French nationality

Citizen of France

French nationality is the legal status of belonging to France as a citizen.

It can be acquired by birth, descent, marriage, or naturalization: She applied for French nationality after living in Paris for five years.

The term appears in legal and bureaucratic contexts, distinguishing citizenship status from French ethnicity or cultural identity.

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