FranceListe CR, n° 75 · Institutions and politics
What is the main role of the communes?
In the exam (French)
Quel est le rôle principal des communes ?
- aManaging the region’s upper secondary schools and universitiesGérer les lycées et les universités de la région
- bPassing laws that apply in the whole countryVoter les lois qui s'appliquent dans tout le pays
- cManaging local services, such as civil registration and schoolsGérer les services de proximité, comme l'état civil et les écolesCorrect answer
- dIssuing residence permits to foreign nationalsDélivrer les titres de séjour aux personnes étrangères
Why?
The commune is the local authority closest to the residents. It manages civil registration (état civil), nursery and elementary schools, town planning and many everyday services. Residence permits are issued by the prefecture, which represents the State.
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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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