FranceMise en situation n° 6 · Principles and values of the Republic
In Rennes, a group of believers asks the town hall to pay the salary of their religious leader. Can the town hall accept?
In the exam (French)
À Rennes, un groupe de croyants demande à la mairie de payer le salaire de leur responsable religieux. La mairie peut-elle accepter ?
- aYes, provided it also pays for the other religions.Oui, à condition de payer aussi les autres religions.
- bNo, the Republic neither pays nor subsidises any religion.Non, la République ne salarie et ne subventionne aucun culte.Correct answer
- cNo, unless the religious leader has French nationality.Non, sauf si le responsable religieux est de nationalité française.
- dYes, if this religion has many followers in the town.Oui, si cette religion a beaucoup de fidèles dans la ville.
Why?
Since the law of 1905, the State and religions have been separate. Communes do not pay religious leaders and do not fund religions. This way, the State stays neutral and does not favour any religion.
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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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