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What is the 101st French department since 2011?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 200
Quel est le 101ème département français depuis 2011 ?
What is the 101st French department since 2011?
Answer. Mayotte.
Mayotte.
Mayotte becomes the 101st French department on 31 March 2011, after a referendum in 2009. The official fact sheet confirms its status without giving the date.
The official text that proves it
« Quels sont les départements et les grandes villes de Mayotte ? Mayotte est à la fois un Département et une Région d’Outre-Mer (DROM). »
What are the departments and major towns of Mayotte? Mayotte is both a Department and an Overseas Region (DROM).
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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