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Permis de conduire en France
Driving licence in France
Type
Driving licence
Issued by
France (in Departments and Regions, including Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
Purpose
Identification
In France, the driving licence (French: permis de conduire) is a governmental right given to those who request a licence for any of the categories they desire. It is required for every type of motorized vehicle. The minimum age to obtain a driving licence is: sixteen years for a motorcycle, fifteen years for a car, and twenty-one years for buses and cargo vehicles.
Since 2013, the French driving licence format was changed from that of a pink booklet to a credit card-sized card. Some slight modifications appear on driving licences issued by some overseas collectivities such as French Polynesia, Saint Martin, and Wallis and Futuna. Licences from these collectivities are identical to the normal mainland format with the addition of the name of the collectivity next to “RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE” and, in the case of French Polynesia, the display of the regional flag on the bottom right part of the card.[1][2] Since 2015, licences issued in Saint Barthélemy are similar to those of Metropolitan France but with the "SAINT BARTHÉLEMY" in place of “RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE”, without the yellow stars around the F, and the Saint Barthélémy coat of arms in the background of the licence.[3]
Since July 2023, New Caledonia joined other Overseas Collectivities, as well as the current French national driving license by adopting a credit sized license.[4] This new document features the French, Kanak and the EU flags, leading to some disapproval from certain political sectors on the territory. As of 2024, Wallis and Futuna remains the last French territory to issued non-credit sized driving licenses.
A French driving license is a European driving licence adhering to Directive 2006/126/EC and valid throughout the European Economic Area.
^"Le permis de conduire polynésien passe au format "carte de crédit"".
^"Saint-Martin – Tout savoir sur le nouveau permis de conduire |".
^"Document: FRA-FO-06002". www.consilium.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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