FranceListe naturalisation, n° 54 · Institutions and politics
What are the lengths of the terms of the municipal council and of the mayor?
In the exam (French)
Quelles sont les durées du mandat du conseil municipal et du maire ?
- a5 years for the municipal council and 6 years for the mayor5 ans pour le conseil municipal et 6 ans pour le maire
- b6 years for the municipal council and 6 years for the mayor6 ans pour le conseil municipal et 6 ans pour le maireCorrect answer
- c4 years for the municipal council and 5 years for the mayor4 ans pour le conseil municipal et 5 ans pour le maire
- d6 years for the municipal council and 3 years for the mayor6 ans pour le conseil municipal et 3 ans pour le maire
Why?
Municipal councillors are elected for 6 years. They then elect the mayor, who is elected for the same length of time as the council. Both terms therefore last 6 years.
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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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