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Where must a child’s birth be registered?

In the exam (French)

Où faut-il déclarer la naissance d'un enfant ?

  1. aAt the family allowance fund (CAF)À la caisse d’allocations familiales (CAF)
  2. bAt the prefecture of the departmentÀ la préfecture du département
  3. cAt the town hall of the place of birthÀ la mairie du lieu de naissanceCorrect answer
  4. dAt the police stationAu commissariat de police

Why?

Registering a birth is compulsory. It is done at the town hall of the place of birth, within 5 days after the birth. The civil registrar then draws up the child’s birth certificate.

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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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