FranceListe CR, n° 44 · Institutions and politics
How long is the term of office of the municipal council and the mayor?
In the exam (French)
Quelle est la durée du mandat du conseil municipal et du maire ?
- a4 years4 ans
- b5 years5 ans
- c6 years6 ansCorrect answer
- d7 years7 ans
Why?
Municipal councillors are elected for 6 years by direct universal suffrage. They then elect the mayor, for the same length of time. The last municipal elections took place in March 2026.
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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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