FranceMise en situation n° 66 · Rights and duties
Paolo’s neighbours often hold parties with loud music until 3 in the morning. What can Paolo do?
In the exam (French)
Les voisins de Paolo organisent souvent des fêtes avec de la musique forte jusqu'à 3 heures du matin. Que peut faire Paolo ?
- aTalk to them, then call the police if it continues.Leur parler, puis appeler la police si cela continue.Correct answer
- bNothing, because loud music is allowed at weekends.Rien, car la musique forte est permise le week-end.
- cMake even more noise at home the next morning.Faire encore plus de bruit chez lui le lendemain matin.
- dCut off the electricity to their flat at the meter.Couper l'électricité de leur appartement depuis le compteur.
Why?
Noise that disturbs the neighbours is forbidden, by day and by night; at night, it is called night-time disturbance (tapage nocturne) and is punished by a fine. It is better to talk calmly first or leave a note. If the problem continues, you can call the police or the gendarmerie, or turn to a court conciliator (conciliateur de justice).
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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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