Instagrammers are turning beautiful Parisian street into 'hell' say locals

Instagram addicts will know that a beautiful backdrop can make all the difference when trying to get those all-important likes and followers.

So it's no surprise that Rue Cremieux in Paris has proven a hit with social media fans.

After all, the breathtaking street boasts picture-perfect cobbled pavements, pastel-hued buildings, and heaps of plants that make it look like something out of a storybook.

Unfortunately, it's proving so popular that hordes of visitors are descending on the street to take photos, and locals are saying that during peak times there can be hundreds of people right by their homes.

But locals have had enough, and they're calling for the city's authorities to take action.

In fact, residents of Rue Cremieux are asking for a ban on visitors to the picturesque street during evenings and weekends, arguing that the tourists are causing a lot of disruption and noise to their daily lives.

Rue Cremieux in Paris (Getty Images)

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The problem isn't just the hordes of tourists with their cameras, but also the fact that some bloggers are setting up for photoshoots while artists are creating music videos in the setting, meaning there's a lot of constant noise.

Not to mention they then tag their location, meaning their followers and other bloggers then come for their own photos.

The vice president of the street association told Franceinfo : "It's become hell. During the week it’s not bad because it’s just tourists and they are not too disruptive.

"But during the weekend, it’s 200 people outside our windows. We’re eating at our tables and people are just outside taking their pictures.”

The street has colourful buildings that are drawing in crowds (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

 

Local authorities are considering the residents' request for the ban, and are expected to give their answer by summer 2019.

It's not just in Paris where residents have had enough of their homes and streets being used for social media backdrops.

Earlier this year locals in Notting Hill, London, complained due to the rising number of bloggers who set up in residential streets and use the buildings' steps and entrances as a backdrop for their photos.