An illustrated, bilingual (French / English) study guide for France's civic exam (examen civique) and naturalisation / residence-permit interview, built from the official Livret du citoyen — édition mai 2026.
Made for English speakers living in France at an A2–B1 level. Every page is designed to be understood in under 5 minutes, revised at a glance, and printed as a book.
https://kbsoftwarellc.github.io/guide-du-citoyen/
Download Guide-du-Citoyen.pdf — 41 pages, A4, ready to print.
Print settings: A4 · single-sided · "Actual size / 100 %" · background graphics ON. (Or print the online version directly: Ctrl/Cmd + P → format A4 → enable background graphics → one page per sheet.)
Nine mini-chapters covering the five parts of the booklet:
| # | Français | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les symboles de la République | Symbols of the Republic |
| 2 | Les principes et valeurs | Principles & values |
| 3 | Le système institutionnel et politique | Institutions & politics |
| 4 | Les droits et devoirs des citoyens | Rights & duties |
| 5 | L'histoire de France | History of France |
| 6 | La géographie de la France | Geography of France |
| 7 | La culture et le patrimoine | Culture & heritage |
| 8 | Vivre dans la société française | Living in French society |
| 9 | L'entretien et l'examen civique | Interview & civic exam |
Each chapter gives you: simple French + a direct English translation, ⭐ key facts to remember, 📚 a vocabulary list, and 🎤 official-style interview questions with one model answer (personal questions leave write-in space for your own answer).
All illustrations — flag, maps, timelines, institution diagrams — are inline SVG. No external images, no tracking, works fully offline.
index.html— the whole guide as one self-contained file (this is the online version).Guide-du-Citoyen.pdf— the print-ready book.chapters/— the nine source chapters (each is also a standalone HTML page you can open).build/assemble.py— stitches the chapters + cover intoindex.html. Run:python3 build/assemble.py.build/_BUILD-GUIDE.md— the rules the chapters were authored to (grounding, design system, structure).
This is an unofficial study aid. The content is kept faithful to the official Livret du citoyen (Ministère de l'Intérieur, éd. mai 2026), but always defer to the official booklet and to your préfecture for anything that counts.
Original design, code, illustrations, translations and layout are released under CC BY 4.0 — free to share and adapt with attribution. The underlying civic facts come from the French government's public Livret du citoyen.
Bonne chance pour l'examen ! 🇫🇷