FranceListe CR, n° 178 · Living in French society
Which marriage is recognised by the State?
In the exam (French)
Quel mariage est reconnu par l'État ?
- aA civil marriage performed at the town hallLe mariage civil célébré à la mairieCorrect answer
- bA marriage decided by the families without the spouses’ agreementLe mariage décidé par les familles sans l’accord des époux
- cA religious marriage alone, without going to the town hallLe mariage religieux seul, sans passage à la mairie
- dThe marriage of a person who is already marriedLe mariage d’une personne qui est déjà mariée
Why?
In France, only a civil marriage, performed by the civil registrar (officier d’état civil) at the town hall, has legal value. A religious ceremony can take place afterwards, but it does not replace the civil marriage. Polygamy and forced marriage are forbidden.
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Source
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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