PARISIAN women won't enter some parts of the city which have become "no go zones" for fear of being harassed.

Female residents of the French capital have complained that they cannot venture into an area in the east of Paris without facing a barrage of sexual remarks from men.

2 Women have claimed that some areas of Paris have be come 'no go zones' for females (file photo) Credit: Alamy

An 80-year-old woman from the troubled area of Chapelle-Pajol even claimed she was sexually assaulted on her way home one evening.

Another woman, 38, also claimed that the cafe beneath her flat has become "men only".

The area has changed dramatically over the last year owing to the influx of gangs of single men, drug dealers and migrants, reports Le Parisien.

One mum even claimed she had stopped letting her 12-year-old girl out on the street after she was accosted by a gang of men.

The news comes amid protests from women in the capital about the growth in the so called "no go zones".

Clare Rougy told The Local: "The problems in the area are real. It is aggressive and you see men fighting in the streets. Women do not feel safe."

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Dozens of women took to the streets of Paris in protest over the weekend, demonstrating against the influx of misogyny.

SOS La Chapelle, a local residents group, launched a petition on change.org on Friday morning demanding the Paris authorities urgently do something about the harassment, drug-dealing and street crime plaguing the area.

2 Local media reports that some areas of the city have altered a great deal following the influx of migrants (file photo) Credit: EPA

The petition had gained over 2,000 signatures by that afternoon and now has over 19,000.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said: “We will not tolerate an area being prey to acts of discrimination against women.

“That does not correspond to the values of Paris nor of the Republic.

"I wish to inform local residents that we are entirely at their side and that our action will not falter until the situation returns to normal."