Sunscreen dispensers set up on the banks of the Seine in Paris

Published by Graziella de Sortiraparis · Updated on August 13, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

It's August and very hot. This is quite normal, despite the increasingly high temperatures in the Paris region and the tropical nights. And the city of Paris has decided to set up a number of services to make it easier to cope, from cooled rooms to self-service sunscreen dispensers! With the arrival of bathing sites in the Seine, many people are trying to lower the temperature by jumping into the water, but don't forget to protect yourself!

If you're going to get a tan, you'd better avoid ending up the color of a crayfish! To avoid this, the capital has set up 50 orange kiosks about 1.50 m high, offering free SPF50 + cream to protect adults and children alike, in the manner of a hydroalcoholic gel dispenser. You'll find them at the three swimming sites in the Seine and in the Paris Plages areas, where Parisians are most likely to be toasting in the sun.

As a reminder, skin cancer affects between 141,200 and 243,500 people every year. Perfect, then, if you've forgotten your tube at home, or have a sudden urge to relax in the Parisian heat, on the banks of the Seine, in complete safety!
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