FranceListe CSP, n° 165 · Living in French society

When must you register your child’s birth with the civil registry office (état civil) of the town hall?

In the exam (French)

Quand faut-il déclarer son enfant au service d'état civil de la mairie ?

  1. aWithin 5 days after the birthDans les 5 jours qui suivent la naissanceCorrect answer
  2. bWithin one month after the birthDans le mois qui suit la naissance
  3. cBefore the child’s first birthdayAvant le premier anniversaire de l'enfant
  4. dWhen enrolling the child at schoolAu moment de l'inscription à l'école

Why?

Registering a birth is compulsory. It must be done at the town hall of the place of birth, within 5 days after the birth. The birth certificate then makes it possible to obtain social rights and identity papers, and to enrol the child at school.

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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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