FranceListe CR, n° 162 · History, geography and culture
Where do most French people live?
In the exam (French)
Où habite la majorité des Français ?
- aIn the overseas territoriesDans les territoires d’outre-mer
- bIn towns and cities and the areas around themDans les villes et leurs agglomérationsCorrect answer
- cIn villages in the countrysideDans des villages à la campagne
- dIn mountain areasDans les zones de montagne
Why?
About 81% of the population lives in towns and cities, especially around Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Lille and Bordeaux. Mountains and some rural areas have few inhabitants.
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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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