France Sex Guide advises where to find sex , working girls , prostitution , street hookers , brothels , red-light districts , sex shops , prostitutes , erotic massage parlors , strip clubs and escorts in France.
Prostitution in France the exchange of sexual services for money was legal until April , but several surrounding activities were illegal like operating a brothel, living off the avails pimping and paying for sex with someone under the age of 18 the age of consent for sex is The stand-out measure from the bill and the one that has caused the most controversy is the law that will see customers fined if they are caught paying for sex.
In it was estimated that about 15, β 20, women work as prostitutes in France. Sex work in France, like other countries takes many forms. These include street prostitution , escort services , bars and apartment prostitution. In , the number of foreign prostitutes in France was only at 20 percent. That time the borders to the Eastern Europe were not open yet. Street prostitution is partly controlled by pimps, while other workers are autonomous prostitutes.
In some areas, such as Lyon or the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, sex workers use vans. The most famous prostitution street in Paris , the la Rue Saint-Denis , has been somewhat gentrified in recent years and the prostitutes have been moved further north. Escort services where one hires a woman or man for "entertainment" or companionship, but usually including sex are less common in France, compared to North America.
In bars, women try to induce men to buy expensive drinks along with sexual services. Prices are set by the bar owner, and the money is shared between the owner and the prostitute. Pigalle peepshows are well known for practising such scams. Prostitution in apartments is advertised in adult newspapers and magazines. Swingers' clubs are places where partner-swapping occurs and sometimes paid prostitutes are in attendance, as well as 'amateur' women and couples who get in without paying the flat-rate charge of about 80 to euros that men pay, including food, drink and unlimited sex sessions, with the added twist that these are performed in the open in full view of all the guests.
