 75009 / 75018 |
| Rue Joubert | Paris, 75009 |
| Rue Saint-Denis | Paris, 75001 / 75002 |
| Avenue des Ternes | Paris, 75017 |
| Avenue d'Iéna | Paris, 75016 |
| Arc de Triomphe | Paris, 75008 |
| Porte de Vincennes | Paris, 75020 |
| Bois de Boulogne (TSs / TVs Also) | Paris, 75016 |
| Avenue Foch | Paris, 75016 |
| Place de Clichy | Paris, 75008 |
| Le Val-Fourré | Paris, 78200 |
| Boulevard de Strasbourg | Paris, 75010 |
| Rouen | |
| Boulevard des Belges | Rouen, 76000 |
| Strasbourg | |
| Avenue de la Forêt Noire | Strasbourg, 67000 |
| Boulevard de Lyon | Strasbourg, 67000 |
| Route du Rhin | Strasbourg, 67000 |
| Quai des Alpes | Strasbourg, 67000 |
| Quai Louis Pasteur | Strasbourg, 67000 |
| Toulouse | |
| Boulevard de Strasbourg | Toulouse, 31000 |
| Quartier du Canal | Toulouse, 31000 |
| Rue de Bayard | Toulouse, 31000 |
