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Which local authority is responsible for regional transport, such as TER trains?
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Correct answer: The region. The region organises regional transport, including regional trains. It is the regional mobility authority. Think: regional transport, regional authority. Source: the Ministry of the Interior sheet “La mobilité (collectivites-locales.gouv.fr)” (in French). The other three choices are explained below.
Sources: Sheet “La mobilité (collectivites-locales.gouv.fr)” (French), read on 15 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ The departmentLe départementThe NOTRe law transferred to the regions the powers that the departments used to hold for non-urban transport.
- ✗ The communeLa communeThis is not the right answer: the sheet says the region became the regional mobility authority.
- ✓ The regionLa régionCorrect answer. The region organises regional transport, including regional trains. It is the regional mobility authority. Think: regional transport, regional authority.
- ✗ The European UnionL'Union européenneThis option does not match what the sheet says: the region became the regional mobility authority.
What the source says
« Suite à la loi LOM, la région est devenue autorité organisatrice de la mobilité régionale (AOMR). »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 15 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Quelle collectivité est responsable des transports régionaux, comme les TER ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question comes from the list of the naturalisation version of the exam (PDF relayed by Le Français des affaires, read on 14 October 2026; the Ministry's own page for this list did not answer). The list's wording: “Quelle collectivité territoriale est responsable des transports régionaux ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “La mobilité (collectivites-locales.gouv.fr)” (French).
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