Big Family Card in 2025: Easier to Apply! What Are the Benefits?

The large families card provides discounts and benefits for families with at least three children under 18 years old. Valid on various transportation networks like SNCF, it offers fare reductions of up to 75%. It also provides discounts at numerous retail outlets. Designed to support large families in their daily lives, it is available upon request through a newly simplified process and is valid for three years, after which it must be renewed.

Who is eligible for the large families card?

The large families card is intended for households with at least three dependent children, including one minor, with no income restrictions. Blended families are also eligible, including children from each parent, provided there is a legal decree establishing their residence with them. An eligibility simulator is available at carte-familles-nombreuses.gouv.fr to easily check your status.

How to apply for the large families card?

From January 2025, applying for the large families card will become much simpler. Families will be able to link their CAF accounts to quickly retrieve personal data for both children and adults to facilitate their application. The application can be made online at carte-familles-nombreuses.gouv.fr for an approximate fee of 19 euros. The card will now be available within 24-48 hours in a digital version, or in paper format received by mail within three weeks. Required documents include:

• A copy of each parent’s national identity card (or TSE issued by France)
• A recent passport-size photo of each family member
• A photocopy of the family record book (or a birth certificate extract for each applicant, whether minor or adult)
• The household’s tax assessment notice.

What are the benefits of the large families card?

The primary benefit of the large families card is a discount on SNCF train tickets: 30% for three children, 40% for four, 50% for five, and up to 75% for six or more. Valid in both first and second class, the discount is “always calculated on the standard leisure fare or normal second class fare”, according to the service-public.fr website.

In Île-de-France, the card offers a 50% reduction on T+ RATP tickets and point-to-point tickets for families with at least three minor children or five adult children dependent.

Who accepts the large families card?

The large families card entitles holders to discounts from various partners, such as:

• Education, development: discounts at Berceaumagique, Acadomia, GoStudent, Anacours, Kinougarde, etc.
• Culture, leisure: reduced rates at the City of Science and Industry, PortAventura World, Puy du Fou, Futuroscope park, at certain cinemas, swimming pools, and museums in Paris, etc.
• Sport: discounted rates at Intersport Rent, Water Glisse Passion, Laser World, AccroCamp, etc.
• Hotels, vacations: discounts on rentals at Camping and co, Appart’City, stays at VVF Villages, Vacansoleil, etc.
• Restaurants: 10% off at Flunch restaurants, at Un goût d’ici and free children’s menu at Buffalo Grill (with the purchase of an adult meal).

The full list of partners is available on the website reductions-carte-familles-nombreuses.fr.

How to renew your large families card?

The large families card can be renewed at the end of its three-year validity period. You will receive an email with instructions on how to proceed. The application process remains similar, but it must be specified that it is a renewal and not a first-time request. The application cannot be made more than three months before the end of validity. In case of loss or theft, contact the center by phone or email and make a new request at your expense.