France is set to implement a sweeping smoking ban on July 1 that will outlaw smoking in most public places, including parks, sports facilities, gardens, bus stops, the beach and areas close to schools.

France plans to ban smoking in all outdoor places frequented by children, including beaches, parks, public gardens and areas near schools, from July 1, the government said.

PARIS — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Élysées with smoke curling