French woman married to two husbands for 17 years due to mairie error While the correct name of her husband shows on the marriage certificate, the mayor was also listed as her husband on official papers
Checklist: 7 things new parents must do after giving birth in France From registering the birth at the mairie to contacting CAF, see our quick-look checklist of what you need to do once the baby has been born
French group want law to give all newborns both parents鈥� surnames An MP who is supporting the idea said it was an 鈥榠mportant marker鈥� for women and that families could still choose to give one name if they preferred
news Why I love forever-changing French birth certificates Regularly ordering new copies is a pain in the dossier - but there's smart method in French bureaucratic madness, and realising it changes the way you think about certificates forever, writes Samantha David
French dictionary in 50 year 鈥榣ife-changing word' game What era-defining, 鈥渓ife-changing鈥� words appeared the year you were born? French dictionary le Petit Robert has created an online game revealing exactly that, in celebration of 50 years of the publication.
Why was I asked for a 鈥榬ecent鈥� birth certificate copy? Why do officials ask to see a birth certificate less than three months old? R.G.
Birth certificate problem for nationality My application for French nationality has been held up because my father鈥檚 birth certificate has his last name spelled with one letter difference to the spelling on mine. It is because he changed the way he spelt his surname during his lifetime. The prefecture wanted an 鈥� attestation de concordance du consulat 鈥� but the British Embassy said they do not do this. What can I do? V.S.
80% of births registered in 200 French towns More than 33,000 communes in France recorded no new arrivals in 2016, official figures reveal
