FranceListe naturalisation, n° 120 · Rights and duties

What is the age of civil majority in France?

In the exam (French)

Quel est l'âge de la majorité civile en France ?

  1. a16 years16 ans
  2. b18 years18 ansCorrect answer
  3. c21 years21 ans
  4. d25 years25 ans

Why?

In France, you come of age at 18. You can then vote (if you are French), sign a contract alone and are fully responsible for your actions. The age of majority went from 21 to 18 in 1974.

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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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