Does it apply to me?
First card, resident card, naturalisation or renewal: the answer, with the official sentence it rests on.
Failing costs €60–80 to sit it again. Know before you book.
Multi-year card, resident card or citizenship: check in one minute whether the civic exam applies to you, then take a free 40-question mock exam in 45 minutes. Every correction cites its official source, in English, French or Arabic.
Exam price: €60–80 depending on the centre, per the Ministry of the Interior (11 Aug 2026). Hexaciv is an independent service with no link to the State.
Which procedure? One minute to find out.
First residence card (CSP)First resident card (CR)Renewing a multi-year or resident cardNaturalisationDeclaration of nationalityI do not know
One-year card? Choose “CSP”.
Quick test: 10 questions, instant correctionsFree mock exam: 40 questions, 45 min
- 504 of the 507 knowledge questions published by the Ministry, each with its explained answer and its source
- 100 situational scenes written by Hexaciv, labelled as such
- Corrected in French, English and Arabic
Three questions before the exam
TCF IRN and your French level
Each procedure asks for a French level (A2, B1 or B2). Test yours for free, then practise.
My file, without a paid middleman
Sourced guides, written in French, with the key points in English and Arabic.
Guides to the civic exam
- Foreign student in France: Campus France, residence permit, work
- Préfecture appointment or ANEF: no paid middleman
- Find a naturalisation decree or prove French nationality
- Regularisation in shortage occupations (métiers en tension): deadline and conditions
- À propos de Hexaciv : préparation à l'examen civique français (in French)
- Blog de l'examen civique : guides sourcés et test blanc gratuit · Hexaciv (in French)
- Examen civique carte de résident (CR) : format et questions (in French)
- Examen civique titre de séjour (CSP) : qui, format, liste (in French)
- Examen civique naturalisation : questions et préparation (in French)
- Examen civique : prix, inscription et centres d'examen (in French)
- FAQ examen civique : test gratuit, arabe, anglais · Hexaciv (in French)
- Méthode et sources : comment Hexaciv écrit et vérifie ses questions (in French)
- Naturalisation par mariage 2026 : conditions, B2, délais (in French)
- Examen civique, mises en situation : 10 exemples corrigés (in French)
- TCF IRN et TEF IRN : quel test, quel niveau, quel prix (in French)
- Blog de l'examen civique : guides sourcés et test blanc gratuit · Hexaciv (in French)