Official questionExamen Civique
Quelle est l'organisation administrative de la France ?
How is France organised administratively?
Correct answer
Un État unitaire décentralisé, organisé en communes, départements et régions
A decentralised unitary State, organised into communes, departments and regions
Why
Article 1 of the Constitution says the Republic is indivisible and that its organisation is decentralised. The local authorities are the communes, departments and regions, while prefects represent the State in each department and region. From the official carte de résident knowledge-question list.
Answer choices
- AUn État fédéral composé d'États autonomes qui ont leur propre constitutionA federal State made up of autonomous states with their own constitutions
- BUn État unitaire décentralisé, organisé en communes, départements et régionsA decentralised unitary State, organised into communes, departments and regions
- CDes provinces dirigées par des gouverneurs nommés à vieProvinces run by governors appointed for life
- DDes cantons indépendants qui votent leurs propres loisIndependent cantons that pass their own laws