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Qui était Monsieur Rouget de Lisle ?Who was Rouget de Lisle?

Answer

L’auteur de La Marseillaise, l’hymne nationalThe author of La Marseillaise, the national anthem

Explanation

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, an army officer, wrote and composed La Marseillaise in 1792 in Strasbourg. It became the national anthem.

Source: Élysée – La MarseillaiseUpdated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

  1. L’auteur de La Marseillaise, l’hymne nationalThe author of La Marseillaise, the national anthem
  2. Le premier président de la Ve RépubliqueThe first president of the Fifth Republic
  3. Le général qui a libéré Paris en 1944The general who liberated Paris in 1944
  4. L’architecte de la tour EiffelThe architect of the Eiffel Tower

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