FranceListe CSP, n° 182 · Liste naturalisation, n° 217 · Living in French society

What is the carte Vitale used for?

In the exam (French)

À quoi sert la carte Vitale ?

  1. aTo prove your rights to Health Insurance and be reimbursed fasterÀ prouver ses droits à l'Assurance maladie et à être remboursé plus viteCorrect answer
  2. bTo pay for your medicines at the pharmacy, as with a bank cardÀ payer ses médicaments à la pharmacie, comme avec une carte bancaire
  3. cTo prove your identity during a police check or at the borderÀ prouver son identité lors d'un contrôle de police ou à la frontière
  4. dTo open an account in a French bank and withdraw money from itÀ ouvrir un compte dans une banque française et à y retirer de l'argent

Why?

The carte Vitale shows that you are entitled to Health Insurance (Assurance maladie). At the doctor’s or at the pharmacy, it allows the treatment claim form (feuille de soins) to be sent directly: you are reimbursed faster. It is neither a payment card nor an identity document.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in French, as shown above.

Check yourself

Would you know these too?

The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.

Take a free mock exam

More on this topic

  1. Liste CSP, n° 183 · Liste naturalisation, n° 218

    What is a top-up health insurance (mutuelle santé) for?

    Correct answer:To add to the reimbursements from Health Insurance

    À quoi sert une mutuelle santé ? — À compléter les remboursements de l'Assurance maladie

  2. Liste CSP, n° 184 · Liste naturalisation, n° 237

    Up to what age is school compulsory?

    Correct answer:Up to 16

    Jusqu'à quel âge l'école est-elle obligatoire ? — Jusqu'à 16 ans

  3. Liste CSP, n° 185

    Parental authority (autorité parentale) includes the obligation:

    Correct answer:to protect the child and look after their education

    L'autorité parentale prévoit l'obligation : — de protéger l'enfant et de veiller à son éducation

  4. Liste CSP, n° 186 · Liste CSP, n° 189

    For whom is school compulsory?

    Correct answer:For all children aged 3 to 16 who live in France, French or foreign

    Pour qui l'école est-elle obligatoire ? — Pour tous les enfants de 3 à 16 ans qui vivent en France, français ou étrangers

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.

Official information

Try it under exam conditions.

The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.

The pass €19.99 · 90 days of access for one payment — it never renews

Take a free mock exam