FranceListe CSP, n° 138 · History, geography and culture
What is the capital of France?
In the exam (French)
Quelle est la capitale de la France ?
- aLyonLyon
- bMarseilleMarseille
- cLilleLille
- dParisParisCorrect answer
Why?
Paris is the capital of France and its largest city. It is in the Île-de-France region, on the Seine. Lyon, Marseille and Lille are large French cities, but not the capital.
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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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