FranceListe CR, n° 144 · History, geography and culture

In what year did the euro become the currency used in France?

In the exam (French)

En quelle année l'euro est-elle devenue la monnaie utilisée en France ?

  1. aIn 1981En 1981
  2. bIn 1992En 1992
  3. cIn 2002En 2002Correct answer
  4. dIn 2012En 2012

Why?

Euro coins and banknotes were put into circulation on 1 January 2002: the euro then replaced the franc in everyday life. The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992, had planned this single currency.

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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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