French civic exam preparation

Pass your French civic exam on the first attempt.

The official pass mark is 32 correct answers out of 40: only eight mistakes allowed. Practise under real exam conditions, with corrections grounded in official sources.

Each attempt at the official exam costs about 70 to 90 euros, and a fail can delay your application by months. Structured preparation reduces that risk.

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Your first full mock exam is free: 40 questions, no card required.

32/40: official pass mark
40: questions per simulation
45 min: just like exam day

Dashboard

Your preparation, organised by topic.

French history

Key periods, figures and founding moments.

Principles and values

Secularism, freedoms, rights and responsibilities.

Public institutions

The Constitution, Parliament and public services.

Your progress is recorded after every revision session.

Official syllabus

The essential reference points of French citizenship.

The content is organised as a study dossier: each section takes you from the fundamentals to the answers you need to explain clearly.

Learning reference: Livret du citoyen, Direction générale des étrangers en France (DGEF).

Part 1

French History

Periods, figures, conflicts and historic turning points.

Part 2

Culture and Society

Geography, literature, philosophy and the French social model.

Part 3

Principles and Values

Secularism, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and civic duties.

Part 4

Public Institutions

The 1958 Constitution, the Presidency, Parliament and local authorities.

Mock exams

Revise, understand, then answer each question precisely.

Mock exams place you in real exam conditions. Every answer feeds your topic-based tracking so that the next revision focuses on what still needs work.

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After an imprecise answer

A correction that puts the idea back in its legal context.

The Legal Point

Secularism guarantees freedom of conscience.

The correction isolates the relevant principle, gives you the formulation to retain and points to the corresponding official source. The aim is to understand the idea, not memorise one isolated answer.

Displayed in the exercise: excerpt from the Livret du citoyen and a plain-language explanation.

Official resource and training

The official question lists are free. Why Passexamen?

The ministry publishes the official questions on formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, and that resource remains your reference. Passexamen adds what turns a list into preparation: training under real conditions and measurable progress.

The official resource

The official question lists
The online civic training course
Free and public

Visit formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr

Passexamen training

Unlimited mock exams under real conditions: 40 questions, 45 timed minutes
Explained corrections, with the official source cited for every question
Spaced repetition of the ideas you keep missing
Topic-based tracking to target your next revision

Passexamen is an independent service, not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior.

Full access

One payment to prepare for your exam at your own pace.

No commitment, no subscription and no pre-ticked box. You choose your revision pace, not an automatic renewal.

One-time payment and lifetime access

Cheaper than a single sitting of the official exam (about 70 to 90 euros)

Structured corrections and official sources

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Useful reference points

The essentials before you start.

How does the civic exam work?

The exam has 40 questions: 28 knowledge questions and 12 situational scenarios, in at most 45 minutes. You need 32 correct answers to pass (order of 10 October 2025). It is taken on a computer with an accredited operator.

What happens if I fail?

You can retake the exam without limit, but each sitting costs about 70 to 90 euros and a new appointment can take several weeks, or even months depending on the region. A fail therefore delays the application that depends on it. With Passexamen your access is lifetime: you pick your training back up and retake the exam without paying again.

Which track should I choose: CR, CSP or NAT?

The track matches your application: CSP for a first multi-year residence permit, CR for the resident card, NAT for naturalisation. If in doubt, the Complet pass covers all three.

Can I try it for free?

Yes. Your first full mock exam is free: 40 questions under real conditions, no card required. You can also answer five questions on this page, with no sign-up.

Is Passexamen an official service?

No. Passexamen is an independent service, not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior. The programme is based on the Livret du citoyen and public DGEF resources, and the official question lists remain free on formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr: we sell the training.

How do I know what to revise next?

Topic-based tracking makes the ideas to revisit visible. You can return to the corresponding chapters, then practise again in a structured simulation.