Civil partnerships or PACS for "Civil Solidarity Pact" is a common practice in France. This contract does not bring the same rights and duties to the couple as a marriage contract, but it does make it possible to organize life together. Introduced in 1999, the PACS was the first type of contract giving rights to same-sex couples.
After an increase in civil partnerships between 2002 and 2010, the number of PACS fell sharply in 2011 before starting to rise again and reaching a peak in 2018 with more than 200,000 PACS registered in France.
Number of different-sex civil partnerships (PACS) in France from 2002 to 2022
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Insee. (January 17, 2023). Number of different-sex civil partnerships (PACS) in France from 2002 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/464260/number-different-sex-civil-partnerships-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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