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Sex experts are warning tourists to bring protection with the country in the midst of a massive STD epidemic.

It comes as the number of people with a sexually transmitted disease in France has tripled in the last four years.

The experts say that youngsters between the age of 15 and 24 have been particularly affected in recent years, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea becoming common in France.

French health authorities announced that 2016, the last full year they have numbers available, saw 267,097 people infected with chlamydia.

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In 2012 the number of chlamydia infections was only 76,918.

Spokeswoman Florence Lot of Public Health France said she feared the real number is even greater as many people do not go for check-ups or have not yet had physical symptoms.

Because of this Public Health France has started a campaign titled "a condom can save your life" to make French youngsters aware of the importance of safe sex.

A recent survey showed that 48% of French students do not use a condom when having sex.

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Lot explained that youngsters "have multiple changing sexual partners and do not always use a condom".

She said: "This is why there are so many infections with youngsters under the age of 25."

The amount of people with an STD is largest in the capital Paris and in the Provence region in the South of France, both popular destinations with British holidaymakers.

Tourist authorities from several countries have warned holidaymakers heading to France to be vigilant before starting a holiday romance.

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The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and public health service GGD even went as far to warn tourists heading to France to bring condoms from home in a special campaign.

A GGD spokesman said: "In lots of countries condoms are difficult to obtain and not always reliable.

"Therefore, preferably take them from home. Do not keep them in sunlight."

The spokesman added: "Holiday romances might seem romantic but are not without danger.

"The circumstances are different, but the risks remain the same."