Question 5135 — French language

Summary

Article 75 of the civil code, which governs the marriage ceremony celebrated by the registrar, does not expressly require that it be conducted in French. However, under the terms of article 2 of the Constitution, French is the official language of the Republic. Public documents, which include civil status documents, must therefore be drawn up in this language. Furthermore, the obligatory reading of a certain number of texts of the civil code by the registrar during the marriage ceremony implies the use of the French language in which these texts are written. The marriage must therefore be, in principle, celebrated in French. However, no provision prohibits the registrar, for the sake of complete understanding, from repeating in the language of the future spouses, and if necessary with the assistance of a chosen sworn interpreter. by the latter, the formalities or interpellations carried out in French (IGREC No. 396 and written question no. 31381). However, this is a simple faculty.

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