FranceListe CSP, n° 21 · Principles and values of the Republic

What is the official language of the French Republic?

In the exam (French)

Quelle est la langue officielle de la République française ?

  1. aEnglishL’anglais
  2. bFrench and EnglishLe français et l’anglais
  3. cFrench and the regional languagesLe français et les langues régionales
  4. dFrenchLe françaisCorrect answer

Why?

According to Article 2 of the Constitution, the language of the Republic is French. Regional languages (Breton, Basque, Occitan, Creole…) are part of France’s heritage, but they are not official languages. English has no official status in France.

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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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