FranceListe CSP, n° 176 · Living in French society
What is an emergency number?
In the exam (French)
Qu’est-ce qu’un numéro d’urgence ?
- aA paid number to make an appointment with a doctorUn numéro payant pour prendre rendez-vous chez le médecin
- bA free number to call the emergency services when there is dangerUn numéro gratuit pour appeler les secours en cas de dangerCorrect answer
- cThe social security number written on the carte VitaleLe numéro de sécurité sociale inscrit sur la carte Vitale
- dA number to reach the town hall at weekendsUn numéro pour joindre la mairie le week-end
Why?
An emergency number lets you call the emergency services free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The main ones are 15 (SAMU), 17 (police), 18 (fire service) and 112 (the European number). They should only be used for real emergencies.
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Source
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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