There are certainly more turds on the trottoir in Nice, Antibes, Cannes and other towns in the Alpes Maritimes than there are on British pavements. Even the locals complain. The answer has been typically French. Rather than reeducate the dog owners or have draconian laws which are rigidly enforced, the towns have invested in little ride-on machines, designed to clear turds off the pavements. Paris also has these machines