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What is the main role of the department?
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. 74
Quel est le rôle principal du département ?
What is the main role of the department?
Answer. Social welfare (help for elderly or disabled people, the RSA benefit) and managing middle schools.
L'action sociale (aide aux personnes âgées ou handicapées, RSA) et la gestion des collèges.
The department mainly helps people in difficulty. It also manages middle school buildings.
The official text that proves it
« Le département agit surtout dans l’action sociale (exemples : aide aux personnes handicapées, gestion du RSA). Il gère aussi les collèges, et a des compétences partagées avec les autres collectivités territoriales. »
The department mainly acts in social welfare (for example, help for people with disabilities, managing the RSA welfare benefit). It also manages middle schools, and shares some powers with other local authorities.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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