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What is the age of majority in France?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Quel est l'âge de la majorité ?
What is the age of majority in France?
Answer. 18 years old.
18 ans.
In France, you become a legal adult at 18. Parental authority ends at that age, and you can vote.
The official text that proves it
« L'autorité parentale se termine : quand l'enfant a 18 ans ; si l’enfant est émancipé, c’est-à-dire qu’il devient adulte avant 18 ans »
Parental authority ends when the child turns 18, or if the child is legally emancipated, meaning they become an adult before age 18
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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