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MAP: The places in France where people smoke the most Map: Where in France teens are most likely to drink and take drugs Photo: AFP For example, most pupils in Year 7 (11-12-years-old) in France have never tried smoking however by the time Year 10 rolls around, when they are aged 14-15, 37.5 percent have taken their first puff of a cigarette