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Which emergency number do you call to reach the police?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 186
Quel numéro d'urgence permet d'appeler la police ?
Which emergency number do you call to reach the police?
Answer. The 17.
Le 17.
The 17 connects you to the police or the gendarmerie to report an offence, for example a theft or an assault. The 112 also works.
The official text that proves it
« le 15 , le numéro du SAMU, en cas d’urgence médicale ; le 17 , la police, pour signaler une infraction ; »
the 15, the SAMU number, for a medical emergency; the 17, the police, to report an offence;
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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